Alcoholism Blog

An elementary school intervention program that taught children impulse control and gave their teachers and parents better management skills has long-lasting effects extending into early adulthood, showing that the children ... Read More

Here's another reason for underage drinking laws: Adolescents are more vulnerable than any other age group to developing nicotine, alcohol and other drug addictions because the regions of the brain ... Read More

Young people caught in the grip of alcohol and drug abuse or addiction need support to help make recovery possible. Two video resources from the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug ... Read More

The U.S. Supreme Court voted 6-2 to uphold the use of drug-sniffing dogs by police during routine traffic stops, even if the police have no reason to suspect that narcotics ... Read More

The annual Monitoring the Future survey for 2004 indicated an overall decline in teen drug use in the past year, but inhalant abuse by eight graders increased significantly. Trend analysis ... Read More

Acamprosate, sold under the brand name Campral, is the first drug in 10 years approved by the FDA for treatment alcoholism, but counselors warn that taking it alone will probably ... Read More

As the baby boomer generation grows older, the number of people 50 and older who will need treatment for alcohol or drugs is expected to nearly triple in the next ... Read More

With health problems associated with alcohol consumption reaching "alarming proportions" worldwide, the World Health Organization has launced a three-year study to find ways to counter alcohol abuse, especially among young ... Read More

DEA Administrator Karen P. Tandy says the agency's arrest and extradition of Ze Wai Wong from Canada, along with the arrests of 130 co-defendants in 16 cities in the United ... Read More

Although it is yet to become a nationwide trend, some colleges are finding that the establishment of recovery dorms -- for students who are in recovery from alcoholism or drug ... Read More

Former Oakland Raiders' center Barret Robbins remains unconscious and in critical condition in a Miami hospital, where he has undergone several surgeries to repair internal damage from being shot in ... Read More

Barret Robbins, former Oakland Raiders center, is in critical condition in a Miami Beach hospital after he was shot during a struggle with a police officer who was investigating a ... Read More

For the first time, beginning this week, new Medicare beneficiaries will be eligible for an introductory physical examination that will screen for alcoholism, depression, high blood pressure and diabetes. "The ... Read More

Canadian Health Minister Ujjal Dosnjh plans to draft a proposal to ban the sale of prescription drugs on the Internet to people living outside of Canada to protect the supply ... Read More

With alcohol still the most popular drug of choice among adolescents, more and more high schools are using breath tests to check for alcohol consumption at school and at school-sponsored ... Read More

A pilot, who had a blood-alcohol level of .09 before trying to board an AirTrans Airways plane that he was supposed to fly to Atlanta, has been fired by the ... Read More

Thelma White, who played the hard-core addiction queen in the 1936 film "Reefer Madness" that became a cult classic in the 1970s, died in Los Angeles at age 94. A ... Read More

Michigan State University's board of trustees will vote next month on a proposal to ban the consumption of alcohol in most public places on the East Lansing campus and to ... Read More

A 50-year-old Michigan woman who admitted to drinking three glasses of Listerine had a blood-alcohol content three times the legal limit after she ran into the rear of another vehicle, ... Read More

Those interested in the program of Alcoholics Anonymous are now able to access online almost every Grapevine article and letter ever published -- all 12,000 of them -- on subjects ... Read More

If your children are using drugs or drinking while underage, they are breaking the law, and are not likely to admit that to their parents or any other adult. This ... Read More

Those interested in learning more about the 12-step program of recovery, or take the steps themselves, are again able to join small online focus groups which will meet in a ... Read More

Forest Laboratories has announced that Campral is now available to physicians, patients and pharmacies throughout the United States to help maintain abstinence from alcohol by restoring the chemical ... Read More

Former first lady Betty Ford has stepped down as the chairman of the board of directors for the alcohol and drug rehab center that bears her name and will hand ... Read More

Researchers found that when the normal function of insulin-like molecules in the brain of fruit flies is reduced, the intoxicating effect of alcohol increases. Drugs already exist that could modify ... Read More

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has launched a National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK. More: Sex, Drug Use Increase Teen Suicide ... Read More

A new study has found that heavy drinkers -- men who consume an average of three or more alcoholic beverages per day -- are nearly 45 percent more likely to ... Read More

Valproate, a drug used to control seizures, can help alcoholics who also have bipolar disorder reduce their drinking, according to a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center study. Researchers found that ... Read More

Monsignor Ignatius D. McDermott, founder of Haymarket Center, a drug and alcohol rehab facility which helped thousands of Chicago street people who were addicted to alcohol and drugs, died Dec. ... Read More

Nebraska lawmakers are looking at a proposal to limit access to over-the-counter cold medications which can be used to make methamphetamine by requiring them to be sold only in pharmacies ... Read More

The Iowa Department of Public Safety reported that Iowa law enforcement agencies busted a record 1,301 methamphetamine labs during 2004, as the popularity of the drug continues to grow in ... Read More

Some addicts are finding that writing poetry can help them in their battle to overcome their addiction at the Washington Community Arts and Cultural Center, known as WashArts. In his ... Read More