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American Family Physician
March 15, 2004 |
Alcohol Abuse: How to Recognize Problem Drinking Questions and answers on alcohol abuse.   |
Science News
February 22, 2003
Janet Raloff |
Tipsy Times What health benefits can accrue from moderate tippling may disappear completely in people who binge to excess. And plenty of people do, a new study finds, with the incidence of inebriation on the rise in the United States. |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2002 |
Problem Drinking -- How To Recognize It Guidelines for recognizing problem drinking and getting help if necessary... |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2003 |
Substance Abuse--How To Recognize It Am I drinking too much?... Am I taking risks with alcohol or other mood-altering substances?... Has my drinking or drug use become a habit?... Is alcohol or drug use taking over my life?... Has drinking alcohol or using drugs become a problem for me?... etc. |
Science News
February 15, 2003
Janet Raloff |
'Don't Drink Alone' Gets New Meaning In what may be bad news for bars and pubs, a European research consortium has found that people drinking alcohol outside of meals have a significantly higher risk of cancer in the mouth and neck than do those taking their libations with food. |
AskMen.com
May 23, 2012 |
How To Hold Your Liquor Researchers from Yale University are testing a drug that could stop alcohol from making you extremely drunk, no matter how much you drink. |
Reason
June 2003
Jacob Sullum |
Drink Up Anyway It was more than a decade ago that wineries first tried to inform their customers about the health benefits of moderate drinking. Since then the evidence has only gotten stronger, but the federal government still won't let them talk about it. |
Reason
October 2004
Hanson & Walcoff |
Age of Propaganda The U.S. government attacks teenage drinking with junk science: Research designed to promote the current drinking age gets federal funding, a stamp of approval, and widespread dissemination, regardless of its scientific merit. |
American Journal of Nursing
November 2008
Madeline A. Naegle |
Screening for Alcohol Use and Misuse in Older Adults: Using the Short Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test--Geriatric Version The availability of accurate, easy-to-use screening tools to detect people in need of counseling can increase the number of older adults whose lives can be improved and even lengthened. |
Health
November 2007
Linda Formichelli |
Is Alcohol Really Good for You? Just a glass or two raises your risks for some scary diseases and lowers them for others. What's right and wrong with drinking? |
Salon.com
April 12, 2002
Lisa Moricoli Latham |
Lurch and destroy A new study shows that college binge drinkers, now with more women in their ranks, wreak havoc on campus. Harvard researcher Henry Wechsler charts the damage... |
AskMen.com
Chris Good |
Do You Drink Too Much? Alcohol has a prominent position in the culture of the young working man. But are you really sure that your drinking poses no threat to your social, work or physical health? |
Reason
November 2007
Jacob Sullum |
Does 21 Save Lives? A recent paper casts doubt on the widely accepted claim that setting the de facto national drinking age at 21 saves lives. |
Fast Company
David Lumb |
Science Confirms: Your Brain Responds Differently To Wine You Think Is Expensive Researchers have found that preconceived beliefs about a wine's price may actually change the drinker's brain activity, according to a study published in the Journal of Marketing Research. |
Reactive Reports
Issue 47
David Bradley |
Hangover Culprit Found Do some East Asians have a special vulnerability when consuming alcohol? Masako Yokoyama thinks so. Acetaldehyde is a clue. |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2002
Mary-Anne Enoch & David Goldman |
Problem Drinking and Alcoholism: Diagnosis and Treatment Although associated with considerable morbidity and mortality, alcoholism often goes unrecognized in a clinical or primary health care setting. Several brief screening instruments are available to quickly identify problem drinking, often a pre-alcoholism condition... |
AskMen.com
Joshua Levine |
Is Alcohol Good For You? Some quick suggestions on how to enjoy your lifestyle and enjoy your glass of wine in order to live a healthy, long life. |
Outside
January 2010
Will Palmer |
License to Swill It turns out that moderate drinking might not be preventive medicine after all. But that doesn't mean it's not good for you. |
AskMen.com
Geoffrey Lansdell |
Top 10: Drinking Countries In a study, that assessed per capita alcohol consumption around the globe, all but one of the top 15 countries were European. |
AskMen.com
James Fell |
Alcohol And Weight Gain Alcohol calories rival that of sugar-sweetened beverages. Liquid calories are not satiating, and high ingestion is a major cause of weight gain. |
Seasoned Cooking
January 2009
Simon Evans |
Eat, Drink and Be Brainy More and more studies continue to emerge on the brain fit benefits of some food and drinks. |
Reason
December 2008
Jacob Sullum |
College Dry More than 100 university presidents and chancellors called for "an informed and dispassionate public debate" about lowering the drinking age. |
AskMen.com
Galitt Araf |
Drink Without Gaining Weight Drinking is so commonplace in our society that it is the one thing many dieters struggle with the most. |
Reason
November 2000
Stanton Peele |
After the Crash The author of the 1994 book Moderate Drinking and founder of Moderation Management, an organization aimed at helping problem drinkers control their alcohol consumption, killed two motorists in a crash while driving drunk in March. This tragic accident throws the moderation movement into upheaval... |
AskMen.com
Phil Pivnick |
Low Calorie Alcohols If you want an alcoholic drink and you're watching your weight, which is the best way to go? Here are some choices. |
Salon.com
August 23, 2000
Cynthia Kuhn & Wilkie Wilson |
Sober realization Although I quit drinking years ago, I am concerned that I may have irreparably damaged my health. Should I be worried? |
Reason
May 2002
Nick Gillespie |
Rant: Teenage Wasteland Prohibition was repealed 70 years ago, but the mind-set behind it lingers on... |
Reactive Reports
Issue 43
David Bradley |
Ibogaine Gaining on Alcohol Addiction Ibogaine has been used outside the US to treat addiction because of its known ability to reduce cravings for drugs of abuse and alcohol. |
AskMen.com
Alex Santoso |
Liver Health: The Beer Drinker's Best Herbs Studies have suggested that, when consumed in moderation, beer has many health benefits. |
American Family Physician
July 1, 2000
Ted D. Epperly |
Health Issues in Men: Part II. Common Psychosocial Disorders During screening examinations and, when appropriate, other health-related visits, family physicians should be alert for signs and symptoms of common psychosocial disorders in men. Health issues of concern include alcohol and substance abuse, domestic violence, midlife crisis and depression. |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2005 |
Alcoholism-What Should I Know About It? A patient hand-out on the disease and how to get help for it. |
AskMen.com
Charles Capuano |
FAQ On Alcohol There's hardly a man who doesn't enjoy his drink, but few among them know what the happy elixir does to the body and the mind. Once you know some of the effects that alcohol has on your body, use the information for your own benefit -- that is, have fun, but always drink responsibly. |
Reason
May 2002
Stanton Peele |
Hungry for the Next Fix Behind the relentless, misguided search for a medical cure for addiction... |
Reason
February 2009
Radley Balko |
Let My Students Drink College presidents say it's time to lower the drinking age |
Managed Care
June 2007
Lisa A. Higgins |
Sobering Stats Invite Insurers To Fight Alcoholism Effectively Health plans may not be able to control problem drinking by their members. They can, however, affect the way their contracted providers approach the problem. And that may be what makes the difference. |
Chemistry World
October 7, 2013
Megan Tyler |
Searching for a hangover cure Scientists have suggested that what you drink following the consumption of alcoholic beverages could alter the effect of alcohol on your body. The carbonated drink Sprite emerged as a potential reliever of alcohol-related symptoms. |
Salon.com
May 31, 2001
Fiona Morgan |
Is it Jenna Bush's problem or ours? Adolescent psychiatrist Lynn Ponton analyzes the first daughter's "age-appropriate" behavior... |
Salon.com
May 31, 2001
Joan Walsh |
The first family's alcohol troubles President Bush downplayed his own drinking problem and hid a DUI. Now his daughters are making news for underage drinking. Is there a connection? |
AskMen.com
Charles Capuano |
FAQ On Alcohol - Part II Here are answers to some questions you may have concerning the effects of alcohol on your body and your mind. |
Health
August 2005 |
Cheers! Six reasons why a little wine every day may be beneficial. |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2004 |
AlcoholEdu for High School Outside the Classroom Inc. recently announced the availability of AlcoholEdu for High School, a Web-based prevention program that engages high school students with science-based alcohol education |
Salon.com
November 1, 2000
Cynthia Kuhn & Wilkie Wilson |
Daily dose I drink, smoke dope, pop Vicodin and take Prozac. Why hasn't my body given out yet? |
AskMen.com
Dave Golokhov |
Alcohol And IQ Many people drink beer to wash away their problems, but we all know that drinking alcohol doesn't really solve anything -- or does it? |
Nursing
April 2012
Elliott et al. |
Managing alcohol withdrawal in hospitalized patients A focused nursing assessment is critical in identifying the potential for alcohol withdrawal symptoms in all hospitalized patients. This article discusses how to assess patients at risk and how to use these assessment findings as a basis for nursing interventions. |
AskMen.com
Jeff Bayer |
Alcohol & Muscles A look at the correlation between alcohol and the muscle-building process. |
AskMen.com
Jim Bauer |
How To: Prevent Hangovers Here are some tips that you can use before, during and after your big night out to avoid a hangover. |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2003
David J. Mersy |
Recognition of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Ten percent of the population abuses drugs or alcohol, and 20 percent of patients seen by family physicians have substance-abuse problems, excluding tobacco use. These patients can be identified by relying on regular screening or a high index of suspicion based on "red flags." |
American Journal of Nursing
January 2011
Vicky Keys |
Alcohol Withdrawal During Hospitalization For a chronic drinker, sudden alcohol withdrawal because of an unexpected hospitalization can lead to escalating withdrawal symptoms and even death if unrecognized and untreated. |
AskMen.com
Dustin Driver |
FAQ On Men's Health Issues The following questions and answers have been compiled for the busy guys out there who have health issues and no time to address them. |
Fast Company
Samantha Cole |
The Correlation Between Drinking With Coworkers And Success Why is having a whiskey -- or five -- considered the mark of an overachiever or "team player," when we know binging is destructive in the long run? |
