Alcoholism November 2005 Archive

How alcohol makes a person feel can play a part in whether or not that drinker develops alcohol problems and now researchers believe they have found the gene that is ... Read More

Each day, more than 9,000 new driver's licenses are issued to teens nationwide, the very same age group that is at greatest risk for marijuana use, and a 2005 survey ... Read More

Safe drinking guidelines are based on a standard drink containing 0.6 ounces of pure alcohol, but when people drink at home they usually pour larger than standard-sized drinks, according to ... Read More

George Best, legendary Manchester United soccer forward and pop icon, lost his lifelong battle with alcoholism Friday, Nov. 25, 2005. Best, who continued to return to the drink in spite ... Read More

This weekend kicks off the most dangerous time of the year on U.S. Highways -- from Thanksgiving Day until New Year's -- and Thanksgiving weekend is the most dangerous ... Read More

The Alliance for Recovery, a Seattle-based nonprofit organization, launched a national nightly radio talk show dealing exclusively with addiction and recovery. Recovery - Coast to Coast, which went on the ... Read More

An alcohol-screening test that measures carbohydrate deficient transferrin in the blood can detect patients' drinking habits and potentially could lower the cost of care for those with chronic diseases such ... Read More

High death rates in Russia from drinking are even worse due to the consumption of "surrogate" alcohols -- products that contain alcohol but are not intended for consumption, such as ... Read More

A simple eye movement test can help diagnose children suffering from Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and enable practitioners to improve treatment for the condition because they can begin treatment early. Queen's ... Read More

We need to put to rest the thought that there is such a thing as a lone drug user, a person whose habits affect only himself or herself. Drug use, ... Read More

A study of how men behave toward their partners found that specific acts or tactics used to continue and protect their relationship could be a harbinger of danger and signal ... Read More

Researchers have found that prenatal alcohol exposure can affect an infant's visual acuity or sharpness of vision, adding another adnormality observed in children suffering from fetal alcohol syndrome. The authors also ... Read More

Researchers have confirmed that drinking even moderate amounts of alcohol can affect blood coagulation -- acting as a "blood thinner" -- which can have both positive and negative health effects. Previous ... Read More

Child psychiatrists have found that a child's characteristics and environment are more likely to affect the age at which they take their first drink than a family history of alcoholism. A ... Read More