Alcoholism Blog with Buddy T July 2006 Archive

A nationally syndicated radio program, "Steppin' Out - the 12 Step Radio Show," gives listeners a chance to hear what a 12 step meetings sounds like as real recovering people ... Read More

Debra Jay, coauthor of the book on family intervention, Love First, has written another book in which she urges families to get help for the alcoholics and addicts in their ... Read More

"For the next year I quickly went downhill, but it wasn't just me going down and in pain, it was my whole family. My girls were hurt and angry they ... Read More

Some people who have diabetes can safely drink moderate amounts of alcohol, but for others any amount of alcohol intake can have very negative health consequences. There are some circumstances ... Read More

Research has found that genetic factors play a role in a person's becoming a user and abuser of illicit drugs, but a new study of twins has a different perspective. ... Read More

Parental alcoholism is a risk factor for children to become alcoholics themselves, but that risk increases significantly if the children, especially boys, have novelty-seeking personalities, with risk-taking, thrill-seeking and impulsive ... Read More

Despite other studies to the contrary, new research at Penn State University found that alcohol beverage ads in magazine are not targeted at underage drinkers, but at the young adult ... Read More

"Through this last treatment I realized that regardless of the fact that I have this disease called alcoholism, I am responsible for my actions. All of those times I was ... Read More

Youngsters who begin drinking before age 14 are five times more likely to develop alcohol dependence compared to people who wait until age 21 to begin drinking, and are also ... Read More

A new cell phone with a built-in breathalyzer to test the blood alcohol level of users will not only warn them if they have had too much to drink to ... 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, says Karen ... Read More

A study of people who were only mildly impaired -- half the level of legal intoxication -- showed that their ability to notice a visual object was severely compromised when ... Read More

More than 2.4 million people in the U.S. initiated the non-medical use of narcotic pain relievers in the past year, which is more than initiated the use of marijuana or ... Read More