Alcohol minimum pricing measures would bring retailers £700m
Thinktank IFS finds that supermarket chains would benefit most if the government introduced a minimum alcohol cost per unit Large supermarket chains would benefit from a £700m windfall if minimum pricing for alcohol was introduced across the UK, new research indicated today. Tesco, the UK’s biggest supermarket, stands to reap the most rewards, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS …

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Snooki’s near-fatal binge
Bill Zwecker: While news is just breaking about Nicole ”Snooki” Polizzi’s near-death experience with alcohol poisoning back in May, sources at ”Jersey Shore” say it wasn’t an isolated case. ”Snooki needs help. She is a total binge drinker and doesn’t realize she is on the road to serious problems with alcoholism and addiction,” said a show insider.

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Driver gets 6-month jail sentence in death of teen on bike
Home detention, drug treatment and fine also part of Ph.D. student’s sentence A 27-year-old West Friendship man will spend six months in jail Tuesday after pleading guilty to driving while impaired in the death of a 16-year-old Elkridge boy who had snuck out of his house around midnight with two friends to bicycle to a local convenience store.

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Tax on alcohol defended at ‘Recovery Day’ rally
Celebrating their own personal victories over substance abuse and the success of treatment programs, those with a stake in fighting addiction urged people to reject a November ballot question that would repeal the state’s new sales tax on alcohol and pull tens of millions of dollars from programs.

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Atheists, Jews top religious knowledge survey
They may not believe in God or gods but they know a thing or two about them.

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Sedaris experiments with folk tales
“If I’m not mistaken, Cincinnati is the bedbug capital of the world,” David Sedaris says by phone from his Paris home while preparing for a tour that includes an Aronoff Center performance Oct. 10. “I’m going to be on the road for eight weeks – what are the chances I can go that long without bedbugs?”

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Addiction Treatment Matching Service: The Way Out
The Way Out’ s addiction treatment matching services are now available to the public, making it much easier for addicts and their family members to find the drug rehabilitation that is right for them. This free service is available at www.TheWayOutRecovery.com and was created by Michael Smith, who found a way out of his addiction over seven years ago.

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Song of the Magpie
Like any other suburb, Bulleen is home to angels and demons.

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Addiction Files: Recovering From Drug Addiction, Without Abstinence
In this installment of Healthland’s series on addiction, we speak with Howard Josepher, a former heroin addict who has been an energetic and committed advocate for people with addictions for more than 40 years. He has worked with or participated … Continue reading ?

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Pros and ConsOf Erotica
Is watching porn a quick way to blow off some sexual steam, or is it damaging to your relationship? The short answer: It can be both

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Health and outdoors calendar: Support group for Alzheimers
Today, Alzheimer’s caregivers support group: Noon. Lunch provided. Skylyn Place, 1705 Skylyn Drive. 582-6838.

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‘Racist’ officer: BN leaders see red, DPM in the dark
By G Vinod PETALING JAYA: Barisan Nasional leaders, minus Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, today condemned yet another racial slur from a high ranking officer on the government payroll. They also agreed that it had rendered another devastating blow to Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak’s 1Malaysia campaign. Muhyiddin, however, claimed to be in the dark and reserved his comments about the …

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Carcieris have cafeteria dinner to mark beginning of Family Week
The spaghetti supper was held at the cafeteria of East Greenwich High School

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A road to nowhere — The faces of abuse
(EDITOR’ S NOTE: Theabuse of and addiction to prescription drugs is one of the fastestgrowing problems in our area, impacting the lives of untold numbersof people.

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Security Concerns Fail to Dampen Enthusiasm for Love Kampala Festival with Andrew Palau
KAMPALA, Uganda, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Under heavy security the Love Kampala Festival with evangelist Andrew Palau concluded Sunday evening before an enthusiastic crowd estimated at 55,000.

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Tips, Tricks & Home Remedies To Pass a Drug Test. Everything you need to pass any drug test using products from your home, grocery store or health food store. This book will prepare you for every type of situation before during and after your drug test.
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NYC exhibit unveils rich treasures of Yuan dynasty
Two towering men of stone that once stood sentry outside a tomb will now welcome visitors to a display of the kind of treasures, many never before exhibited outside China, that dazzled Marco Polo and other early European traders during the artistically rich Yuan dynasty.

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Hazelden to publish Alcoholics Anonymous’ ‘Big Book’
For millions of addicts around the world, Alcoholics Anonymous’ basic text – informally known as the Big Book – is the Bible. And as they’re about to find out, the Bible was edited.

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Driver convicted of murder in crash that killed Angels’ Nick Adenhart, 2 others
Andrew Thomas Gallo, 23, was found guilty of murder Monday in connection with the DUI crash that killed Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others.

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