Study Finds Non-Medical Prescription Opioid Users Have Multiple and Distinct Profiles

Dallas – Bobby Finds Sue Ellen Drinking

After finding out about JR and Holly Harwood, Sue Ellen has started drinking again. Bobby arrives home in time to stop her and she breaks down.

Social contacts, self-confidence crucial to successful recovery through Alcoholics Anonymous, study finds

Among the many ways that participation in Alcoholics Anonymous helps its members stay sober, two appear to be most important — spending more time with individuals who support efforts towards sobriety and increased confidence in the ability to maintain abstinence in social situations. Researchers now report the first study to examine the relative importance of [...]

SAMHSA study finds 51.5% drug-related hospital visits by older patients

SAMHSA study finds 51.5% drug-related hospital visits by older patients Adults aged 50 and older comprise 51.5 percent of all emergency department visits each year related to adverse reactions to medications, according to a study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Read more on News-Medical-Net Hume booze toll exposed STAGGERING figures show [...]

Alcohol-free 449 club finds temporary digs

Alcohol-free 449 club finds temporary digs Last summer it was an idea. Now it’s a date. People wanting to dance without drinking will soon have a chance to step out at a new club. I wrote about the 449 Club in August , when organizer Coyle Jefferson II was planning to start an alcohol-free dance [...]

Kids with ADHD much more likely to develop substance abuse problems as they age, study finds

Kids with ADHD much more likely to develop substance abuse problems as they age, study finds Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD, or ADD) are two to three times more likely than children without ADHD to later develop serious substance abuse problems in adolescence and adulthood, report psychologists. Read more on Science Daily Billy [...]

Student Judicial Services finds no alcohol dependency

Student Judicial Services ordered less than 30 students to undergo addiction assessments during this past fall semester, and found none to be dependent on alcohol. alcohol and addiction news

Hold The Red Bull: Energy Drinks Don’t Blunt Effects Of Alcohol, Study Finds

Marketing efforts that encourage mixing caffeinated “energy” drinks with alcohol often try to sway young people to believe that caffeine will offset the sedating effects of alcohol and increase alertness and stamina. But a new study led by researchers from the Boston University School of Public Health and the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies [...]

Energy drinks don’t blunt effects of alcohol, study finds

While marketing efforts that encourage mixing caffeinated “energy” drinks with alcohol often try to sway young people to believe that caffeine will offset the sedating effects of alcohol, a new study has found that the addition of caffeine to alcohol — mixing a caffeinated drink with vodka, for example — has no effect on enhancing [...]

Researcher Finds That Energy Drinks Lead To Increased Alcohol Consumption

This fall, several U.S. universities banned Four Loko from their campuses. The increasingly popular American energy beverage, which can contain up to 12 per cent alcohol, was associated with a string of incidents in which people were hospitalized or died of alcohol poisoning. Last month, pressure from the Federal Drug Administration forced its manufacturer to [...]