Satyamev Jayate – Alcohol Abuse – The drinking disease (Part 2) – You can also visit us at www.satyamevjayate.in – Psychiatrist Dr. Ashish Deshpande explains that alcohol addiction is not a habit, it is a disease, determined by genetic factors. Recovered alcoholic ‘Laxman’ relates how he struggled with medical treatment for his alcoholism, and spent lakhs, but it was finally Alcoholics Anonymous that helped him kick the condition.

 

Check into sale of alcohol to minors results in 1 violation

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… Only one of 14 stores that were checked for the sale of alcohol to minors was found to be in non-compliance during a recent cooperative investigation between the Santee Police Department and the Tri-County Commission on Alcohol & Drug Abuse.
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Students cautioned about alcohol abuse as school year begins

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Students cautioned about alcohol abuse as school year begins. As the school year begins, students are cautioned about alcohol abuse and to stay safe with the beginning of the year celebrations. The use of alcohol on campus is prohibited except in the …
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New Yorkers Want Crackdown on Alcohol Abuse, Poll Finds

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Parents were especially keen on the idea, with more than 60 percent of moms and dads with children under 18 in support of a crackdown on alcohol abuse. Support was also sky-high in the Bronx, but fell flat in Staten Island, where only 40 percent of …
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