Ukip Plans to Stop Benefit Claimants Buying Tobacco and Alcohol

Published March 23, 2013

Ukip plans to stop benefit claimants buying tobacco and alcohol

Filed under: alcohol addiction help

The electronic card would not apply to all claimants, but instead "those who have an addiction and those who choose a lifestyle on benefits". Janice Atkinson, the report's author, said: "No one would be stigmatised through an electronic spending card …
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Bill calls for drug testing of assistance recipients

Filed under: alcohol addiction help

"It's just going to punish the people who need help," Nageak said, "especially the children." Substance abuse is a devastating problem across Alaska, Nageak said, but drug and alcohol testing is not the answer. Rather, he'd like to see Alaska fight for …
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Binge drinking and joblessness

Filed under: alcohol addiction help

South Miami Recovery — an outpatient treatment center for substance abuse — has seen an increase in patients who say their alcohol consumption has become a problem since the start of the recession, according to the center's director Howard Lerner.
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WYMT to begin airing 'Answers in Addiction'

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LOUISA — WYMT-TV in Hazard will begin air “Answers in Addiction” educational segments, focused on providing help to individuals trapped by addiction to drugs and alcohol. The segments will air on Tuesdays during the 6 p.m. newscast and will feature …
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