NASCAR driver AJ Allmendinger was arrested early Thursday on a charge of drunken driving in Mooresville, North Carolina.
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NASCAR driver AJ Allmendinger was arrested early Thursday on a charge of drunken driving in Mooresville, North Carolina.
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An alcohol addiction expert has told RadarOnline.com that David Hasselhoff will die unless he can overcome his addiction to alcohol.
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According to a certified alcohol and drug counselor, an unintended consequence of gastric bypass surgery is the increased risk of alcohol abuse. Laura Lagge of New Dawn Recovery in Citrus Heights, California, told News 10’s Live Online viewers that she is seeing more women struggling with alcohol abuse after having gastric bypass surgery for their weight problems.
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Almost half of Kenya’s adult population drinks alcohol, and some drink too much, putting their children at risk. Voice of America’s Cathy Majtenyi describes a “family entertainment” spot in Nairobi where children play and parents drink nearby. Scenarios like these are disturbingly common in Kenya, says Jennifer Kimani, CEO of the government’s National Campaign Against Drug Abuse.
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Besides affecting lives, careers, health, and memory, alcohol also damages relationships. Alcoholics have long been known to have difficulty reading emotional cues, which can range from taking offense when none was intended to failing to pick up on a loved one’s feelings of anger or joy, but it was never known how or why—until now.
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In 2005, New Mexico, which led the United States in alcohol-related crashes for years, became the first state to require an interlock ignition device for every convicted drunk driver. These devices act as an alcohol breathalyzer and require drivers to prove they are sober before the engine will start. Now New Mexico is ranked 25th among states in alcohol-related fatal crashes and is expected to rank lower when the latest numbers are compiled later this year.
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US Representative John Sullivan is returning to Congress after a month-long stay at the Betty Ford Clinic in California for alcohol addiction. He plans to seek another term in office.
The 44-year-old Oklahoma Republican told Tulsa World that his announcement in late May to seek treatment was not triggered by a single incident. He says he experienced “one of those moments of just clarity” that people struggling with addiction often have.
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As Marlins pitcher Scott Proctor recovers from elbow ligament replacement, he’s also attempting to recover from alcoholism. Out for the season due to his elbow injury, Proctor told the New York Times and the New York Daily News that he is a recovering alcoholic and decided to quit drinking before his surgery. He has been attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings for more than a month.
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Researchers found that an alcohol control program at Western Washington University that also involved the community—including police efforts—led to a decline in binge drinking by college students. The findings highlight the importance of college-community cooperation in combating problem drinking, says lead researcher Robert F. Salz, PhD, of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation in Berkeley, CA.
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Alcohol addiction, also known as alcoholism, is a condition in which the impacted person drinks in a way that creates negative consequences for them or others.
Alcohol addiction does not necessarily mean you drink every day, or even that you get drunk every time you drink; however, there is a general feeling of loss of control, physical side effects such as black outs (not remembering blocks of time), hangovers, and in more serious cases gastrointestinal and liver problems.