Alcoholism And Alcohol Abuse in the News

Pennsylvania hospital to open country's first inpatient treatment program for …
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The program was organized by experts in the field and cognitive specialists with backgrounds in treating more familiar addictions like drug and alcohol abuse. "[Internet addiction] is a problem in this country that can be more pervasive than alcoholism …
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Pregnant women drinking less: study
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"This study showed a steady and statistically significant decline in the proportion of women who reported drinking alcohol during pregnancy from 2007 to 2011," the article said. It found that 34.8 percent of pregnant women surveyed reported drinking …
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Is Africa the Drunk Continent? How Time Magazine Ignored the Data
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While the WHO regional averages provide a unique guide to alcohol consumption rates, they provide little insight into the extremely varied drinking patterns of individual countries which are the focus of more detailed country profiles. The data is also …
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Carolyn Hax: Guilt over using a dog breeder; drinking and social commentary
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I recently “adopted” a purebred dog, or at least, that's how I think of it. Some people ask, did you adopt her? I just say yes. Is she a mix? I say, “Nope she is a [breed].” Is she a rescue? This forces me to say: “No, I got her from a breeder in …
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