Alcohol Addiction Articles

• Women Who Drink and Drive May Have Unique Emotional, Mental Health Characteristics

  When women drink and drive, what characteristics do they have? Researchers at the University of Nottingham said that female drunk drivers may have similar, and surprising, traits - including well-educated, in older age groups, and typically divorced or widowed. more...

• Early Alcohol Initiation and Later Alcohol Problems

  Teen drinking is associated with many immediate risks, including a higher risk of injury and a tendency to engage in risky sexual behaviors. Teens that drink regularly may also experience difficulties in academic achievement and in relating to parents and siblings. more...

• Study Links Impulsivity of Alcohol-Dependent Individuals to Brain Anomalies

  Impulsivity associated with alcohol dependence could be the result of functional anomalies in brain regions that are associated with cognition and emotion. more...

• Study Suggests Link Between Prenatal Alcohol Consumption and Conduct Disorder

  Despite efforts by the Surgeon General and other organizations to encourage women not to drink alcohol during pregnancy, the message may not be getting through. Now, recent research adds more to the list of devastating consequences for alcohol use during pregnancy, with strong indications that prenatal alcohol use may be linked with conduct disorder later in life for children and teens. more...

• Swedish Alcohol Consumption Trends

  Alcohol consumption shows trends over multiple months, giving policymakers a view of how the general population is making consumption decisions. Alcohol consumption is an important public health concern. Decisions about drinking impact other areas of life, and can lead to possibly risky behaviors, such as dangerous sexual choices, and rash decisions. more...

• Corporate Sponsorship May Lead to Increased Alcohol Consumption

  In the United States, it is difficult to separate sports and alcohol in the spectator's experience. The sound of "ice cold beer" being shouted over the thwack of the baseball bat seems like as much a part of the game as the 7th inning stretch. Americans go to games at Busch Stadium and Coors Field, and a good football match-up always starts with a long tailgating party, right? more...

• EU Needs Standardized Focus on Alcohol Consumption Risks

  There is a growing problem in a number of European countries: citizens are regularly consuming large amounts of alcohol and their health is suffering as a result. A recent Medical News Today report suggests that severe diseases are growing at an alarming rate, affecting those at an increasingly younger rate than in the past. more...

• Cardinals Player's Blood-Alcohol Level Three Times Legal Limit

  St. Louis Cardinals third baseman David Freese had a blood alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit when he was arrested. more...

• Do You Have a Problem with Alcohol?

  This questionnaire by the National Institutes of Health is designed to identify symptoms of alcohol abuse and dependence. more...

• Crossing the Line from Social Drinker to Alcohol Abuser

  How much alcohol is too much? The general rule of thumb is that you wouldn't be asking if you didn't have a problem. more...

• Man Gets Life Sentence for Drunk Driving Fatality

  A Canadian man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a woman in a wheelchair while driving drunk. This was his 19th drunk-driving conviction. more...

• Women in Business and Alcohol

  As women rise to the top of their professions, they are faced with increasing social commitments that inevitably involve alcohol. more...

• 24 Hour Drinking Laws in UK Blamed for Increase in Alcohol Deaths

  Many people believe that the increase in alcohol-related deaths in the UK could be due to the 24-hour drinking laws. more...

• Alcohol Abuse Increases in People Over 50 in Germany

  Across Germany, incidents of alcohol poisoning and abuse among those over 50 are increasing. more...

• Milwaukee Mother Arrested for Drunk Driving Four Times in One Month

  A young mother of two has been arrested four times in one month for drunk driving, including at least once instance where her 4-year-old son was in the car. more...

• Glamorous Portrayals of Alcohol and Marketing to Women Encourage Drinking

  The media often portrays drinking as glamorous and sophisticated, and this attitude can feed the denial of those who abuse alcohol more...

• Recession and Increased Drinking: Alcoholism on the Rise

  An industry study demonstrates that Americans are buying more alcoholic drinks in the economic downturn than they did the year before when the country was enjoying strong growth. more...

• Common Misconceptions About Alcohol Abuse

  Alcohol use is so prevalent in our society that notions about its abuse are bound to occur. In fact, we may harbor some misconceptions ourselves about alcohol abuse. Its time to set the record straight. more...

• Latest Alcohol Treatment Options

  During the past 15 years, increasing awareness of and attention to the problem of alcohol addiction in the U.S. has resulted in many new programs and therapies. more...