Topic: Alcoholism
isnare | 2010-01-17 22:18:28
Alcohol abuse is the recurrent and excessive use of alcohol. Left untreated it could become a psychological or physical dependence referred to as an addiction. While each alcoholic is already engaged in alcohol abuse, it is possible for an individual to abuse alcohol and even not be an addict by the strictest definitions. Determining whether the line has been crossed ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-01-14 18:12:33
<div><p>MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, alarmed by Russians' love affair with alcohol, gave the go-ahead on Thursday for a campaign to cut consumption by more than half in the next 10 years.</p><p>Putin approved a series of government steps to tackle the "national threat" of Russia's ...
Reuters US Online Report World News | 2010-01-01 11:53:31
<div><p>MOSCOW (Reuters) - Minimum prices for vodka took effect in Russia on Friday as part of President Dmitry Medvedev's campaign to combat alcoholism at a time when Russians traditionally drink heavily during the New Year and Orthodox Christmas holidays.</p><p>The price of the cheapest half-liter vodka bottle will ...
Reuters US Online Report Oddly Enough | 2009-12-31 15:04:53
<div><p>LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Excessive drinking over New Year's Eve could cost Britain's National Health Service as much as 23 million pounds, according to a report on Thursday which recommends drunks be charged a hospital admission fee of 532 pounds ($845.9).</p><p>"Alcohol misuse in Britain is ...
