Alcoholism Blog with Buddy T August 2004 Archive

Women who choose to end their first accidental pregnancy with abortion, instead of carrying their pregnancy full term, are much more likely to end up abusing drugs and alcohol, according ... Read More

After a review by school health officials found scientific inaccuracies in its teaching, the Narconon Drug Prevention and Education Program, which has ties to the Church of Scientology, has been ... Read More

New Research Provides Binge Drinking Warning... UK Women Urged to Cut Alcohol Intake... Alcohol's Metabolism Effect to Be Studied... Bear Creek Players, Coaches Disciplined... No Apparent Illegality in Alcohol Misting ... Read More

After Loss, Doctor Forms Mothers Against Meth... Oklahoma Meth Law Gains National Attention... Alaska Court Sets Limits on Marijuana Searches... More UK Teen Girls Than Ever Turning to Drugs... Ravens' ... Read More

The number of drug-abuse related visits to hospital emergency rooms involving benzodiazepine medications exceeded 100,000 in 2002, a 41 percent increase since 1995. The most dramatic jump in abuse came ... Read More

More and more law enforcements agencies are beginning to use a new high-tech tool that helps them track the alcohol consumption of previous offenders, 24 hours a day, seven days ... Read More

Drug abuse-related emergency room visits involving amphetamine/ methamphetamine increased 54 percent between 1995 and 2002, with significant increases in several metropolitan areas in the Northeast, Midwest and the South, according ... Read More

Boys exposed to persistent levels of cocaine in the womb are more likely to have behavioral problems like hyperactivity in their early school years, but girls exposed to similiar amounts ... Read More

Research shows that infant rats are eager to accept high concentrations of alcohol upon first exposure, while adult rats generally reject alcohol upon first exposure. Researchers say these findings could ... Read More

Women who experience depression, binge drink, or smoke at any point during their pregnancy may be at risk for depression and alcohol use during their first postpartum year. Read More: Fetal ... Read More

Alcohol-related highway fatalities dropped in 2003 for the first time since 1999, as more states adopted laws that allowed prosecution of drivers with a .08 blood alcohol content, the National ... Read More

Results of proof-of-concept clinical trials indicate that topiramate can reduce consumption and craving in alcohol-dependent patients who are not yet abstinent. This work is an important step in exploring new ... Read More

New research has found that variation in long-term average alcohol intake is almost entirely due to genetic differences. Some genes affect both alcohol intake and dependence, while others affect only ... Read More

Trauma patients who test positive for methamphetamine are more likely to be admitted to the hospital and have significantly higher hospital costs, according to a study conducted in Hawaii. More: Meth ... Read More

Rural areas outpaced urban areas in substance abuse treatment rates for abuse of narcotic painkillers in 2002. This is the conclusion of a new report "Treatment Admissions in Urban ... Read More

Past month use of illegal drugs ranged from a low of 6.1 percent in Iowa to a high of 12.4 percent in the District of Columbia for persons aged 12 ... Read More

Substance abuse prevention starts at home, but teachers, coaches, scout leaders, and others who serve as non-parent role models also are positive and powerful influences in the lives of young ... Read More

An estimated 30.8 million American adults meet standard diagnostic criteria for at least one personality disorder as defined in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth ... Read More

Uncertainty and withdrawal draws negative feedback from other students, prompting even more withdrawal and leaving them with few chances to have close friends and as targets for teasing or bullying,study ... Read More

Emergency room visits related to club drugs – GHB, Ketamine, LSD and Ecstasy – remained stable or headed downward in 2002, according to a new report for the Substance Abuse ... Read More

About one-tenth of American adults, or 19.4 million persons, meet clinical criteria for a substance use disorder -- either an alcohol or drug use disorder or both -- according to ... Read More

Adults with a substance use disorder in 2002 were almost three times as likely to have serious mental illness as those who did not have a substance use disorder, according ... Read More

Substance abuse and mood and anxiety disorders that arise independently of substance abuse and withdrawal are some of the most common psychiatric disorders in the United States. More: Many with Co-Occurring ... Read More

Children in non-parental care, especially those in the care of people who were not relatives, have better environments than those cared for by their parents and perform better in several ... Read More