Alcoholism News

One of the most misunderstood areas of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is an employer's rights and responsibilities with respect to alcoholics and drug abusers.

Since I've been sober for four years now, I've sat in quite a few alcoholics anonymous meetings.

International Drug Rehab announces the opening of its Super Luxury Drug & Alcohol Recovery Center in the Republic of Panama.

Nearly half of students at four-year colleges do it regularly . Rather, it's binge drinking -- downing five or more alcoholic drinks at a sitting.

Main Category: Sexual Health / STDs Also Included In: Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine ; Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals ; Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Article Date: 06 Nov 2009 - 4:00 PST The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that Stiff Nights, a product marketed as a dietary supplement for sexual ...

This discovery, published in the October 2009 print issue of the journal Genetics , provides a crucial explanation of why some people seem to tolerate alcohol better than others, as well as a potential target for drugs aimed at preventing or eliminating alcoholism.

The state law used to commit mental patients against their will is now being used to hold alcoholics at a new Anchorage treatment center.

A fork-lift driver may need a drink after he lost control of his vehicle and slammed into warehouse shelves stocked with thousands of bottles of liquor.

On a recent Wednesday evening, Gillian Otsile, a volunteer at a local NGO, Men Sex and AIDS, approached a group of young men drinking cartons of traditional sorghum beer at a tavern in Selebi-Phikwe, a mining town in northeastern Botswana.

A Sheffield City Council social worker who had helped a client through detox offered to buy him a drink in a pub, a misconduct hearing has been told.

A LEADING academic has called for the establishment of Australia's first rehabilitation facility designed to tackle video game addiction.

Tel: +1 773 702 1537; Fax: +1 773 834 7698; E-mail: hdew@uchicago.edu Received 1 June 2009; Revised 19 August 2009; Accepted 15 September 2009; Published online 4 November 2009.

Wednesday, 4 November 2009, 4:49 pm Press Release: The Maori Party Te Tai Tonga MP Calls for Compassion Rahui Katene, MP for Te Tai Tonga Wednesday 4 November 2009 Tai Tonga MP Rahui Katene has commended the initiative of Te Whare Oki Oki Trust, in seeking to support people who are struggling with the impact of alcohol abuse.

Using an unconventional approach that they designed, University of Pittsburgh drug discoverers and their collaborators at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research have identified compounds that hold promise for treating leishmaniasis, a parasitic infection that many consider one of the world's most overlooked diseases.

A former Miami-Dade judge is accused of bilking more than $80,000 from a nonprofit college grant.

Lack of interest in sex among men shouldn't under any condition be clubbed with their erectile dysfunction or impotence problems.

Main Category: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Also Included In: Anxiety / Stress Depression Stress-evoked changes in circuits that regulate serotonin in certain parts of the brain can precipitate a low mood and a relapse in cocaine-seeking, based on mouse studies published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

A study of heavy drinkers consuming up to 800 units of alcohol a week found they were buying cheaper drink than most other people.

Jackiewill Abstract The authors investigate the interaction of alcoholism, antisocial personality, and drug use in a criminal population on probation and parole.

A study of heavy drinkers consuming up to 800 units of alcohol a week found they were buying cheaper drink than most other people.