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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 |
Alcohol Abuse: How to Recognize Problem Drinking Questions and answers on alcohol abuse. |
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. |
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 Withdrawal Syndrome Questions, answers, and recommendations on alcohol withdrawl syndrome. |
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. |
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. |
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? |
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. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2004 |
Substance Abuse Questions and answers on substance abuse. |
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
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. |
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. |
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. |
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
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. |
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... |
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. |
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? |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
AskMen.com
Justin Becker |
How To: Cure A Hangover There are ways to relieve the headache, nausea and fatigue experienced after having one drink too many. |
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
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. |
AskMen.com
Jeff Bayer |
Alcohol & Muscles A look at the correlation between alcohol and the muscle-building process. |
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
Adrienne Turner |
Calorie Content of Alcohol It's a fact we all know but never want to admit: a couple of beers one night, a glass of wine the next and a few cocktails on the weekend all contribute to your spare tire. |
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
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
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. |
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. |
AskMen.com
Ross Bonander |
4 Steps: Hold Your Liquor Not holding your liquor can lead you into an assortment of dates with trials and troubles. |
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
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
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? |
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? |
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
October 15, 2004 |
High Blood Pressure An informative pamphlet on what high blood pressure is, what the numbers mean and how and when the condition may be treated. |
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. |
Reason
May 2002
Stanton Peele |
Hungry for the Next Fix Behind the relentless, misguided search for a medical cure for addiction... |
Reason
May 2002
Nick Gillespie |
Rant: Teenage Wasteland Prohibition was repealed 70 years ago, but the mind-set behind it lingers on... |
AskMen.com
Jon Skindzier |
Drinking Jobs Here are five drinking jobs you can aspire to attain -- with the proper motivation. |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2006 |
Cirrhosis and Chronic Liver Failure: What You Should Know The basics about cirrhosis and chronic liver failure. |
AskMen.com
February 1, 2006
Luc Gougeon |
A Lesson In Drinking Vodka Vodka's composition is quite simple, it can be made of practically anything: rye, potatoes, corn, beets or even sugar. Russians normally make grain vodka, while the Polish community uses various sources. |
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. |
