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A very small amount of undiluted methyl alcohol could kill a human being, and the effects were quickly realized. In 1926 New York City, 585 people died from this government action. Over 5000 fatalities from this poisoning, at least a 600% increase from the previous deaths from alcohol, were said to have resulted in the entire country.
The organization's name is often ascribed to Janet G. Woititz (c. 1939 – June 7, 1994), an American psychologist and researcher best known for her writings and lectures on the adult children of alcoholic parents, and author of the 1983 book Adult Children of Alcoholics.
Alcohol-related expectancies are correlated with parental alcoholism and alcohol abuse among their offspring. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] Problem-solving discussions in families with an alcoholic parent contained more negative family interactions than in families with non-alcoholic parents.
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Deidre Cartwright, public affairs and policy manager at charity Surviving Economic Abuse, said: “Victims and survivors of economic abuse and domestic abuse more widely are dependent on cash for ...
In the early 2000s, the monetary cost of alcohol-related crime in the United States alone has been estimated at over $205 billion, twice the economic cost of all other drug-related crimes. [7] In a similar period in the United Kingdom, the cost of crime and its antisocial effects was estimated at £7.3 billion. [ 8 ]
Economic abuse can occur across all socio-economic levels. [75] The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence in the United States reports that: 25% - 50% of victims of abuse from a partner have lost their job due to domestic violence. 35% - 56% of victims of domestic violence are harassed at work by their partners.
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has a tool called the NIAAA Alcohol Treatment Navigator for adults. For teens, the institute recommends these resources . For more CNN news ...