Alcohol Abuse

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Hundreds of millions of East Asians can't effectively process alcohol, medication is in clinical trials that may help.

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Drinking 2 or more drinks per day causes a 5 year earlier onset of Alzheimer's disease.

• Brain Research: Green Tea May Protect From Dementia

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A massive study from the National Cancer Institute has linked post menopausal alcohol consumption to greatly increased rates of breast cancer.

• Big Glasses - Too Much Wine; British Health Ministry Goes on an Advertising Offensive. Women 30-50 Targeted

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Poor African American neighborhoods have more liquor stores per capita than comparative urban environments, and those stores sell and promote a lot more malt liquor. These neighborhoods also have higher homicide rates and researchers think there might be a connection between the consumption of malt liquor, and increased aggression.

• War on Drugs: NAACP Slams Drug War

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Hospital staff noticed Dr William Yvorchuk's intoxication as he was about to start his third operation of the day.

• Government Employees In OxyContin Scam
• NASCAR Driver Admits to Using Heroin Before Racing
• NY Catholic Priest Removed from Parish for Gambling Away Donations

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The bar that served shooters all night to 22 year old Tammy Kobylka may face criminal charges after her death.

• Irish Still Hardest Drinking Europeans - Spending 3x The European Average on Drink
• MADD Calls World Record Pub Crawl Attempt - "Irresponsible"
• British Chancelor of the Exchequer, Alistar Darling, Banned From UK Pubs.

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Illinois researchers now understand on the molecular level how alcohol induces anxiety - and they think they might be able to stop it.

• Acts of Kindness: Acts of Kindness Reduce Anxiety
• Opiate Addiction Treatment: Study: Detox Alone Doesn’t Work
• Social Anxiety: Teens: Blogging to Beat Social Anxiety

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University students who drink alcohol to excess face a greater risk of violent or sexual assault. Critics say - don't blame the victim!

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Doctors now caution anyone due for scheduled surgery to limit, or eliminate, alcohol consumption prior to a procedure.

• Over-Prescribing: Using Opiates after Minor Surgery Ups Addiction Risk
• Need an Operation? Better Quit Smoking
• New Study Says ER Docs Should Test All Patients for Alcohol

Energy drinks with alcohol, that look like regular energy drinks and appear targeted to underage drinkers, have activists seething and Justice Officials concerned.

• American Teens Are Smoking and Drinking Less than Teens from Other Developed Countries
• Quick Teen Alcohol and Drug Screening Test Shown to Also Predict Risky Sexual Behaviors
• In the UK, Cheap Cider Leads to Teen Drunkenness Problems

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Activists hoping to convince New Jersey State Legislators of a need for name tagging on all kegs of beer sold in the state, hope to see the end of the underage keg party.

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Activists hoping to convince New Jersey State Legislators of a need for name tagging on all kegs of beer sold in the state, hope to see the end of the underage keg party.

After numerous alcohol related suspensions and a lengthy DUI prison sentence, Packers' Koren Robinson leaves his troubled past behind as he prepares for this week's NFC championship game.

• Concussions: NFL Worried About Concussions
• Former Cowboys Running Back Sentenced to 5 Years For Selling Crack