Three video recordings (Windows Media Player required) from the ScattergoodEthics Program conference on Alternative Strategies for Alcoholism Treatment on May 21, 2008. The conference examined the role and ethical implications of comprehensive treatment for alcoholism, including the ethical challenges of different treatment strategies and the latest empirical research and clinical evidence. Participants included a panel of experts from the local alcohol treatment community.

By Abel Pharmboy, ScienceBlogs  -I don't know if Kim Severson of the New York Times knew this when writing her thought-provoking article earlier this week ["Mixing Drinks With Work and Staying Sober, Too"], but it coincided with the annual meetings of the Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) and the College of Problems on Drug Dependence (CPDD). My point of bringing up Severson's article is a question that interests me given the context of The Friday Fermentable; namely, what happens if you have a career in the alcoholic beverage industry but become an alcoholic or alcohol abuser?

David Clark, Director of Wired In - Some time ago, I wrote a number of articles in my Background Briefing series for Drink and Drugs News that focused on some of the theories of addiction, and some of the factors that are thought to contribute to addictive behaviour. I pointed out that looking at these theories helps us better understand the rationale behind certain therapeutic interventions.

This is the second book of a field guide series for drug user activist  organizations and harm reduction workers in Eastern Europe. The fact is, no one deserves to die because of their drug use. We can learn to protect ourselves and our communities from  overdose—and respond effectively when it does happen.

Penn: "It worked because he wanted it to work and he made it work."

Penn: "12 step sounds like technology - step one, step two... But 12 step is not technology."

"When I first attended Alcoholics Anonymous, it was with an open, accepting attitude. My drinking had caused me problems, and I wanted to quit."

Have you ever overheard someone recount a party by saying "everyone was using alcohol and drugs"? Why do many of us make a distinction between alcohol and other drugs? A drug is any nonfood substance that causes a change in the body, the mind or the way someone behaves. According to recent data, alcohol is by far the No. 1 drug of choice for America's young people.

Research shows alcohol has a much stronger effect in the senior population than in younger people. As you age, you absorb alcohol more readily. So what used to be standard twenty-something fare is way too much for you now.

Leading  addiction  scientists  met  in  New  Mexico,  USA,  in  2004  at  a  “think-tank” conference  to  share  research  findings  in  their  respective  areas  and  discuss  possible implications for treatment and prevention interventions. This conference resulted in a seminal book,  “Rethinking Substance Abuse: What  the Science Show, and What We Should Do about It” which I will consider in this and a following article.