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Navigating Holiday Stress

Holiday-stress It's no secret the holidays are stressful. The events intended to bring us joy during the season – parties, family reunions, work get-togethers — instead become minefields as we try to deal with intoxicated loved ones, or the uncertainty of how to act around someone in treatment and recovery, or for those of us in recovery, maintaining our own sobriety.

U.S. Military Imposes New Regulations Aimed at Reducing Binge Drinking

Soldier 2 The U.S. military has introduced a number of measures aimed at reducing binge drinking, NBC News reports.

Teens Who Experience Dating Violence at Increased Risk of Substance Abuse

Teenage girls who experience dating violence are more likely to binge drink compared with their peers who aren't in abusive relationships, a new study finds.

Treatment Rate Jumps for Addiction to Benzodiazepines and Narcotic Pain Relievers

Doctor-counseling-patient Treatment admissions for people addicted to both benzodiazepines and narcotic pain relievers jumped 569.7 percent between 2000 and 2010, according to a new government report.

Board Wants Alcohol-Testing Ignition Locks On All Cars

Driving In its study on wrong-way driving crashes adopted, the National Transportation Safety Board cited alcohol-impaired driving as the leading cause of these collisions and recommended that all first-offender alcohol-impaired drivers be required to have ignition interlocks installed on their personal vehicles.

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