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Research On Alcohol Abuse in the News

'Pre-Gaming' Risky for Young Adults
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Young adults who engage in pre-drinking, also called pre-gaming, are more likely to drink heavily over the course of an evening than those who don't pre-drink, a new study from Switzerland suggests. Pre-drinking involves drinking alcohol at home or in …
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Alcoholic men can't feel your pain. Here's why
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And that's true even when he's sober, a new study suggests. Scientists suspect that chronic heavy drinking damages parts of the brain that are crucial to decoding others' emotions and to processing humor, especially irony. “Chronic alcohol abuse seems …
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Environment Can Have More Influence than Genes for Teen Alcohol Problems
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Alcoholic men can’t feel your pain. Here’s why. – NBCNews.com (blog)
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Alcoholic men can't feel your pain. Here's why. NBCNews.com (blog) Too much alcohol can ruin a man's appreciation of irony and block feelings of empathy. And that's true even when he's sober, a new study suggests. Scientists suspect that chronic heavy drinking damages parts of the brain that are crucial to decoding … Alcoholism Linked to Poor Sense of Empathy, Irony in MenU.S. News & World Report Alcoholic men demonstrate a deficit in empathy and distorted view of ironyScience Codex Men Alcoholics Can Read the Stories But Not the EmotionsMyHealthNewsDaily Everyday Health all 8 news articles »

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Honoring father not easy for daughter of alcoholic – Midland Reporter-Telegram
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Risk Of Alcohol Abuse in the News

Doubts cast over moderate alcohol consumption link to breast cancer risk
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Washington, October 24 (ANI): A review paper by two scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism in the USA has described the epidemiologic and basic scientific evidence linking alcohol consumption to the risk of breast cancer.
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Mental Health Study 13.05.10

A new study has found alcohol has a much more serious effect on the Forces than PTSD. Doctors say those returning from Afghanistan and Iraq run a 20 per cent greater risk of Alcohol abuse than those who’ve never deployed. The study in the medical journal “The Lancet”, also found rates of post-traumatic stress disorder remain stable But as Charlotte Cross reports for those it does affect the consequences can be devastating. Also we speak to our Health Expert Dr Rob Hicks.

The Stampede: Alcohol – my.hsj.org
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The Stampede: Alcohol my.hsj.org The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism reports that teens that start drinking before the age of 15 are four times more likely to develop an alcohol addiction than those who do not begin drinking until they are the legal age of 21 …

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Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF) – an introduction for churches

www.cmf.org.uk Medical issues affect every part of the Church, from end and start of life questions, to public health issues like smoking, drugs and alcohol abuse. Doctors can support churches, and in turn churches can support doctors. CMF makes the connection.

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Teenage Alcohol Abuse Statistics in the News

Forum looks at teen substance abuse in Lexington
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The 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey — completed by 85 percent of Lexington High School students — shows staggering statistics about LHS students. The survey reports that 49 percent of LHS students have at least one drink of alcohol a month (a figure …
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New Statistics on Underage Drinking
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To find out more about why underage drinking is a bad idea and about what parents can do to prevent their kids from doing it, FamilyGoesStrong talked with Ralph Hingson, director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism's division of …
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We Need a Conceptual Breakthrough in the War on Drugs – Huffington Post
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We Need a Conceptual Breakthrough in the War on Drugs Huffington Post The U.S. now has plans to combine its alcohol (the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) and drug agencies under the new rubric of addictive diseases. But we have two different theories about these addictions. We believe alcohol is not … Addiction Counselors Agree It's OK for Some Patients to Drink Alcohol …TestCountry.com (blog) all 2 news articles »

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Residents dispute council’s alcohol abuse claims – East London Advertiser
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Residents dispute council's alcohol abuse claims East London Advertiser Jon Shapiro, who is vice chair of the Spitalfields Community Group, has attacked the cabinet for not tackling alcohol abuse in the Brick Lane and Whitechapel area. The comments come just a week after Tower Hamlets council claimed reports of on-street …