Topic: Alcoholism
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2009-09-18 20:16:03
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The minimum legal drinking age of 21 now in place by all U.S. states may have prevented a significant amount of alcoholism and drug abuse, according to a new study.</p><p>In the study, researchers found that adults living in states that permit the ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2009-08-12 18:30:59
<div><p>MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday called time on the country's vodka tipplers, saying alcoholism had become a "national disaster."</p><p>Medvedev said measures aimed at reducing binge drinking had not reduced alcoholism in Russia, where downing vast amounts of vodka at one sitting is an ...
AP News | 2009-08-07 20:07:38
<div id="subtitle">Alcoholics, especially women, often become experts at hiding their problem from loved ones</div><div><p>At one point during her quarter-century as an alcoholic, Carol Colleran would down at least 10 beers each weeknight, more on weekends. Then she would show up the next morning at her job ...
isnare | 2009-07-28 23:31:50
It's sad when you discover that someone you love or care about is addicted to drugs. Perhaps you came home one day when they weren't there, only to discover that they left drug paraphernalia laying out in the open. If that person is addicted to alcohol, perhaps you've noticed that they've been absent from work or ...
