Archive for the ‘Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs’ Category
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
Responding to the news that the government is to introduce a mandatory code on alcohol, which would ban promotions such as "all you can drink for £10" offers, Dr Peter Carter, Chief Executive & General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), said: "Nurses have been calling for a mandatory code for a long time, and this move to ban binge drinking promotions is a step...
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Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Changing the words used to describe someone struggling with alcoholism or drug addiction may significantly alter the attitudes of health care professionals, even those who specialize in addiction treatment...
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Monday, November 23rd, 2009
News outlets report on a variety of health issues at the state level including stricter rules for drug abusers in the health industry in California, an examination of the nation's first city-run universal health care plan in San Francisco, a cigarette tax in Florida, sex offenders and ex-convicts in nursing homes in Illinois and efforts to battle medical errors in New Jersey...
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Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
Following the publication of the BMA's report Under the Influence - the damaging effect of alcohol marketing on young people, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) renewed calls for tighter regulation of the sale and promotion of alcohol. Janet Davies, Executive Director of Nursing and Service Delivery at the Royal College of Nursing, said: "Every day nurses are faced with the devastating effects excessive alcohol consumption has on individuals and the people who care for them.
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Hanover resident and Boston Medical Center (BMC) Nurse Manager Colleen LaBelle, RN, ACRN, CARN, was one of two semi-finalists to receive the Best Abstract Award from the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA).
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