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Binge Drinking:
According to a rent study conducted by Kathryn Graham, et al of the University of Western Ontario psychology department "Depression is most strongly related to a pattern of binge drinking,"
Binge Drinking is defined in the study as consuming at least 5 alcoholic beverages at one sitting.
Whether Binge Drinking resulted in the development depression or whether depression contributed to a persons binge drinking was unclear in this study.
Drug Rehabilitation
Drug Rehabilitation
is an umbrella term for a variety of processes by which a person addicted to a
drug stops using that drug. These processes can vary from cold turkey to the use
of substitute drugs which do not have the same action upon the state of consciousness
as the original drug to which the person was addicted. Residential Treatment is a level of care that entails that the client live (resides) within a treatment facility for a specified duration of care; most often 28 days. Residential Treatment Programs and Centers usually include group and individual therapy sessions and span the confinement continuum from open campus to lock down facilities.Addiction
Addiction implies that a drug dependency has developed to such an extent that it has serious detrimental effects on the user (referred to as an addict). They may be chronically intoxicated, have great difficulty stopping the drug use, and be determined to obtain the drug by almost any means. The term addiction is inextricably linked to society's reaction to the user, and so medical experts try to avoid using it, preferring dependence instead.
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Organizations
- AAA
Foundation for Traffic Safety
Offers information about road rage, drunk driving, and senior driving
- American
Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association
Professional association representing U.S. traffic safety educators
- Bureau
of Transportation Statistics
Statistics and databases for all types of transportation
- Injury
Control Resource Information
Network
Research center at the University of Pittsburgh publishes information
about all types of injuries
- Insurance
Institute for Highway Safety
Researches countermeasures against environmental, human, and vehicular
factors causing crashes; site includes safety facts and vehicle ratings
- Mothers
Against Drunk Driving Advocacy organization that lobbies for
stringent anti-drunk driving laws; site includes statistics and literature
for victims
- National
Commission Against Drunk Driving
Publishes excellent impaired driving research abstracts, guides for
parents of young drivers, and information about special topics such
as designated drivers
- National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Federal agency responsible for assuring safe, efficient road travel;
site presents extensive statistical information, as well as reports
about impaired driving
- Precious
Gems Memorial
On April 6, 1999, four young women were killed and their male friend
seriously injured in a drunk driving crash in Kill Devil Hills, North
Carolina; this website tells the story behind this tragedy, but more
importantly tells the stories of the young women who died. This website
is a profoundly moving experience
- Students
Against Destructive Decisions
Students peer group that provides school-based education about all
types of risky behaviors, particularly impaired driving
Strategies
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