Alcoholism Blog

Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center of Emory University are the first to demonstrate a combination of drug therapies targeting the region of the brain that controls drug ... Read More

The average cost for treatment of alcohol or drug abuse in outpatient facilities was an estimated $1,433 per course of treatment in 2002, according to a report released by The ... Read More

Despite increasing evidence of the serious side effects associated with indiscriminate use of over-the-counter analgesics, U.S. adults continue to use the medications incorrectly, putting themselves at risk for life-threatening side ... Read More

A new synthetic chemical may provide the framework for future drugs that can treat a variety of brain-based ailments, ranging from overeating and drug dependency to neuropathic pain. Anandamide is ... Read More

The U.S. Supreme Court has voted to hear the appeal of three lawsuits which involve state laws preventing consumers from purchasing wine directly from out-of-state suppliers. States claim the laws ... Read More

A training module that includes a 37-minute video, instructor's manual, screening forms, and a comprehensive reading list has been developed by the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information for use in ... Read More

With alcohol-related traffic deaths and injuries on the rise after years of decline, a bipartisan group of members of Congress announced the formation of the "Congressional Stop DUI Caucus" to ... Read More

In order to benefit the Crossroads Center for drug and alcohol treatment in Antigua that he founded in 1997, Eric Clapton is auctioning off the best of his guitar collection ... Read More

The proportion of admissions to substance abuse treatment for abuse of narcotic prescription medications, heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine has increased in the past ten years, while admissions to treatment for ... Read More

A seven-week program to improve communication skills and vigilant parenting among rural black families made younger family members think more negatively of alcohol use and early sexual activity. Results were ... Read More

A new study examined if those children born to mothers who consume alcohol during pregnancy have a greater risk of hospitalization for asthma and found no causal link between alcohol consumption ... Read More

A new Oklahoma law regulating the sale of cold medicines containing an ingredient used to manufacture methampthetamine may be having an effect as Oklahoma City police reported a 37 percent ... Read More

If your children are hanging out with friends who drink and do drugs the chances that they will also drink and drug, if they are not already doing so, according ... Read More

Binge drinking when mixed with depression and stressful events may predict suicidal behavior among teens, according to a new findings based on a survey of Buffalo, N.Y., high schoolers. Binge ... Read More

The National Institute on Drug Abuse will co-host a conference to share research aimed at improving care for people with coexisting mental, substance use, and medical/physical disorders June 23-25, 2004 ... Read More

A new study confirms that alcohol sales to obviously intoxicated patrons nonetheless continues at a high rate in both on- and off-premise establishments. Younger-appearing servers/clerks were significantly more likely than ... Read More

An estimated one-third of adults use prayer, in addition to conventional medical care and complementary and alternative therapies, for health concerns, according to Harvard Medical School Research. While there is ... Read More

Data from the Department of Education reveal that more than 140,000 would-be college students have been found ineligible for federal loans and grants since a provision denying aid to drug ... Read More

Seriously, this is an actual event. We received an email from the co-chairs of this year's Camp Recovery outlining all of the planned activities. Unfortunately, the email did not mention ... Read More

Maryland has passed a new drug treatment instead of incarceration bill which will help divert non-violent drug offenders into treatment programs instead of locking them up and provide additional funding ... Read More

People who have major mental illnesses often have co-occurring substance abuse disorders. Conversely, individuals with substance abuse disorders often have co-occurring psychiatric disorders. Researchers have suggested that healthcare providers should ... Read More

A study of Swiss women with eating disorders suggests that those who binge and purge are more likely to have attempted suicide in the past, regardless of whether they have ... Read More

A study designed to assess the usefulness of a single session of motivational interviewing in drug abuse treatment showed that the single session of the psychotherapy technique had no effect ... Read More

Young drivers in states with more restrictive driver-licensing laws had lower rates of heavy drinking and driving under the influence of alcohol than those in states with less restrictive laws. ... Read More

Researchers are only beginning to realize the pervasiveness of substance use disorders among people aged 60 and older. Thousands of older adults in this country who need treatment do ... Read More

The combined effect of drug abuse counseling and a medication that targets dopamine release in the brain may offer hope to the many people struggling with cocaine dependence. There are ... Read More

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health compared marijuana use in the U.S. adult population in 1991-92 and 2001-02 and found the prevalence of marijuana abuse or dependence had increased ... Read More

Research has shown that adolescents with substance use disorders are most likely to attempt suicide when they also have a co-occurring mood disorder. These findings indicate that clinicians should closely ... Read More

Study results suggest that encouraging patients to adopt the 12-step philosophy and its associated behaviors may be responsible in part for the therapeutic success of combined individual and group counseling ... Read More

Young adult Ecstasy users, aged 18 to 30 years old, indicated in a survey that friends were considered the most important source of information about MDMA, followed by websites and ... Read More