Alcoholism Blog

With an $11 million national advertising campaign and more than 11,500 law enforcement agencies participating, this Labor Day weekend will see the largest crackdown ever against impaired driving with ... Read More

In a genetic study of unprecedented scope, researchers have used new genomic technology to indentify human genes in people most at risk for developing alcoholism, which could revolutionize treatment and ... Read More

A new study has found that smoking while drinking actually reduces blood alcohol concentrations, meaning that people who are drinking to get drunk, such as binge drinkers, have to drink ... Read More

As with most illegal drugs, Heroin use has both short-term and long-term effects. Whether injected, snorted or smoked, heroin will begin to affect the body's central nervous system almost immeidately ... Read More

The percentage of drug users who enter treatment and actually complete the program dropped significantly from 1997 to 2002, according to a British study of 26,415 drug users over the ... Read More

Researchers have found that genetics may play a role in why Naltrexone, a medication used to reduce cravings in people trying to quit drinking, works for some and not for ... Read More

Methamphetamine is a highly-addictive drug, whether injected, snorted or smoked, that affects the brain and central nervous system. Methamphetamine increase levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine, which stimulates brain cells, enhancing ... Read More

A teen struggling with alcohol and drug addiction, eating disorders and the trauma of multiple rapes, Taryn writes, "October 19 was the day. It was my junior year of high ... Read More

Scientists have developed a new testing method that could identify children born with fetal alcohol effects who might otherwise not be recognized, especially if the mother does not admit to ... Read More

Cocaine can be snorted, injected and even smoked in some forms of the drug. In all cases cocaine is a strong central nervous system stimulant which can produce a wide ... Read More

In her story of her long journey back to sobriety, Madeline writes, "I lay in the ER from a atempted overdose, that I didn't succeed at doing. I had tried ... Read More

As new laws limiting the sale of cold medicines used to make methamphetamine have reduced the number of meth labs seized in the United States, law enforcement officials say superlabs ... Read More

With 31 percent of all HIV cases among men, and 57 percent among women, attributed to injection drug use, it is obvious shooting illegal drugs increases the risk of contracting ... Read More

"My sober date is Jan. 7, 2000. Prior to that I lived in a cardboard box for the last 17 years. I never had the desire to stop drinking. I ... Read More