Revealed: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Accounts for Almost One in Five Hospital … – the Independent

Revealed: Alcohol and drug abuse accounts for almost one in five hospital … – The Independent


The Independent

Revealed: Alcohol and drug abuse accounts for almost one in five hospital
The Independent
The report found that more than 500,000 people have been hospitalised for drug and alcohol abuse at least once in the past three years, with 120,000 of those admissions for people in their 40s. That is about twice the number of people in their 20s or 60s.
Drink-drug abuse surge for over 40sBelfast Telegraph
Hospital admissions for drink and drug abuse highest among middle-agedEvening Standard

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Parental substance abuse the main reason kids end up in foster care – Arizona Daily Star

Parental substance abuse the main reason kids end up in foster care
Arizona Daily Star
Local numbers are even higher: This year through October, 67 percent of Pima County families involved in a dependency case had substanceabuse issues, data from Pima County Juvenile Court show. All three of Bissell's children were taken away as a 

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AG Coakley Announces M In Grants For Mental Health, Substance Abuse … – CBS Local

AG Coakley Announces $ 8M In Grants For Mental Health, Substance Abuse
CBS Local
BOSTON (AP) — Applications are being accepted for $ 8 million in grants designed to improve the delivery of mental health and substance abuse services in Massachusetts. State Attorney General Martha Coakley reported funding for the grant program comes 

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