Alcohol appears in various products, but most familiar are alcoholic beverages that include ethanol, a psychoactive drug that depresses the central nervous system. Heavier drinkers develop higher tolerances to alcohol’s effects as the brain and body adjust to accept the constant presence of alcohol in the system. Over-consumption of alcohol can result in alcohol poisoning.
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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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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Scotland’s BrewDog Brewery is now in the process of shipping more than 400 bottles of one of the world’s strongest beers to stores in California and New York City. At 32 percent alcohol by volume, Tactical Nuclear Penguin is more than six times more potent than the average American Budweiser.
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Women and men who engage in frequent heavy drinking report significantly worse health-related practices, according to a Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research study in the journal Addiction Research & Theory. For the study, the researchers surveyed 7,884 members of the Kaiser Permanente Northwest integrated health plan in Oregon and Washington. They found that risky [...]
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For those who are overweight, there is more to be concerned about than high cholesterol or blood pressure. Those who indulge in alcohol along with meals loaded with calories are increasing their health risks.
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A new study reveals that adolescents who watch R-rated movies are more likely to try alcohol at a young age. Published in the March issue of Prevention Science, a scientific journal of the Society for Prevention Research, the study of 6,255 children examined the relationship between watching R-rated movies and the probability of alcohol use [...]
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Black adults are less likely to drink alcohol or binge drink than other adults, a federal government study shows. HealthDay News reports that an analysis of data from 2004 to 2008 found that 44.3 percent of blacks aged 18 and older drink alcohol, compared with that national average of 55.2 percent. The rate of binge [...]
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A controversial Scottish brewery has launched what it described as the world’s strongest beer, with a 32% alcohol content. The beer, called Tactical Nuclear Penguin, will be sold for £30 each, according to BrewDog’s managing director, James Watt. Complaints against the Fraserburgh brewery were made when it released an 18.2% beer called Tokyo, which it [...]
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Heavy drinking is often associated with recent trainees of the United States Air Force and United States Navy. Understanding the patterns of drinking before enlisting and afterwards may help identify those who need intervention or education to prevent alcohol use disorders.
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The BBC reports that William Armstrong, the Greater Norfolk coroner, criticized supermarkets for selling alcohol cheaper than bottled water after a Norfolk man died after consuming as little as £10 worth of alcohol.
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