January 30, 2019 – – Williamsburg, Virginia – Direct purchaser of residential properties, Dependable Homebuyers is now buying hoarder houses in Williamsburg, Virginia. The nationwide company has been buying houses all across the state, regardless of the location, the specific condition and the type of property among other distinguishing factors. Their real estate services were dedicated to help property owners sell their houses directly to a buyer without being compelled to indulge in painstaking delays and never ending negotiations. Now, owners of hoarder houses too can explore such an option and sell their properties outright, directly and in the present condition.

Hoarder houses are difficult to sell. They cannot be marketed to homebuyers in general because the conditions are not pleasing. Homebuyers will only be interested in hoarder houses if the properties are subjected to extensive repairs and renovations, possibly upgrades. Even then there would be a history associated with the property that may discourage many homebuyers. Dependable Homebuyers does away with the very need to market a property in the typical manner. The company practices its motto, “We Buy Houses in Any Condition”. This was limited to residential properties of all types, including those who had to consider short sales. The company shall heron acquire hoarder houses too. This is in addition to their short sale service that can be read about at https://www.pressadvantage.com/story/24432-real-estate-consultants-provide-short-sale-advice-in-williamsburg-virginia.

Evan Roberts, owner of Dependable Homebuyers, addressed all the pertinent issues that complicate the sale of hoarder houses. Such properties are rarely in the most sought after locations. They are in dire need of repairs. The properties are usually unsafe and there is a myriad of problems inside and outside. Such properties get labeled as hoarder houses and that tag does carry a lot of stigma. Real estate agents and homebuyers are generally not interested in such properties. As a result, many owners of hoarder houses are left with no option but to continue living there and getting exposed to the various risks, including the compromises in regards to health and safety.

Dependable Homebuyers is buying hoarder homes directly from owners. The properties will be purchased in the very condition they are in right now, without the need for any repair or upgrade. The company shall make a cash offer and there is no financial obligation for the owner. Dependable Homebuyers is not only buying hoarder houses in Williamsburg, Virginia, but also expediting the process so owners can quickly move out, thus limit their exposure to the hazards of living in an endangered property. Contact Dependable Homebuyers today to get an offer at https://dependablehomebuyerssites.github.io/virginia-williamsburg/.

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Dependable Homebuyers Williamsburg
Evan Roberts
(757) 347-0457
info@dependablehomebuyers.com
109 Warwick Hills, Williamsburg, VA 23188

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January 30, 2019 – – Sometimes it is useful to show in a well conducted study, from the scientific journal Addiction, something which one suspects could well be true. This study shows that alcohol consumption of individuals appears to increase with the number of friends in their drinking group. The impact of drinking group size on alcohol use is stronger for men than women.

Most alcohol use among young people occurs in a social context, and peer substance use has long been established as an important predictor of alcohol and other substance use among youngsters. Past research suggests that the mere presence of others seems to have an effect on drinking behaviour, but most of those studies relied on data gathered from experiments performed in artificial laboratory settings or from surveys conducted after drinking sessions have ended, which are notoriously inaccurate.

This study used internet-based questionnaires that study participants completed on smartphones to survey almost 200 young adult drinkers in Switzerland every hour while drinking in real-life situations, asking to report the number of friends present and number of drinks consumed.

This study reports that as the number of friends present increased, so did the number of drinks an individual consumed per hour. This suggests that messages aimed at reducing risk among young drinkers should aim to combat this tendency. The arrival of more drinking buddies at the college bar on a Friday night may be cause for delight, but not necessarily a call for another round of drinks.

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Medford Recovery Detox
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Medford, NY 11763

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January 30, 2019 – – Chicago, Illinois based law firm, The Law Office of Purav Bhatt, would like to announce that, following the change in legislation of the DUI threshold for cannabis, they are available 24 hours a day to help anyone facing this charge in the Greater Chicago area. This service extends to the many surrounding areas as well, including Skokie, Rolling Meadows, Lincolnwood, and more.

“Recently we have seen a noticeable rise in charges related to driving under the influence of cannabis. I will fight any felony or misdemeanor cannabis-related DUI traffic cases from arrest to trial,” stated Purav Bhatt, of The Law Office of Purav Bhatt.

Bhatt is a former Cook County State’s Attorney. He is one of the top criminal defense lawyers in Chicago, with vast firsthand trial experience in the methods of prosecution and the processes which must be followed. His firm now provides their services to clients who may be bewildered the prospect of facing a Cannabis DUI charge, in addition to clients charged with a variety of other offenses.

The new state statute defines what it means to drive under the influence of cannabis at five or more nanograms of THC in their blood, or ten or more nanograms of THC in their saliva. “Prior to this change, DUI charges could be brought against anyone with even trace amounts of THC,” said Mr. Bhatt.

THC stays in the blood for several days, so it can be difficult to determine whether the driver’s motor function, or driving, was impaired at the time they were stopped. Illinois has some of the nation’s strictest laws for DUI drivers. The penalties for Cannabis DUI offenses are similar to alcohol related DUI offenses for a first-time DUI offense, and can include up to 364 days in the county jail, up to a year’s license suspension, attendance at substance abuse treatment programs, and drug testing, as well as court costs fees and fines. A DUI offence can prevent people from accessing many types of preferable employment.

Illinois law allows the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes for those who are aged 18 year of age or older, though this must be registered. Drivers may not operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of cannabis prescribed for medical purposes, and there are requirements for the transport of medicinal cannabis as well.

Determining whether a driver’s actions are impaired due to cannabis can be difficult, as there are questions about the reliability of some of the testing. However, drivers need to know how DUI laws apply regarding cannabis. Even if the driver was legally using cannabis at the time they were pulled over, they may still be liable to have charges brought against them.

“It is still against the law to drive under the influence of marijuana, even with a medical marijuana card. Since an officer may charge a driver with a Cannabis DUI and prove the offense through chemical, observational, and circumstantial evidence, it is vital that anyone charged seek professional advice,” said Bhatt.

The Law Office of Purav Bhatt cannot guarantee the outcome of a case, but they can help clients navigate the legal system by appearing with defendants at court if they are required to appear, decide on the best plea bargain to make, practice giving testimony and other strategies, and file the documents required by the court. They can also help defendants understand their charges, penalties, and any other legal requirements. Anything from a faulty breathalyzer test to dental work and even mouthwash can impact test results. A good Cannabis DUI attorney will know how to prove the difference between bad driving and a possible Cannabis DUI. “As Cannabis DUI charges can be made at any time of the day or night, we are prepared to stand by our clients when they need us,” assured Bhatt.

The Law Office of Purav Bhatt can service a variety of cases, including DUI & Drunk Driving charges, Drug Offenses, Traffic Violation, Federal Crimes, Weapons Charges, Theft Crimes, Robbery, Retail Theft & Shoplifting, Probation Violations, Domestic Violence, Burglary, Assault and Battery, Expungements/Sealing, Misdemeanor Crimes, and Felonies.

For further information, contact Purav Bhatt, The Law Office of Purav Bhatt, Chicago, Illinois. Visitors can use the included contact details or call directly from the website at https://bhattchicagodefenselaw.com/. Directions to The Law Office of Purav Bhatt are easily accessible through Google Maps or any internet browser.

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Purav Bhatt
(773) 791-9682
bhattchicagodefenselaw1@gmail.com
The Law Office of Purav Bhatt
1655 S Blue Island Ave #312,
Chicago, IL 60608
(773) 791-9682

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January 30, 2019 – – Meetpositives.com, the company behind the revolutionary dating platform is not so pleased to announce that most Americans are unaware of the dangers of Herpes, but the company hopes their open approach to dating will help minimise the spread of herpes.

Genital Herpes is a Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) resulting from the herpes simplex virus. Transmitted through sexual contact, the virus can stay dormant in the body for lengthy periods and then suddenly activate without warning. The infected person will experience a range of side effects of varying severity when this happens. Genital herpes, and herpes in general, is an incurable and lifelong virus. As a result, it is one of the world’s most prominent STDs.

While the majority of Americans know that genital herpes is an incurable disease, WedMD notes from a recent report that, “fewer than one in five people are tested for it,” further stating that, “A survey of adults in four major American cities shows that many people are still unaware about several important issues surrounding the disease.”

Besides its incurable nature, another significant aspect to the disease is that people can ‘carry’ the disease (these individuals are often called ‘carriers’) without ever showing symptoms, yet they are still infectious. Once again, few Americans are aware of this.

Another study showed that, “a significant percentage of Americans do not know that herpes is an incurable disease. There is a common misconception that it is an STD that, once the infection starts to show, the infected can simply wait or attempt to cure it with over-the-counter medication. The symptoms are often falsely self-diagnosed as something else, furthering this.”

Symptoms often come and go, often looking similar to more common infections at first glance. People then tend to try and cure these symptoms using traditional means—none of which will have any effect on the underlying disease.

For instance, one of the most common symptoms of the disease are sores, ulcers, and itching in the genital area. These symptoms can be misconstrued as a different STD, or simply a skin condition. People may experience initial flu-like symptoms as well. Muscle aches, fevers, and headaches are common, and often appear without accompanying skin conditions. This can lead to doctors misdiagnosing what the true problem is the first time they examine an infected patient.

One of the more notable facts that follows an incorrect self-diagnosis of genital herpes is that the infection is summarily not addressed with the severity it should be—enabling it to spread. For instance, this can occur after rubbing a sore and then touching a different part of the body. There have also been cases that touching an area infected by oral herpes, on the mouth or throat, and then touching the genital region can lead to the infection of the latter.

The ease with which people can become infected through skin-to-skin contact coupled with the possible lack of identifiable symptoms constitutes a problem. As some infected people are unaware they are infected, herpes can be spread rapidly through sexual contact. This leads to further infections and difficulties in people’s lives, where one person may be a carrier of the disease, showing no symptoms, but then infect others who will eventually suffer from an outbreak.

Highlighting the significance of this problem, a survey from WebMD showed that 42% of people have never been tested for an STD. STDs are a very current issue in the US, with an annual new infection rate of twenty million. Total infection exceeds one hundred million—all of which costs the US healthcare system 16 billion dollars each year.

The studies on how Americans view and manage herpes and STDs show a clear case for genital herpes being classified as an epidemic in the US.

Research shows that Americans are unaware about the significance of the problem. Fewer than a third of those surveyed in one study knew that more than 50 million people suffer from genital herpes (or every one in five Americans over age 12). In fact, experts estimate that 90% of people infected with the virus are not even aware they are carriers.

Experts and pharmaceutical companies both agree that genital herpes is a disease that few are talking about, and even fewer are doing something to combat its rate of transmission in the US.

In conclusion, genital herpes in the US is a growing epidemic that places a great, and growing, risk on people looking for hookups that won’t last a lifetime, but this problem is compounded by the US population’s lack of awareness of the dangers and implications. Meetpositives is the solution, and can be contacted through their website at meetpositives.com, along with through their other social media platforms.

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Meetpositives.com
Jack Lombardi
(855) 747-2031
support@meetpositives.com

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January 30, 2019 – – 40 million Americans ages 12 and older have addiction involving nicotine, alcohol or other drugs, a disease affecting more Americans than heart conditions, diabetes or cancer according to a five-year national study released today by CASAColumbia at Columbia University (CASAColumbia). Another 80 million people are risky substance users – using tobacco, alcohol and other drugs in ways that threaten health and safety.

The report, Addiction Medicine: Closing the Gap between Science and Practice, reveals that while about 7 in 10 people with diseases like hypertension, major depression and diabetes receive treatment, only about 1 in 10 people who need treatment for addiction involving alcohol or other drugs receive it. Of those who do receive treatment, most do not receive anything that approximates evidence-based care.

The CASAColumbia report finds that addiction treatment is largely disconnected from mainstream medical practice. While a wide range of evidence-based screening, intervention, treatment and disease management tools and practices exist, they rarely are employed. The report exposes the fact that most medical professionals who should be providing treatment are not sufficiently trained to diagnose or treat addiction, and most of those providing addiction treatment are not medical professionals and are not equipped with the knowledge, skills or credentials necessary to provide the full range of evidence-based services.

“This report shows that misperceptions about the disease of addiction are undermining medical care,” says Huntington Station Rehabilitation Detox. The report finds that while doctors routinely screen for a broad range of health problems like high blood pressure or high cholesterol, they rarely screen for risky substance use or signs of addiction and instead treat a long list of health problems that result, including accidents, unintended pregnancies, heart disease, cancers and many other costly conditions without examining the root cause.

This landmark report examines the science of addiction –a complex disease that involves changes in the structure and function of the brain—and the profound gap between what is known about the disease and how to prevent and treat it versus current health and medical practice.

Few Patients with Addiction Receive Quality Care

The CASAColumbia report found that while almost half of Americans say they would go to their health care providers if someone close needed help for addiction, less than 6% of all referrals to addiction treatment come from health professionals.

The report also found no clearly delineated, consistent and regulated national standards that stipulate who may provide addiction treatment in the U.S.; standards vary by state and by payer. Addiction treatment facilities and programs are not adequately regulated or held accountable for providing treatment consistent with medical standards and proven treatment practices.

Physicians and other medical professionals who make up the smallest share of providers of addiction treatment receive little education in addiction science, prevention and treatment. In fact, CASAColumbia’s report cites other research that found that of patients who had visited a general medical provider in the past year only 29% were even asked about alcohol or other drug use.

The CASAColumbia report reveals that addiction and risky use of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs constitute the largest preventable and most costly health problems facing the U.S. today, responsible for more than 20% of deaths in the U.S., causing or contributing to more than 70 other conditions requiring medical care and a wide range of costly social consequences and accounting for one-third of all hospital in-patient costs. Research suggests that effective health care interventions to prevent and treat addiction would significantly reduce these costs.

CASAColumbia is a science-based, multidisciplinary organization focused on transforming society’s understanding of and response to the disease of addiction. Founded in 1992 by Former U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Joseph A. Califano, Jr., CASAColumbia assembles the professional skills needed to research, prevent, treat and eliminate this disease in all sectors of society. CASAColumbia conducts research and utilizes the scientific findings of others to inform Americans of the economic and social costs of substance use and addiction and their impact on each of our lives. By doing so, CASAColumbia aims to reduce the stigma attached to this disease by replacing shame with hope and give people the tools they need to prevent, treat and eliminate addiction.

CASAColumbia has issued 77 reports and white papers, published three books, conducted demonstration programs focused on children, families and schools in 37 states and Washington, DC, held 19 conferences, and has been evaluating addiction treatment and prevention programs to determine what treatment models work best for individuals.

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Huntington Station Rehabilitation Detox
631-824-8404
Huntington Station, NY 11746

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January 30, 2019 – – Sandy, UT – Live performance music entertainment service Best Utah Bands featured New Soul Brigade at a Young President’s Organization private corporate event, which took place in Sandy, Utah on December 15, 2018, and recently received high praise from the booking client.

Booking client, Amanda Fawson of Perfection Consult in Sandy, Utah, said, “New Soul Brigade is one of the best bands or groups locally that I have ever booked! Variety, fun, energy, had fun with the crowd, and they clearly had fun performing with each other which was an added bonus. Our whole group – ages 35-65 – raved about them and many asked for their information to book them themselves. Don’t miss this band!!”

Best Utah Bands proudly featured New Soul Brigade to this private corporate event for the first time. New Soul Brigade is one of the most in-demand Utah cover bands known for their collection of talented singers and musicians, featuring some of the best high-energy dance music from yesterday and today in their non-stop dance fest performances.

“Best Utah Bands is thrilled to have showcased New Soul Brigade for this special corporate event,” says Sally Johnson, Chief Entertainment Officer of Best Utah Bands. “Corporate events come in all shapes and sizes, and we’re pleased to pair the kind of music entertainment our client wants for their event with a band that meets and exceeds their desired outcomes.”

Hailed as one of Utah’s most beloved and sought after live wedding bands, New Soul Brigade provides beautiful, romantic, ambient music for wedding ceremonies, cocktail events, or dinners, then transitions to high-energy crowd-captivating heart-pounding music for a wedding reception or after-party, keeping audiences dancing from one hit tune to the next.

Best Utah Bands represents renowned premier Utah bands for live performance music entertainment for clients wanting to hire live bands for special events, weddings, destination weddings, high-profile celebrity events, concerts, dances, fundraisers, parties and corporate functions – both in and out of the state of Utah. Some of the other bands they represent are Party Crashers, No Limits, Metro Music Club, and Liquid Blue.

For inquiries about live performance music entertainment for corporate events, the live Utah bands they represent, and to view each band’s demo video reels, visit Best Utah Bands website at https://www.bestutahbands.com/ or call 801-796-3991.

Source: https://www.bestutahbands.com/new-soul-brigade-corporate-event-ypo-sandy-utah-181215/.

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Best Utah Bands
Sally Johnson
801-796-3991
contact@bestutahbands.com
1891 Glendon Cir Ste100
Pleasant Grove, UT 84062, USA

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January 30, 2019 – – SAMHSA will take a new approach to serious mental illness, shifting efforts in the agency to focus on major issues affecting this population. These efforts will include providing evidence-based psychiatric treatment and supporting a collaborative care model with community resource providers, including peers and organizations that provide recovery supports. SAMHSA will receive support for these efforts through the Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee, which is a public-federal partnership that aims to improve services to adults living with serious mental illness and to young people living with serious emotional disturbance and their families.

SAMHSA is an acronym for the US government agency, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation.

SAMHSA will continue and expand programs designed to address mental illness in America, including suicide, which continues to take tens of thousands of lives every year. SAMHSA will help expand suicide prevention programs that also fund organizations that implement Zero Suicide, a program to train health care providers on how to ask about suicidality and make safety plans to get people to the necessary care. SAMHSA continues its mental health court programs and has new programs offering diversion prior to arrest. AOT is now funded in several sites, but more must be done to educate providers and the public about the value of AOT programs with enriched psychosocial services. Further, a new program of assertive community treatment will be funded in 2018. One of the major successes clinics have had recently at SAMHSA was the appropriation of additional funding for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics, which require integrated care for mental and substance use disorders as well as for general health care. These programs, already established as demonstration programs in eight states, will be expanded to community organizations that will be able to provide the required integrated services and crisis services; peer and family supports; and psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation services. This is a very exciting development because integrated care is the model that should be pursued for American health care in general but is particularly important for those with disabling mental disorders.

These are important times for establishing new models that will use evidence-based care to manage the needs of Americans experiencing serious mental illness and substance use disorders. SAMHSA will play a key role in establishing these new care approaches and in preparing the behavioral health workforce. “It is personally gratifying for me to have the opportunity to serve our people in this new role. I look forward to both the challenges and the metamorphosis of our healthcare system for those living with mental and substance use disorders in the United States,” a representative said.

SAMHSA is working to completely restructure technical assistance and training. They are building a national system of resources that will be available at no cost, or at most low cost (e.g., payment for continuing education credits, small fees for training taking place at venues that must be rented), to any individual or program wishing to take advantage of them. SAMHSA grantees will now have funding built into their grants that permits them to identify training or technical assistance needed and to purchase that training should it not be available through the national network. Funds not used for training can be used to provide more services as described in the grant proposal.

The clinical support system will also offer a course on assisted outpatient treatment (AOT). This system is replicated in the opioids area with the well-established Providers’ Clinical Support System for Medication-Assisted Treatment, which provides the majority of the Drug Abuse Treatment Act (DATA) waiver trainings, ongoing continuing education, and mentoring for practitioners.

The largest change in technical assistance is the establishment of new technology transfer centers in prevention of substance use disorders and serious mental illness. SAMHSA has issued funding announcements encouraging applications for these centers, which will be placed in each of the 10 DHHS regions, thus providing national coverage, as well as for centers focused on tribal needs and Hispanic/Latino needs. These newly established centers will work collaboratively in their regions, with each other, and with the existing addiction technology transfer centers to ensure that training needs of health care providers are being met. With these centers, all health care providers and organizations can participate in educational programs that will improve their abilities to serve the mental health and substance use disorder needs of Americans, and in doing so, will serve the nation rather than only select grantees.

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631-659-0622
Westbury, NY 11590

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January 30, 2019 – – To combat America’s rapidly growing opioid and heroin epidemic, the Milken Institute’s Lynda and Stewart Resnick Center for Public Health is joining forces with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), DEA Educational Foundation and Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, to expand the reach of Operation Prevention – a national, standards-based initiative developed to educate students, families, and employees about the science behind opioids, and their impact on the brain and body. Since launching in October of 2016, Operation Prevention’s immersive English-and Spanish-language tools have reached more than one million young people ages 8 to18.

“Operation Prevention’s mission to educate youth will make a meaningful contribution to the future of our nation’s health. The Lynda and Stewart Resnick Center for Public Health at the Milken Institute is pleased to be a part of the call to action to expand access to and awareness of prevention resources for communities,” said Ed Greissing, executive director, Lynda and Stewart Resnick Center for Public Health, Milken Institute. “This collaboration builds on the Institute’s efforts to extend life, and promote health and wellness at all ages, by using the most effective strategies to empower people in America and across the globe.”

The DEA, Discovery Education and the Milken Institute Center for Public Health will expand the reach of this program to millions more young people, and will be joined by a combined network of educators, advocacy organizations, businesses, think-tanks, and philanthropic institutions in all 50 states. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the Substance and Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, and the U.S. Department of Education have contributed content, insights, and best practices to the development of Operation Prevention.

“This is an unprecedented epidemic – its growing and its growing fast. The United States makes up just five percent of the world’s population, but consumes the vast majority of the world’s hydrocodone. That said, it’s not surprising that opioids account for roughly three-fifths of all drug overdoses in the nation,” said DEA Acting Administrator Robert W. Patterson. “We’re proud of the fact that Operation Prevention is a free, science-based education tool for students, teachers, and parents. In collaboration with Discovery Education, the Milken Institute, and other key organizations, we are able to make the opioid epidemic understandable for students by teaching them the science behind addiction.”

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Friendship Rehabilitation Detox
412-924-7062
Pittsburgh, PA 15232

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January 30, 2019 – – Sometimes it is useful to show in a well conducted study, from the scientific journal Addiction, something which one suspects could well be true. This study shows that alcohol consumption of individuals appears to increase with the number of friends in their drinking group. The impact of drinking group size on alcohol use is stronger for men than women.

Most alcohol use among young people occurs in a social context, and peer substance use has long been established as an important predictor of alcohol and other substance use among youngsters. Past research suggests that the mere presence of others seems to have an effect on drinking behaviour, but most of those studies relied on data gathered from experiments performed in artificial laboratory settings or from surveys conducted after drinking sessions have ended, which are notoriously inaccurate.

This study used internet-based questionnaires that study participants completed on smartphones to survey almost 200 young adult drinkers in Switzerland every hour while drinking in real-life situations, asking to report the number of friends present and number of drinks consumed.

This study reports that as the number of friends present increased, so did the number of drinks an individual consumed per hour. This suggests that messages aimed at reducing risk among young drinkers should aim to combat this tendency. The arrival of more drinking buddies at the college bar on a Friday night may be cause for delight, but not necessarily a call for another round of drinks.

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Second Chances of Kingman
928-565-6095
Kingman, AZ 86401

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January 30, 2019 – – CRC Builders Inc., a general contractors company in Napa, CA, has announced that they have launched full house remodeling services in the Napa Valley, California. CRC is a provider of home building services to the Napa County and greater San Francisco Bay area of California. More information about their services can be gleaned from their website at https://crcbuildersinc.com/general-contractors-napa-ca/.

Jim Pitcher, owner of CRC Builders, says, “We’re super excited to provide Napa and Napa Valley area property owners with our full house remodeling services. Call any time to schedule your free kitchen, bathroom or room remodeling estimate.”

According to Jim Pitcher, four basic steps need to be taken for a home remodeling project. The first step is to choose the team that is made up of the architect and general contractor. The second step is to come up with a budget. Clients will need to specify the various requirements, particularly their expectations, and after consultation with the team, come up with a budget for the project. The third step is for the team to come up with the design that complies with the client’s aesthetic requirements and the budget at the same time. The last step would be the actual implementation of the design for the home remodeling or construction.

For residential projects, CRC Builders can offer their services for the construction of estates and custom homes or whole house remodels. They have the expertise when it comes to residential remodeling because their projects have included whole house remodels, period home historic restorations, old house renovations, home additions, garage and master suite additions, new and updated kitchens, structural and seismic retrofit projects, and general home improvements.

CRC Builders provides clients with online access to a project management site so that they stay informed throughout the remodeling process. The site is a secure portal where clients can find out about the various details of the project, including upgrades, selections, photos, documents, financial decisions, and questions. And with the understanding that the project not just another job site but the home of the client, CRC Builders ensures a clean working environment, including containment and protection. Before they start the job, a pre-construction meeting is held with the client to discuss job-site logistics. Here, the areas in the house that will be affected are specified and how the contractor can do its best to isolate those areas from the inhabited parts of the house. This usually requires an adjacent staging area for keeping materials and tools that will be used for the project.

At the start of the remodeling project, all paintings, furniture, rugs and other delicate items are removed from the working area. Then the floors are protected with Ramboard. If the working area is located upstairs or far from an entry door, protection will be provided for the stairs, floors and hallways leading to the working area to prevent any damage caused by increased traffic while the project is underway.

With regards to containment, the contractor sets up plastic dust containment walls. The proposed location of the containment walls is discussed during the pre-construction meeting so that clients know what to expect. The purpose of these walls is to contain dust within the working area while allowing clients to access all parts of the house during construction. After the protection and containment walls have been put in place, they block off any HVAC ducts with plastic and tape to prevent dust from the construction from circulating throughout the home. Furthermore, they will place an air purifier just outside the working area to ensure that any dust that escapes will not find its way in the inhabited parts of the home.

CRC Builders are dedicated craftsmen of luxury custom homes and they combine their understanding of aesthetics with minute attention to detail and in-depth knowledge of building methods to provide a completed project that homeowners will consider a significant part of their lives. The company has focused in innovative Bay Area custom homes since 1994 and they offer their services to both residential and commercial clients.

Those who want to check out their offices can visit their Google Maps page at https://goo.gl/maps/Tppm9yXdhT52.

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CRC Builders Inc.
Jim Pitcher
7073465226
jim@crcbuildersinc.com

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