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Review: Nicky Jam Is Bound For Crossover Success With ‘Fenix’
In the mid-1990s, rapper-singer Nicky Jam, nA Nick Rivera Caminero, took his first shot at making a hit single in English and Spanish with “Gotta Get It” off his debut album Distinto A Los DemA s . Over the next two decades, his die-hard would watch in earnest as the part Puerto Rican, part Dominican artist hit a downward spiral due to drugs and alcohol abuse.
Review: Nicky Jam Is Bound For Crossover Success With ‘Fenix’
In the mid-1990s, rapper-singer Nicky Jam, nA Nick Rivera Caminero, took his first shot at making a hit single in English and Spanish with “Gotta Get It” off his debut album Distinto A Los DemA s . Over the next two decades, his die-hard would watch in earnest as the part Puerto Rican, part Dominican artist hit a downward spiral due to drugs and alcohol abuse.
A Lawyer-Friend – Might Have’ Alcohol Problems. What To Do?
… lawyers are quick to dismiss or recharacterize as simply a product of being “too busy” rather than evidence of a health issue . I also am geographically distant and (because she is shutting me out) personally distant from this person. You don’t need …
Makeup company accused of promoting drug use with new eye shadow
OLIVETTE, Mo- A popular makeup brand is now under fire from the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse out of Olivette, Missouri. The organization says that the company’s new eye shadow shade called “druggie” is sending the wrong message to customers.
Cholestasis Market 2016 – 2024; Historical, Current, and Projected…
… for cholestasis will grow owing to rising incidences of various diseases such as cancer, TB and lymphoma. The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that approximately 1.5 million people died of 9.6 million people who suffered from …
EMS Response Times Improve In Camden After Cooper Takeover Of Ambulance Services
CAMDEN, NJ – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was in Camden to praise the efforts of Cooper Hospital, which took over EMS services within the city little over a year ago. The change was heralded as a way to improve emergency response within the city.
MediciNova Announces Publication of Positive Findings on MN-166 (ibudilast) in Alcohol Dependence
MediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company traded on the NASDAQ Global Market and the JASDAQ Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange , today announced that the medical journal Neuropsychopharmacology has published a new article on MN-166 written by Dr. Lara Ray and colleagues at the University of California, Los Angeles. The article reports that MN-166 was associated with mood improvements on the stress- and alcohol-cue exposures, as well as reductions in overall craving, depression and anxiety for alcohol in subjects diagnosed with alcohol use disorder . Moreover, in the subjects that had higher depressive symptomatology, MN-166 reduced the stimulant and mood-altering effects of alcohol compared to placebo.
Mindfulness and Acceptance in Alcoholics Anonymous
… of these interventions. These are summed nicely by Keng, Smoski, Robins: “Benefits of mindfulness to psychological health report benefiting undergraduate students, community adults, and clinical populations (p.1043). Mindfulness has been associated …
Community Calendar
9:30 to 10:30 a.m. All Those Who Wander concert , at Cafe Lotus, 307 E. Kiowa Ave., Fort Morgan. Free and open to the public.
Dietary Changes Reduce Relapse Risk in Alcoholics
… B-6 and other important micro-nutrients. Malnutrition contributes significantly to both the medical and mental health consequences of chronic alcohol abuse . Hypoglycemia–abnormally low blood sugar–is a consequence of toxic effects of alcohol on …
Man’s battle to prevent drunk driving
… said any applicant had to show what they had applied for would aid their recovery and restoration of their health. “If [the man] was applying for funding the interlock device as part of his ‘treatment’ for alcohol dependency, we would likely …
Hit Me Again, Sam – Booze & The Profesional Class in America
In his Abovethelaw.com column today, lawyer-journalist, Joe Patrice, admits that it is difficult to motivate lawyers to attend special events related to the law. After all, practicing law is a time-consuming function, with not a lot of certainty about one’s schedule.
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Nebraska town’s massive beer sales likely not in danger
Officials have recommended that a small Nebraska town whose four beer stores sold the equivalent of 3.5 million cans in 2015 be allowed to maintain liquor sales despite ongoing concerns over widespread alcoholism on a bordering Native American reservation. County officials voted 3-0 Tuesday to recommend that the state renew the liquor licenses of the stores in Whiteclay, a town with a dozen full-time residents that abuts the dry Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
Whiteclay stores might get beer licenses
A small Nebraska town again is caught in the cross-hairs of a debate over alcohol sales and widespread alcoholism on a bordering the South Dakota Pine Ridge Reservation. Sheridan County officials voted 3-0 Tuesday to recommend the state renew liquor licenses for four beer stores in Whiteclay.
End the failed, costly war on drugs
To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: We should legalize all drugs. Let’s come to our senses and end President Nixon’s failed, phony “War on Drugs,” a deliberate fraud created to harass militant blacks and antiwar hippies .
Suffering the pain of eating illnesses
Its Bega branch, which has been running for the last 25 years, is holding a public information afternoon for anyone who may have problems with either overeating or restricting their food intake. Long-time member and public relations officer Belinda, who did not use her last name as the organisation is anonymous, said the branch uses a 12-step model the same as in Alcoholics Anonymous and was for people who suffer from bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa or binge eating.
Looking to meet like minds North Bergen woman runs events for active…
North Bergen resident Lynn Earley’s presence gives off a sort of “I’ve been there, done that, and you shouldn’t” vibe befitting her 68 years of life. And for good reason.
NY problem gamblers can get care at state treatment centers
Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the treatment centers have been granted waivers allowing them to admit people with problem gambling as their primary diagnosis. The centers traditionally accept people with chemical dependencies.
Nebraska beer stores scrutinized for sales near reservation
A county commission in northwest Nebraska will decide as early as next week whether to recommend that the state shut down four beer stores blamed for widespread alcoholism on a South Dakota Indian reservation.
Sweet tooth: How sugar became the world’s drug of choice
Reaching out for a biscuit or a piece of chocolate to satisfy a craving for ‘something sweet’ can seem like the most natural thing in the world, but is our love of all things sugary a dangerous addiction rather than an innocent pleasure? In a lengthy article in The Guardian that’s already causing a stir on social media, Gary Taubes makes the case that sugar is ultimately the most destructive drug of all, with eye-opening long-term implications for global health. Historically, Taubes says, “the response of entire populations to sugar has been effectively identical to that of children: once people are exposed, they consume as much sugar as they can easily procure.”
CASAC announces 2017 poster contest
Chautauqua Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Council has announced that the 2017 Alcohol Awareness Month Poster Contest is underway. The 2017 theme is and the contest’s goal is to deliver a positive no-use message to our youth regarding alcohol and other drugs.
Study: Alcohol abuse linked to higher heart risks
… drinking may be protective, he said, helping ward off this disease. Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum, director of women’s heart health at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, believes that both scientists and the media have been highlighting the good …
Cut down on booze, it’s affecting your heart
… so-called cohort studies, which include defined populations. Such studies tend to recruit stable, cooperative and health-conscious participants who are more likely to be oriented toward a heathier lifestyle. “Cohort studies have minimal …
Technology’s New Role in Addiction Recovery
In 2016, people rely more and more on technology to make their lives easier in a variety of ways. Video communication is available to anyone with a cell phone or computer, virtual reality is becoming increasingly common and there seems to be an app for almost every need, no matter how obscure.
Alcohol abuse linked to higher heart risks, study says
… drinking may be protective, he said, helping ward off this disease. Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum, director of women’s heart health at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, believes that both scientists and the media have been highlighting the good …
Indivior PLC Spon Adr Ea Repr 5 (Invvy) Rating Lowered to Hold at Zacks Investment Research
According to Zacks, “Indivior PLC operates as a specialty pharmaceutical company. It is engaged in discovering and developing medications and treatment for alcohol addiction, opioid overdose, cocaine intoxication and co-occurring conditions, such as schizophrenia.
Texas icon George Strait shares his favorite hangover treat
The King of Country Music is just like you and me. He prefers menudo as his go-to hangover cure.
What a night of drinking does to you
UNDER current guidelines, “single occasion risky drinkers” are defined as people who consume five plus standard drinks in one night . Beyond your standard hangover and texting-the-ex-regret, most of us aren’t too clued up on what binge drinking is actually doing to our brain, liver, stomach and heart.
Opinion: Carrie Fisher battled stigma as well as stormtroopers
… about mental illness in our society. It’s telling that Fisher has been celebrated more for her contribution to mental health awareness than to feminism or film. In the 40 years since she starred as Princess Leia, we’ve seen many powerful women on …
Everything we know about hangovers – and what you can do to make the pain go away
Many of us may not be feeling the welcome just quite yet. After all, Newton’s third law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Drug and alcohol organisation hits back at council’s ‘disappointing’ decision to pull funding
Turning Point, which has run the Roads to Recovery service in the county since 2013, was snubbed by Gloucestershire County Council back in September for a cheaper provider. Shire Hall chose to award the lucrative five-year contract for its reshaped drug and alcohol addiction service to social care and health charity CGL instead.
Highlights of Carrie Fishera s Hollywood life and times
With a big personality, a history of addiction and a long, varied show business career, here’s a taste of Carrie Fisher’s Hollywood life and times: HOLLYWOOD ROYALTY: Her mom is Debbie Reynolds and her dad the late crooner Eddie Fisher. They divorced when she was 2 after her dad decamped to marry Elizabeth Taylor.
As more women drink, some states start to take action
… a decade ago, and a higher percentage of them are binge drinking. Because women are more vulnerable to the damaging health effects of alcohol than men, and because drinking during pregnancy can have devastating effects on a fetus, the federal …
How long after drinking the night before can I drive? Here’s what you need to know
A shocking 20 per cent of British motorists admit driving the morning after drinking heavily – when they are still intoxicated with alcohol. But how long do you need to wait before getting behind the wheel? It’s a question that comes up a lot during the festive season, reports the Liverpool Echo.
Sunshine Coast, a Leading Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center,…
Sunshine Coast Health Centre is a leading drug rehabilitation and alcohol treatment program, serving patients in Powell River, British Columbia. The Centre welcomed a new counsellor to the staff last month.
How to party on – without the hangover
… number from 10 years ago. And while more of us than ever are employing the help of professionals when it comes to our health (a recent report charted a 272 per cent increase in independent nutritionists and dieticians over the past five years), the …
Moscow woman moves past abuse, addiction and self-sabotage – Sat, 17 Dec 2016 PST
At 19 years old, Paradise Creek Regional High School student Daizy Fletcher has a lot to look forward to – and more lessons to look back on than many twice her age. “I’m good at self-sabotage,” she said, reflecting on the past several years when her life was a flurry of struggles with family stresses, drug and alcohol addiction, and the basic teenage desire to at once fit in and be free.