http://www.choosehelp.com http://cache.choosehelp.com/img6/logo.png http://www.choosehelp.com urn:syndication:fe958500abf57718da73f533d242a31d http://www.choosehelp.com/news/alcohol-abuse/researchers-say-binge-drinkers-taking-kudzu-root-extract-drink-less Harvard University Medical School researchers say that an extract taken from the kudzu root may help alcohol abusers drink less. ]]> Herbal Supplements Kudzu Root Alcohol abuse Alcoholism Treatment Fri, 18 May 2012 11:12:49 -0400 urn:syndication:4a0e6e156c8348f34f684d576362b6c6 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/alcohol-abuse/common-anti-smoking-drug-varenicline-chantix-helps-heavy-drinkers-cut-down In a recent study, the common anti smoking drug varenicline (Chantix) helped heavy drinkers reduce consumption by 36%. ]]> Chantix Varenicline Alcohol abuse Mon, 07 May 2012 14:52:25 -0400 urn:syndication:9b0d0011d6f2c94cac6b20303b339496 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/alcohol-abuse/study-says-that-for-those-not-yet-dependent-the-best-way-to-reduce-risky-drinking-is-to-record-daily-consumption It won’t work once you’re dependent, but a new study says that for heavy and binge drinkers who haven’t yet crossed that line, recording the amount consumed each day is an effective way to cut down. ]]> Journaling Alcohol abuse brief intervention Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:26:01 -0400 urn:syndication:f6f1edf4ffa46e6e0482b6465a9cdb00 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/alcohol-abuse/experimental-medication-nalmefene-helps-alcoholics-drink-less Heavy drinkers given Nalmefene to take as needed reduced the amount they consumed by 66%. ]]> medicine Alcohol abuse Nalmefene Alcoholism Treatment Thu, 08 Mar 2012 05:55:41 -0500 urn:syndication:029200113786e57ef5f8ec2420abbf03 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/alcohol-abuse/heavier-drinkers-have-less-neural-response-to-risk-taking Researchers at Yale University School of Medicine say that compared to moderate drinkers, heavier drinkers show less activation in areas of the brain which modulate risk management. ]]> Neuroscience Risk Taking Alcohol Alcohol abuse Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:25:19 -0500 urn:syndication:909996f2b837b8e67d217c41f6a537a1 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/alcohol-abuse/alcohol-abuse-damages-brain-areas-necessary-for-maintaining-sobriety Want to understand why you have such a hard time staying sober? Researchers at Harvard Medical School say they have the answer based on the results of a recent brain imaging experiment – The very areas of the brain you need most to maintain abstine... ]]> Brain Brain Damage from Alcohol Alcohol abuse Sobriety Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:31:27 -0400 urn:syndication:c0242d6ac755f598e86f861ca0398ea9 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/alcohol-abuse/what-you-post-on-your-facebook-page-reveals-your-risk-of-problem-drinking Researchers say that college students who posted pictures or references of intoxication on their facebook pages were far more likely to meet the criteria for problem drinking than students who did not. ]]> college substance abuse Facebook Alcohol abuse Alcohol abuse test Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:54:21 -0400 urn:syndication:9944ae0e46d07f16133abfdd3ff10f6b http://www.choosehelp.com/news/alcohol-abuse/drinking-alcohol-even-days-before-surgery-can-be-deadly.html Doctors now caution anyone due for scheduled surgery to limit, or eliminate, alcohol consumption prior to a procedure. ]]> medicine surgery fatalities Alcohol Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:06:48 -0400 urn:syndication:550c7b04da44952abe910df9ca2df345 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/alcohol-abuse/even-brain-damaged-alcoholics-can-expect-neural-recovery-with-prolonged-sobriety A study which proves that it is never too late to quit drinking shows that even severely brain damaged alcoholics (who suffer balance and walking problems from their neural deficits) will recover much balance and motor function in time. ]]> Alcoholic Brain Damage from Alcohol Brain Ataxia Alcoholism Sun, 18 Sep 2011 10:29:33 -0400 urn:syndication:5271ac9f4eaca3b5d2d1e01b86d97fb7 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/alcohol-abuse/scientists-explain-why-alcohol-causes-embarrassing-behaviors Researchers at the University of Missouri say they know why we’re more likely to do really dumb things when drunk – it’s not that we don’t realize that we’re screwing up, it’s just that we just lose the ability to care very much about the... ]]> Brain alcohol & society Alcohol Neuroscience Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:35:05 -0400 urn:syndication:66a1eb8aa1f15e6356686f07f8a832bc http://www.choosehelp.com/news/alcohol-abuse/working-50-hours-per-month-raises-alcohol-abuse-risk-dramatically People who work 50 or more hours per week are as much as three times more likely to develop a problem with alcohol as those who are unemployed. ]]> Alcoholism Alcoholic Alcohol Alcohol abuse Tue, 09 Aug 2011 04:32:39 -0400 urn:syndication:9e943528ec5d5317be64ea20f3f98193 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/alcohol-abuse/drunk-father-on-road-trip-lets-8-year-old-son-drive-through-louisiana Too drunk to drive, a 28 year old Mississippi man left the driving through Louisiana to his 8 year old son while he passed out, with an open container, in the passenger seat. ]]> DUI DWI Parenting Mon, 01 Aug 2011 06:44:03 -0400 urn:syndication:5dcd1112644eb9f2f9ca69938d24bf4e http://www.choosehelp.com/news/alcohol-abuse/in-34-alaskan-communities-looking-to-stop-homebrew-alcohol-possessing-yeast-and-sugar-is-a-crime In 34 Alaskan communities, the possession of sugar and yeast is a crime and police are on the lookout for anyone with the supplies and intent to make up a batch of homebrew. ]]> Moonshine Alaska Alcohol Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:01:28 -0400 urn:syndication:282adfcc9ddaa13000607e835cef681e http://www.choosehelp.com/news/alcohol-abuse/5-killed-in-uk-moonshine-operation-explosion Police in the UK say that chemicals and equipment found with the debris at a blast site in an industrial estate in Lincolnshire indicate an illegal vodka making factory. Bottles of black-market vodka can be bought in the area for as little as 2 pound... ]]> Moonshine Fri, 15 Jul 2011 04:56:11 -0400 urn:syndication:8d75b8384ed4436192918a29422966eb http://www.choosehelp.com/news/alcohol-abuse/independence-day-hospitals-across-america-ready-for-spike-in-underage-alcohol-related-admissions Hospital emergency rooms around the country are ready for a little extra business today, as Independence Day revelry sparks an upswing in underage drinking and all the violence and accidents that go hand in hand with summertime binge drinking . ]]> Binge drinking Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:07:30 -0400