A new study of alcohol and drug use by teenagers found that African-American teens were less likely to be abusing drugs and alcohol than non-Hispanic whites. The group with the highest rates of abuse and addiction was Native American.
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Child of a beautiful Hollywood starlet, married to men whose faces grace the covers of grocery store magazines and a movie star in her own right – the life of the rich and famous is full of privilege and advantages. Sometimes those lives are also full of sadness and struggles common to the rest of us. Movie star Melanie Griffith, at least, says that summarizes a large part of her life.
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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 mortality, and found that raising alcohol taxes would prevent 600 to 800 deaths per year caused by alcohol-related diseases. Florida hasn’t changed alcohol taxes since 1983.
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College drinking has been an increasing problem over the last few years, and many public health organizations have made recommendations for steps colleges and college communities can take to help curb problematic drinking. However, a new study by researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health shows that few colleges are actually taking those steps.
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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.