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It affects more than 14 million adults in the U.S -- about 1 out of every 18 people in this age group. Yet this condition, sometimes called alcoholism, alcohol abuse, or alcohol dependence ...

THIS can be good news to many readers who believe in and act on the phrase 'the truth will set us free.' Free from what? From ...

This is the first installment in a four-part series on keeping kids safe in the summer. We are in the midst of that beautiful time of year, between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Summertime ...

The Detroit Lakes Tribune accepts community calendar items for publication online and, space permitting, in our Wednesday ...

Chaos erupted in Cowdray Park when police raided a wild Vuzu party in the early hours of May 24, 2025, arresting 13 youths caught red-handed engaging in ...

Canada’s nightmarish opioid crisis has renewed calls for involuntary drug treatment. Does the government have a right to ...

Brisbane father David Eduardo Cubilla was found with more than 1700 child abuse images when police were investigating ... The court was told that he was “moderately affected by alcohol” at the time ...

While a number of community leaders and organizations are working to address this issue, they are not fully equipped to ...

Cynthia once had a promising life, but things changed in 2018 when a friend introduced her to drugs while in her final year studying Accounting at a university in Cotonou, the capital of Benin ...

The U of A encourages all members of the campus community to familiarize themselves with the annual Alcohol and Other Drug Policy notification.

It can result from AUD. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), AUD is a medical condition in which a person has difficulty controlling their alcohol intake ...