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Salon.com
October 11, 2000
Cynthia Kuhn & Wilkie Wilson |
Smashed and stoned When I was drunk I smoked some pot, and then sounds echoed and my vision blurred. Is this a normal reaction to mixing the two?   |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2004 |
Alcohol Abuse: How to Recognize Problem Drinking Questions and answers on alcohol abuse. |
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
March 15, 2004 |
Substance Abuse Questions and answers on substance abuse. |
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? |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2002 |
Problem Drinking -- How To Recognize It Guidelines for recognizing problem drinking and getting help if necessary... |
AskMen.com
March 3, 2001
Joshua Levine |
Addictions And Substance Abuse Advertisements, social pressures, and the human desire for quick fixes to life's difficult problems all contribute to the prevailing attitude that drugs can ease all pain. Unfortunately, using drugs and alcohol can -- and often do -- have serious consequences... |
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. |
Reason
April 2008
Jacob Sullum |
No Bad Drugs Two books on drug use in America offer conflicting opinions and further emphasize the arbitrary distinctions at the root of drug prohibition. |
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? |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2006 |
Cirrhosis and Chronic Liver Failure: What You Should Know The basics about cirrhosis and chronic liver failure. |
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 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. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2004 |
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome Questions, answers, and recommendations on alcohol withdrawl syndrome. |
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." |
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. |
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. |
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? |
Salon.com
October 18, 2000
Cynthia Kuhn & Wilkie Wilson |
Hooked on painkillers My doctor prescribed narcotics after my accident and now I can't get off them. What should I do? |
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
May 2002
Stanton Peele |
Hungry for the Next Fix Behind the relentless, misguided search for a medical cure for addiction... |
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. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2006 |
Depression: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is depression?... What causes depression?... Symptoms of Depression... How is depression diagnosed?... etc. |
Salon.com
June 21, 2000
Kuhn & Wilson |
Dazed and unused In the debut of a new column on drugs, our expert pharmacologists advise a woman on what to do with her stoned boyfriend's lack of interest in sex. |
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. |
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... |
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. |
Salon.com
May 3, 2001
Maria Russo |
Built on the buzz Drugs like alcohol and tobacco created the modern world, argues one historian, but caffeine still rules it... |
Fast Company
Lydia Dishman |
Yes, You Can Get Fired For Doing Legal Drugs In the department of counter intuitive court rulings, Colorado's Supreme Court ruled in favor of Dish Network, when the company fired an employee for smoking marijuana. |
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. |
AskMen.com
July 2, 2001
Ash Karbasfrooshan |
Addiction In The Workplace According to Timothy Dimoff, a former narcotics detective, 5 to 17% of American workers arrive at their jobs under the influence of drugs or alcohol. And based on what the experts have to say, the remaining 83 to 95% could be itching to get home to get plastered... |
AskMen.com
Dustin Driver |
Acceptable Vice Intakes What is a moderate amount of alcohol? Cigarettes? Caffeine? Sleep deprivation? |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2000 |
Using Tobacco: Why You Need to Quit Why do I need to stop using tobacco?... Why is it so hard to stop smoking?... How can I stop smoking?... How do I get ready to stop smoking?... What will happen when I stop smoking?... What is nicotine replacement?... What is bupropion (Zyban)?... |
Reason
April 2004
Joli Jensen |
Emotional Choices What story you choose to believe about antidepressants reveals a deeper truth about who you are. |
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 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. |
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. |
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. |
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
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. |
AskMen.com
October 28, 2000
Joshua Levine |
The Benefits Of Marijuana Are you sick of hearing your girlfriend nagging you about letting go of your pot pasttime? Have you been hearing a lot of negative things about the use of marijuana lately? Would you like to know what the real deal is behind the use of this infamous drug? |
AskMen.com
August 13, 2001
Bernie Alexander |
The Legalization Of Marijuana Not a day goes by when there is not a discussion about legalizing marijuana. The fact of the matter is that there are many existing factors that would both support and reject legalization... |
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. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2002 |
How to Stop Smoking Make the decision to quit smoking. Stopping smoking is the best thing you can do for your health... |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2003 |
Heart Failure What is heart failure?... What causes heart failure?... What are the symptoms of heart failure?... What tests will I need?... What treatment will I need?... What medicines will I need to take?... etc. |
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
November 2002
Jacob Sullum |
Urine -- or You're Out Drug testing is invasive, insulting, and generally irrelevant to job performance. Why do so many companies insist on it? |
The Motley Fool
August 13, 2004 |
Health-Related Money-Saving Tips A few little steps can yield significant savings results. |
