children of alcoholics

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• Children of alcoholics

• Seabrook House Gives Kudos to Nickelodeon for Its Children of Alcoholics Special

SEABROOK, N.J., Nov. 12, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Seabrook House, an internationally recognized inpatient addictions treatment center, applauds Nickelodeon for its decision to address the pain and trauma of having an alcoholic parent in the upcoming special, "Under the Influence: Kids of Alcoholics," premiering Sunday, Nov. 14 at 9 p.m. Stephanie Loebs, vice president of treatment services at Seabrook House, is the vice chair of the board for the National Association of Children of Alcoholics. Kids of alcoholics suffer silently and often blame themselves for their parents' behavior, she said, and this special is an excellent first step in letting them know they are not alone.

• U.S. Newswire
• November 12, 2010

• Alcohol and drug use among college student adult children of alcoholics.

ABSTRACT The present paper compared drinking and drug use in Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOAs), compared to non-ACOAs, among college students. Pa...

• Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education
• Vol. 53 Nbr. 1, April 2009

• The impact of kin and fictive kin relationships on the mental health of black adult children of alcoholics.

According to a report by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) (2002a), alcoholism ranks almost certainly as the number one m...

• Health and Social Work
• Vol. 33 Nbr. 4, November 2008

• Support Children of Alcoholics Week

COMPASS MARK The numbers are staggering. An estimated 25 percent of children in the United States are exposed to problem drinking by a family member. That's a large number of children in your county, borough and neighborhood.

• Sunday News; Lancaster, Pa.
• February 07, 2011

• Focus On Children of Alcoholics at Addiction Agency's Annual Meeting

To: MEDICAL EDITORS Contact: Gail Wernick of Recovery Resources Inc, +1-216-431- 4131, Ext. 1126, or After Hours, +1-216-469-5073, gwernick@recres.org

• U.S. Newswire
• April 21, 2008

• Disparate Outcomes for adjudicated delinquent youths.

Identifying children and youths who are most at risk for delinquent and... characteristics of children of alcoholics. In Children of alcoholics: Critical perspectives,...

• Corrections Compendium
• Vol. 34 Nbr. 2, June 2009

• Intimacy, loneliness, and openness to feelings in adult children of alcoholics.

Reports indicate that about 22 million Americans over the age of 18 are adult children of alcoholics (ACAs) (Children of Alcoholics Foundation, 1984)....

• Health and Social Work
• Vol. 20 Nbr. 1, February 1995

• Community Record

Tuesday, Dec. 20 Adult Children of Alcoholics and Adults from Dysfunctional Families, 6:30 p.m. at STEPS, at the corner of Spink and Liberty streets, Wooster (second floor conference room). For more information, Jill at 330-202-7674.

• Daily Record, The Wooster, OH
• December 20, 2011

• Resilience in adult children of alcoholics: a nonpathological approach to social work practice.

Imperative for social work practice is the need to examine practice frameworks that may inadvertently label variations in cultural expression, ways of...

• Health and Social Work
• Vol. 22 Nbr. 3, August 1997

• Positron Emission Tomography As a Tool for Studying Alcohol Abuse

PET analyses using FDG to measure brain glucose metabolism and radiolabeled water to measure cerebral blood flow have been used to study the acute and chronic effects of alcohol in nonalcoholic control subjects, alcoholics, and people at risk of alcoholism (e.g., children of alcoholics).

• Alcohol Research and Health
• Vol. 31 Nbr. 3, July 2008