Alcoholism Blog with Buddy T May 2007 Archive

"I was in bed, naked, sweating and shivering cold, and coming off a blackout. I had relapsed. I have no memory of what happened to me from the time ... Read More

Those who have never attended a twelve-step support group meeting may have some misconceptions about how the meetings actually work. Barb M., a long-time member, explains what she thought ... Read More

A study of 42,374 adults by the Yale School of Medicine revealed that people who smoke cigarettes are up to five times more likely to abuse alcohol than non-smokers. ... Read More

A Canadian study has found that mailing a simple information pamphlet to drinkers in the general public can reduce binge drinking as much as 10 percent. Researchers at the ... Read More

Children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are at risk for developing alcohol and other substance abuse related disorders, especially if they have an alcoholic parent or they have ... Read More

A new guide distributed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration hopes to improve substance abuse treatment in the trauma care situation, where excessive drinking is often ... Read More

The Purdue Frederick Company and three of its top executives have been ordered to pay more than $634 million in fines for "misbranding" its addictive and widely abused drug ... Read More

For the third year the number of Web sites advertising or selling controlled perescription drugs like OxyContin, Vicodin, Valium, and Ritalin has increased dramatically with most of them not ... Read More

A new guidebook designed to help public and private agencies respond to families in the child welfare system affected by substanc abuse disorders is now available from the Substance ... Read More

What consequences face someone who is convicted of driving under the influence? Will they face an evaluation of their drinking and possible treatment? Sign up for this four-day email ... Read More

The human brain naturally begins to shrink with aging, but that process is speeded up for those who drink even moderate amounts of alcohol. A study of MRI scans ... Read More

Researchers have long wondered why some people with a family history of alcoholism become alcoholics and others do not. Now a Brookhaven National Laboratory study has found a difference ... Read More

A Swedish study has found that intervention programs for college students that include basic skills training are the most effective with students who are in the highest risk ... Read More

A long-time recovery group in Washington, D.C. has been accused of using cult-like tactics to attract and control younger people seeking sobriety and encouraging them to cut off all ... Read More

"As I tried to piece together the night before, and the day or two before that, the thought haunted me that the blackouts, which for the last few months ... Read More

If someone is arrested for drunk driving, most states make the assumption that the person has a drinking problem. Even after the first drunk driving offense, most states mandate ... Read More

In a stadium named after the president of one of America's largest beer brewers, the St. Louis Cardinals have banned alcohol from the clubhouse, five days after relief pitcher ... Read More

Paris Hilton, the heir to the Hilton Hotel fortune and a pop cultural icon, is headed to jail for a violation of her probation on an alcohol-related traffic offense. ... Read More

Young people who have a major depressive episode of two weeks or longer are twice as likely to use drugs for the first time or take their first drink ... Read More

The National Institute on Drug Abuse has scheduled a two-day conference to explore wide-ranging issues related to drug abuse, impaired decision- making, and HIV/AIDS on May 8-9 at the ... Read More

Children living with people who have drug and alcohol problems usually suffer on a number of social, physical and psychological levels. A research group in the U.K. has developed ... Read More