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Salon.com
July 14, 2000
Caroline Knapp |
Crashing and burning When the founder of the "alcohol in moderation" movement pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide last week, it was a sobering reminder that there's no alternative to quitting cold turkey.   |
Reason
May 2002
Stanton Peele |
Hungry for the Next Fix Behind the relentless, misguided search for a medical cure for addiction... |
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... |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2004 |
Alcohol Abuse: How to Recognize Problem Drinking Questions and answers on alcohol abuse. |
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. |
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
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. |
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... |
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
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. |
BusinessWeek
April 11, 2005
Catherine Arnst |
Can Alcoholism Be Treated? Research shows how stubborn addictions are -- and how medications may help. Drug companies have good reason to be pay attention. |
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. |
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? |
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. |
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? |
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. |
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
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 2007
David Harsanyi |
Prohibition Returns! Tee-totaling do-gooders attack your right to drink in America. |
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. |
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
April 2003
Jacob Sullum |
Good for the Heart Since the evidence that drinking can help prevent heart disease began to emerge in the 1970s, health nannies have worried that publicizing the connection would encourage alcohol abuse. But the latest study to confirm the health benefits of drinking suggests there is little cause for worry on that score. |
Salon.com
August 22, 2001
Annie Murphy Paul |
A rehab of one's own Gender-specific recovery programs for women are gaining ground, despite criticism of their "warm and fuzzy" approach... |
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. |
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. |
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? |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2005
Richard D. Blondell |
Ambulatory Detoxification of Patients with Alcohol Dependence An appropriate candidate for outpatient detoxification should have arrangements to start an alcohol treatment program and a responsible support person who can monitor progress, and should not have significant, acute, comorbid conditions or risk factors for severe withdrawal. |
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." |
Reason
May 2002
Nick Gillespie |
Rant: Teenage Wasteland Prohibition was repealed 70 years ago, but the mind-set behind it lingers on... |
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? |
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. |
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. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2004 |
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome Questions, answers, and recommendations on alcohol withdrawl syndrome. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2004 |
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome The spectrum of alcohol withdrawal symptoms ranges from such minor symptoms as insomnia and tremulousness to severe complications such as withdrawal seizures and delirium tremens. This article covers evaluation and treatment of the patient. |
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. |
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 Family Physician
November 1, 2005
Steven H. Williams |
Medications for Treating Alcohol Dependence Medications for treating alcohol dependence primarily have been adjunctive interventions, and only three medications -- disulfiram, naltrexone, and acamprosate -- are approved for this indication by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. |
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. |
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... |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2004 |
Substance Abuse Questions and answers on substance abuse. |
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. |
Salon.com
Steve Burgess |
Drunk like me While Alcoholics Anonymous and its 12-step offspring still dominate the addiction field, there is a growing clamor for more alternatives.... |
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? |
Salon.com
July 26, 2001
Cary Tennis |
My name is George, and I'm an alcoholic Nearing the 15th anniversary of the president's sobriety, a fellow ex-drinker tells what he sees when he looks at George W. Bush... |
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. |
DailyCandy
September 2, 2004 |
Drink to This Eliminate all remorse by drinking extract from the prickly-pear-cactus fruit, which, according to inside sources, battles that nasty morning-after crash. |
AskMen.com
Jeff Bayer |
Alcohol & Muscles A look at the correlation between alcohol and the muscle-building process. |
Reason
April 2004
Joli Jensen |
Emotional Choices What story you choose to believe about antidepressants reveals a deeper truth about who you are. |
AskMen.com
Dustin Driver |
Acceptable Vice Intakes What is a moderate amount of alcohol? Cigarettes? Caffeine? Sleep deprivation? |
