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Main Category: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Article Date: 20 Nov 2009 - 3:00 PST Drug dependency is a recurrent but treatable kind of addiction.

Older adults who have alcohol dependence problems drink significantly more than do younger adults who have similar problems, a new study has found.

For most of his years, Richie Kane struggled through a living hell of physical and sexual abuse, alcoholism and membership in one of the most notorious gangs in the country.

A Spanish study has found that long-term moderate drinking decreased the risk of heart disease by up to one-third in men and to a lesser degree in women.

A Russian government commission has approved plans to set a minimum price for vodka, the latest step in a campaign led by President Dmitry Medvedev to crack down on alcohol abuse, local news agencies reported.

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DRINKING a bottle of wine a day, or half a dozen beers, cuts the risk of heart disease by more than half in men, it has been shown.

A MOTHER found dead surrounded by nine sherry bottles was mourning the death of her husband and had a long history of drug and alcohol abuse, an inquest heard.

Main Category: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Also Included In: Psychology / Psychiatry A new study in the Journal of American College Health finds that students placed by their universities in coed housing are 2.5 times more likely to binge drink each week than students placed in all-male or all-female housing.

Drug stocks dipped in early action Tuesday, while shares of Alkermes Inc. gained for the second day on positive news about two of its substance-abuse therapies.

In hopes of reducing alcohol abuse, they are calling for a new approach to the debate over whether alcohol industry sponsorship of sports increases drinking among sports participants.

An ingredient derived from the vine noted for gobbling up native Southeast landscapes could help treat alcoholism, according to a study.

Alkermes Inc. said a late stage clinical trial shows its drug Vivitrol, which is used to help alcoholics quit drinking, also helped opioid addicts stay off drugs.

Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs ; Psychology / Psychiatry Article Date: 14 Nov 2009 - 1:00 PST Igor Grant, MD, professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, and colleagues have been awarded a $17 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to ...

Governing is a matter of priorities. Winnebago County District Attorney Christian Gossett rightly points out the folly of Wisconsin lawmakers putting a ban on motorists talking on cell phones ahead of passing tougher drunken driving laws.

American Pie star Tara Reid has brushed off rumors she is engaged to her internet entrepreneur boyfriend after she was spotted sporting a large pink diamond on her ring finger.

Abstract It has been suggested that schizophrenia and alcoholism are associated with violent behavior.

Main Category: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Also Included In: Anxiety / Stress Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness College athletes who use performance-enhancing substances may be at heightened risk of misusing alcohol and using recreational drugs as well, according to new research in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

Main Category: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology IT / Internet / E-mail Article Date: 12 Nov 2009 Every time a person snorts cocaine, it doesn't just go to his or her head: It also provokes a response in the immune system, creating special biomolecules that may serve as a permanent record of each exposure.

Main Category: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Also Included In: Neurology / Neuroscience Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have shown that intermittent access to foods rich in fat and sugar induces changes in the brain which are comparable to those observed in drug dependence.