Alcohol Abuse News

Toronto - A recent report from Canada's Center for Addiction and Mental Health has found that Canadians are drinking more alcohol that any other country surveyed.

A research team reveals that the presence of a specific type of gene in an individual could cause them to binge drink by boosting levels of a happy brain chemical triggered by alcohol.

Lima - At least 26 people were killed and 10 injured this morning in a fire at a private rehabilitation center for drug and alcohol addiction in Lima, Peru.

Nineteen top doctors have put their names to a letter calling for a minimum price for alcohol, which they claim will save lives. They may know a lot about human biology, unfortunately, they appear to understand little or nothing about human nature.

Phoenix - Teenagers have found a new way of getting drunk by inserting vodka-soaked tampons into their vaginas, says a Phoenix police resource officer. And it's not just girls; boys are inserting the alcohol-drenched feminine hygiene products in their rectum.

According to a study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the cost of excessive alcohol consumption to the United States exceeded $223 billion in 2006.

Working at least 50 hours a week increases the risk of alcohol problems by up to three times, that’s according to a study by University of Otago, Christchurch in Australia.

The big boys of beer better look out, as there is a counter movement to get them to withdraw booze ads, especially the sexy type, and to be appropriate for youth.

Public service campaigns that use guilt and shame are not effective when it comes to alcohol abuse according to a study from Indiana University Kelley School of Business.

"Marijuana is not a "gateway" drug that predicts or leads to substance abuse, suggests a 12-year University of Pittsburgh study. Moreover, the study's findings call into question the long-held belief that has shaped governmental policy for six decades."