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Alcohol-Related Deaths on the Rise Globally

One in 25 deaths across the globe can be directly attributed to alcohol consumption, according to new research from the Toronto-based Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. ...

Testing the Relationship between Alcohol and Internalizing Problems in Young Adults

The effects of alcohol have been examined to test its impact in many different areas, including family relationships, academics and work performance. Pathological behaviors associated with alcohol have shown patterns where those three areas...
recent from alcoholism Hundreds of Students Suspended from School due to Alcohol Abuse in Ireland
Over a five-year period, 360 students were suspended from secondary schools in Northern Ireland because of alcohol abuse. The BBC reports that the figures were released in response to an assembly question which was asked by the SDLP MLA Thomas Burns. ...
recent from binge drinking College Binge Drinking
While binge drinking continues to be a growing problem among college students, some believe that universities and colleges are missing the mark in their fight against this activity on campus. A new study suggests that binge drinking on campus leads to 500,000 injuries in just one year in the U.S. The Windsor...
recent from research & news Alcohol-Related Deaths on the Rise Globally
One in 25 deaths across the globe can be directly attributed to alcohol consumption, according to new research from the Toronto-based Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. ...
recent from treatment Topiramate and Alcohol Addiction Treatment
The National Insitute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) continues its active funding of research into new and more effective treatments for various kinds drug and alcohol dependence. Alcohol dependence afflicts about 4 percent of the adult U.S. population, and is the third leading cause of preventable death in this...
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Alcohol and the Brain

Dr. David Sack, Addiction Psychiatrist