The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released findings of a CDC Vital Signs study that reveals that in 2010 approximately 112 million people drove their car whilst under the influence of alcohol; that is nearly 300,000 drink-drivers each day. CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H. declared: “The four million adults who drink and [...]
What are the signs of alcoholism? I drink 3 or 4 drinks a night, 27 out of 30 nights. Alcoholism?
September 30, 2011 By 7 Comments
10. Cafés and the Culture of Drink
September 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
France Since 1871 (HIST 276) Because drinking is such an integral part of French culture, alcohol abuse has been historically ignored. Although there have been celebrated attempts to address this problem, such as Zola’s L’Assomoir, it is only in the past five or ten years that the government has seriously tried to tackle the problem [...]
As described in Alcoholics Anonymous, are people really “powerless” over drink?
September 10, 2011 By 9 Comments
I have difficulty believing that humans, in general, are powerless and cannot control their behaviour. I say behaviour because taking a drink of booze is a chosen and acted upon knowingly. By saying we are powerless over our behaviour, we sabotage our unique characteristics of changing and adapting to our enviornment. I think the AMA [...]
Middle-Aged Women Who Have One Drink A Day Appear To Have Better Overall Health In Later Life
September 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Women approaching 60 years of age who have one alcoholic drink a day, appear to enjoy better overall health as they age than abstainers say Qi Sun from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and colleagues, who examined data from nearly 14,000 women taking part in the [...]
I drink 3 bottles of wine every weekend is this normal or alcoholism?
August 18, 2011 By 1 Comment
Motherless — Have you ever had that much to drink?
July 16, 2011 By 11 Comments
Alcohol, communicating about alcohol. Im here to explain the consequences and effects of alcohol on the human physical body, together in relationship with the mind consciousness systems. The chemical structure of alcohol is designed in such a way–now, its the design of the chemical structure of the alcohol–because everything in this world has got aif [...]
Drink driving grandma should have “life sentence” on driving
March 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Drink driving grandma should have “life sentence” on driving The friend of a cyclist killed by a drunk-driving grandmother on the Kapiti Coast two years ago believes the woman should lose her licence for life. Read more on NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News Book review: Jodi Picoult’s ‘Sing You Home’ Jodi Picoult’s novel addresses same-sex marriage [...]
Don’t Drink.
February 27, 2011 By 25 Comments
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