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Drug and Alcohol Use Lower among Hispanic Americans, Survey Finds
Research SummaryHispanic-American adults use drugs and alcohol less frequently than the general population, according to data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMH…
Posted on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 03:00
DUI Life Sentence Stirs Debate About Alcoholism
DUIAttorney.comNobody disputes that driving under the influence of alcohol is dangerous. In fact, it's one of the most deadly crimes. You won't get any serious arguments from anybody that people shoul…
Posted on Wed, 08/18/2010 - 03:00
Heavy Drug-Use Among Bad Boys Can Be Curbed By Parents And Peers
medicalnewstoday.comAggressive and hyperactive boys with low parental monitoring are more likely to befriend deviant peers and become heavy drug users as teens, according to a new study published in t…
Posted on Wed, 08/18/2010 - 03:00
Alcohol and Depression: Which Came First the Chicken or the Egg?
by Sherry Gaba, LCSWDepression and alcoholism often go together, but which causes which is a chicken-and-egg kind of question. As I know all too well from personal experience that a couple of drinks c…
Posted on Wed, 08/18/2010 - 03:00
Alcohol May Protect Against Arthritis
Research SummaryPeople who abstain from alcohol are at higher risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis than those who drink regularly, and drinkers with arthritis report less-severe symptoms than non-d…
Posted on Tue, 08/17/2010 - 03:00
College alcohol abuse on rise
By Lisa O'Donnell, Winston-Salem JournalFor some of the thousands of students making their way to area colleges this week, the opening days of the fall semester are a time to learn their class schedul…
Posted on Tue, 08/17/2010 - 03:00
Experts report 1 In 10 Drink On The Job
Stacia Matthews, TheIndyChannel.comAccusations that an Indianapolis police officer was drunk when he caused a fatal crash have raised questions about how he was able to drink on the job and why his co…
Posted on Mon, 08/16/2010 - 03:00
Alcohol Use May Be A Problem For Older Adults
Some people whose drinking habits do not change over the years and decades may find that they develop problems with alcohol when they get older - aging lowers the body's tolerance for alcohol. A drink…
Posted on Mon, 08/16/2010 - 03:00
Three tales from the dark corners of food addiction
By Jessica Fargen"No matter what I ate, it wasn't enough."Dana, 46, who was once hospitalized after eating a two-pound bag of M & Ms in one night, described a typical day before she joined Food Ad…
Posted on Fri, 08/13/2010 - 03:00
Student drinking: Changing perceptions reduces alcohol misuse
Giving students personalised feedback on their drinking behaviour and how it compares to social norms might help to reduce alcohol misuse, according to a Cochrane Systematic Review.A large body of soc…
Posted on Fri, 08/13/2010 - 03:00

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