Alcoholics
Alcoholism is, broadly, any drinking of alcohol that results in significant mental or physical health problems. Alcoholism is not a recognized diagnostic entity. Predominant diagnostic classifications are alcohol use disorder (DSM-5) or alcohol dependence (ICD-11).Excessive alcohol use can damage all organ systems, but it particularly affects the brain, heart, liver, pancreas and immune system. Alcoholism can result in mental illness, delirium tremens, Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome, irregular heartbeat, an impaired immune response, liver cirrhosis and increased cancer risk. Drinking during pregnancy can result in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Women are generally more sensitive than men to the harmful effects of alcohol, primarily …
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RAND Corporation · 9 April 2024 English
The report examines how U.S. military veterans describe their endorsement of extremist groups and beliefs, their experiences in the military and transition to veteran status, and their path to their …
different modes and transitions and they become alcoholics and drugs addicts and wind up dead. These emotional …
OSW: Centre for Eastern Studies · 19 March 2024 English
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ng•from•various•types•of•afflictions•(mainly•alcoholics• and•drug•addicts). Post-Soviet stockpiles as …
Heritage Foundation · 15 March 2024 English
The parts below will discuss the history of psychedelic use, the early scientific interest in their potential therapeutic uses, their decline and fall as legitimate treatment tools, the rebirth of …
people—as they helped Bill Wilson, founder of Alcoholics Anonymous114—who suffer from substance abuse … often produces powerful immediate effects on alcoholics; the question is whether they can be reliably …
CMA: Canadian Medical Association · 1 March 2024
Concerns regarding the recommendation against prescribing selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in the Canadian guideline for the clinical management of high-risk drinking and alcohol use disorder Letters Concerns regarding the care …
study by despite limited evidence. However, some alcoholics: results of a placebo-controlled trial. J Clin …
RAND Corporation · 29 February 2024 English
The Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist training and certification program, which allows peers with lived experiences to work California's specialty behavioral health systems, is still in its early stages of implementation. …
peers in California. Mutual aid groups, such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous, have long … people recovering from substance use disorders. (Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous chapters were …
Ivey Energy Policy and Management Centre · 13 February 2024 English
The excessively high household debt is a key Addressing challenges related to vulnerability of the Canadian economy, and consumers consumer debt should be a national are fearful about their financial …
community-based programs that target stigmas, ONSU such as Alcoholics Anonymous, can be C cathartic.³⁶ These programs …
CDPC: Canadian Drug Policy Coalition · 8 February 2024 English
Directly advocate at the provincial level for the federal government to fully repeal Section 4 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and Section 8 of the Cannabis Act and …
20. Ensure that 12-Step programming, such as Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and access to fellowship literature … literature (e.g., The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, The 12 Steps and 12 Traditions) may be an optional …
BCCLA: BC Civil Liberties Association · 2 February 2024 English
Directly advocate at the provincial level for the federal government to fully repeal Section 4 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and Section 8 of the Cannabis Act and …
20. Ensure that 12-Step programming, such as Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and access to fellowship literature … literature (e.g., The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, The 12 Steps and 12 Traditions) may be an optional …
Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice · 1 February 2024 English
If a victim understands that the person was sentenced and that something has happened between the time that that person was incar- cerated, and now when they are in front …
programming, including having a sponsor from Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA). Finally …
CDPC: Canadian Drug Policy Coalition · 31 January 2024 English
Directly advocate at the provincial level for the federal government to fully repeal Section 4 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and Section 8 of the Cannabis Act and …
20. Ensure that 12-Step programming, such as Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and access to fellowship literature … literature (e.g., The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, The 12 Steps and 12 Traditions) may be an optional …
