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Children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome need intervention
Biggest barrier often mother’s guilt over drinking alcohol during pregnancy, says woman with affected son Alone and grieving the deaths of three close friends, Annette Cutknife drank for all nine months of her pregnancy. A college student at the time, she didn’t care what would happen, but the moment her son was born, she knew….
Troubling binge-drinking trend turns up in study
Binge drinking typically conjures images of college frat boys at wild house parties smashing Lone Star cans on their foreheads. Texas State student Sarah Brown, however, knows a different reality. She’s seen firsthand that men haven’t cornered the market on binge drinking. “There’s a lot of guys who want to drink as much as they….
The Failed War on Drugs in Latin America. Could Decriminalization Be the Answer?
The massacre in Ciudad Juarez at the end of January made it clear that Mexico is losing the war on drugs. Narcotics-related violence is on the rise in other Latin American cities as well. An increasing number of voices are demanding that drugs be decriminalized. The killers arrived in four or five SUVs. They quickly….
When You’re the Adult Child of an Alcoholic Parent
You may not drink, but that doesn’t mean you aren’t affected by alcoholism. If you are the adult child of an alcoholic parent, learn how to cope with the effect alcoholism has had on your life. When a parent abuses alcohol, the whole family suffers. Children are especially at risk. Growing up in an alcoholic….
Do I Need Cocaine Addiction Treatment?
The Consequences of Cocaine Abuse Cocaine abuse will take a toll on your health, both mentally and physically, and can also alter your behavior, especially if you have developed an addiction to the drug. Every time you abuse cocaine you cause more damage to your brain’s chemical makeup, and you risk the chance of heart….