Oxygen-Enriched Drinks May Lessen Time to Reach Zero Blood Alcohol Content

June 4, 2010

The effects of alcohol can have negative consequences for those who engage in heavy episodic drinking. Consuming large amounts of alcohol can lower inhibitions, cause a person to relax, and perhaps enable them to make choices they otherwise would not, such as getting behind the wheel while intoxicated.

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Identifying Genetic Risk Factors for Alcoholism

June 4, 2010

When a loved one seems to be struggling under an alcohol use disorder, their family and friends often have difficulty determining whether there is an actual problem that requires addressing. There are often many factors that play into the minds of people watching someone who may have an alcohol problem.

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Supplement May Prevent Alcohol-Related Brain Damage

May 27, 2010

Researchers from the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) conducted a study and found that CDP-choline, a dietary supplement sold as a brain-boosting agent and being tested as a treatment for stroke and traumatic brain injury, may block brain damage that can result from alcohol consumption early in pregnancy. Dr. Erhard Bieberich, biochemist in the MCG [...]

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Rip Torn’s Attorney Wants to Keep Him out of Prison and Into Rehab

May 25, 2010

Actor Rip Torn was arrested January 29th in Litchfield, CT, after drunkenly breaking into a bank near his home armed with a loaded revolver. Torn apparently thought he was at home, as he took off his hat and boots and left them by the door. When officers arrived, they found that his blood-alcohol content was [...]

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Why Alcohol Affects People Differently

May 18, 2010

When some people drink alcohol, the neurotransmitter dopamine is released in the brain, which leads to feelings of euphoria and can contribute to alcohol cravings and dependency. But alcohol doesn’t affect everyone in the same way–some people can drink occasionally and not become dependent, whereas others can become almost immediately hooked.

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Woman Arrested for Driving Drunk and Topless

May 14, 2010

A woman was arrested for driving drunk and topless, stealing a bottle of wine, and crashing her car into a Burger King in Nevada.

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Alcohol Minimum Pricing Fears in UK “Unfounded”

May 4, 2010

Fears that the poorest families could be hardest hit by minimum pricing for alcohol in the United Kingdom may be unfounded, health campaigners have claimed.

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Alcohol-related Traffic Accidents Involving Children

April 30, 2010

Choices about alcohol are never made in isolation. Making a decision whether to drink and how much to drink affects family members, employers, and friends. When drinking behaviors extend to secondary decisions related to drinking, such as whether to drive after drinking, the impact reaches even more people.

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Brain Wave-Influencing Genes Give Insight into Diseases Such as Alcoholism

April 26, 2010

Scientists have identified new genes and pathways that influence an individual’s typical pattern of brain electrical activity, a trait that may serve as a useful surrogate marker for more genetically complex traits and diseases, such as alcoholism.

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Couples Therapy Can Be Ideal for Treating Alcohol-Dependent Women

April 20, 2010

Two researchers, Barbara McCrady and Elizabeth Epstein, wanted to know whether cognitive behavioral therapy worked better for alcohol-dependent women when delivered as couples therapy than when delivered as individual therapy.

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