Four County teens treated for suspected alcohol poisoning, frostbite after parties
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The concern about underage drinking has intensified in Aroostook County in recent days, as four Presque Isle-area teenagers were taken to the hospital for treatment of suspected alcohol poisoning and other ailments after holiday …
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Fiscal cliff reflects nation's state of mind
About one-third of American adults have abused alcohol or suffered from alcoholism in their lives, and few have received treatment. (Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.) — More than one in four women take prescribed medication …
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Do war-weary troops have drinking problem? Marines launch get-tough policy.
“If we put our efforts towards reducing alcohol abuse and misuse in the Corps, these other things will not be totally eliminated, but it will certainly have an effect on those.” The figure of .01 … And that in turn will help get more Marines into …
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