Archive for the ‘Alcohol Addiction’ Category

Increasing Alcohol Taxes Could Save Lives, Florida Study Shows

Several studies have shown that alcohol taxes affect drinking behaviors, but few studies have looked at the effects of taxes on alcohol-related death. Researchers from the University of Florida analyzed the effects of multiple changes in alcohol tax rates in Florida from 1969 to 2004 on disease-related...
August 9th, 2010 | Alcohol Addiction | Read More

Genes May Determine Susceptibility to Social Drinking Cues

A new study has found that your genes influence the ways in which you respond to environmental social drinking cues such as alcohol advertisements and seeing other people drinking. The study, published in the journal Psychological Science, was conducted by Helle Larsen from Radboud University in the...
July 27th, 2010 | Alcohol Addiction | Read More

One in Three Pregnant or Breastfeeding Women Drink Alcohol in Australia

Despite widespread media and educational efforts to spread awareness of the dangers of alcohol consumption for expectant and breastfeeding mothers, a recent survey in Australia reveals that one-third of new mothers are still drinking alcohol.
June 13th, 2010 | Alcohol Addiction | Read More

WHO’s Plan to Help Curb Alcohol Abuse

The World Health Organization (WHO) endorsed a strategy on Thursday in an effort to help curb alcohol abuse, which includes getting tougher with companies that market alcohol on social media sites like Facebook. The strategy would also raise alcohol taxes and impose minimum pricing for alcoholic beverages.
May 21st, 2010 | Alcohol Addiction | Read More

Actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers Returns to Alcohol Rehab

 "The Tudors" star Jonathan Rhys Meyers is returning to London to begin treatment for his addiction to alcohol, the actor’s rep confirms to People.com.
May 19th, 2010 | Alcohol Addiction | Read More

Video Game Hopes to Help Recovering Alcoholics Stay Sober

A video game being developed by the University of Central Florida (UCF) and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in Charleston, S.C. hopes to help recovering alcoholics reintegrate with sober life and prevent recidivism, the Orlando Sentinel reported.
May 14th, 2010 | Alcohol Addiction | Read More

Gauging an Alcoholic’s Level of Engagement in AA

A new empirical model has been developed to quantify and gague an alcoholic’s level of engagement in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)-related helping (AAH). The model was created by Maria Pagano, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and the instrument...
April 8th, 2010 | Alcohol Addiction | Read More

More Army Soldiers Seeking Treatment for Alcoholism

After driving with a blood-alcohol content more than three times the legal limit and nearly decapitating a 19-year-old woman, Army Sgt. Edison Bayas is serving a 15-year prison sentence for intoxication manslaughter. The decorated career soldier is just one of thousands whose problems with alcohol spun...
February 22nd, 2010 | Alcohol Addiction | Read More

What if the Buddha Were an Alcoholic?

Author and meditation instructor Kevin Griffin will be lecturing on the interrelationship between the 12 steps and Buddhism and leading a meditation retreat this weekend at Against the Stream Meditation Society, located at 4300 Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. The first event, hosted by Writers In Treatment,...
February 5th, 2010 | Alcohol Addiction | Read More

Rip Torn to Enter Rehab after Alcohol-Related Arrest

Actor Rip Torn was so intoxicated when he broke into a Connecticut bank carrying a loaded gun that he thought he was home, taking off his hat and boots and leaving them by the door, according to court records.
February 4th, 2010 | Alcohol Addiction | Read More