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Alcohol Sale Sites Impact Rates of Violence

Is there a correlation between violence and the number of alcohol sales sites? According to two Indiana University professors, this correlation not only exists, the highest assault rates are associated with carry-out sites selling alcohol for consumption off-site. These findings were presented in a recent Science Daily release. ...

Protestant Head Resigns After Drunk-Driving Charge

The head of Germany’s 25 million Protestants resigned on Wednesday after police stopped her for driving while under the influence of alcohol just four months after becoming the third woman to head a major Christian church. ...

Adverse Childhood Events Linked to Substance Dependence

Difficulties during childhood are tied to many adverse effects in adulthood. Research has found that victim of such traumas as childhood sexual abuse and neglect are more likely to experience difficult psychological and physical conditions as adults. ...

MADD President to Speak About Ignition Interlock Devices in Kentucky

Laura Dean-Mooney, the National President of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), will speak in Kentucky Thursday, Feb. 18, in support of lifesaving legislation. ...

Study Links Alcoholic Energy Drinks to Drunk Driving

Bar patrons who consumed energy drinks mixed with alcohol were three times more likely to leave drunk and four times more willing to drive drunk compared to patrons who drank alcohol alone, according to researchers who surveyed college-aged drinkers as they left bars. ...

Study Examines Similarities and Differences in FASD and ADHD Children

With prenatal exposure to alcohol, the impact on behavioral, cognitive and social development is often referred to as fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), a recent post in Science Daily compared the attention and cognition problems to those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). ...

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 are deteriorated as alcohol dependence increases. ...

Stress Hormone Tested in Alcohol Dependency

Is it possible that a specific stress hormone can be responsible for the development and maintenance of alcohol dependence? According to a team of scientists from the Scripps Research Institute, the corticotrophin-releasing factor (CRF) plays this significant role. ...

Research Could Lead to Treatment to Reduce Health Problems Associated with Enzyme Defect

It is a well-known fact that alcohol can make you sick. According to recent research, nearly one billion people throughout the world could be experiencing DNA damage due to the metabolism of alcohol into acetaldehyde, a toxic chemical. ...

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