Crimes that are committed in a drug-induced fog generally are perceived as senseless and preventable – especially for the families of the victims. In a recent news post, it was reported that the body of Angel Bradley-Crockett was beaten so badly that when it was dumped on the side of Internet 90 in Ohio, two police officers mistook her body for a dead deer.
Officials claim this murder of a small town mother...
There are 13 million individuals in the United States that identify themselves as Asian. Asian Americans are part of a growing minority population that is expected to expand significantly over the next few decades.
As the diversity of the American population expands, it is important for policy-makers to understand the health needs of different groups of people, including assessing adequate availability of substance...
Can your place in society dictate your likelihood of survival when it comes to alcohol-related diseases? According to a recent Science Daily release, deaths related to alcohol are much higher in deprived areas of England and Wales.
The study was completed by researchers at the University of Sheffield and results suggested that there are substantially more deaths in socioeconomically deprived areas. The mortality...
Is it well-known that long-term exposure to alcohol enables an individual to build a tolerance to the substance. If alcohol is no longer consumed, withdrawal symptoms can emerge, including agitation, anxiety, tremors and even seizures. Small doses of alcohol can provide relief from these symptoms, which suggests that there is an alcohol-induced adaptation that resets the balance of signaling in neural circuits in...
In Beijing, students from Nanjing University of Finance & Economics have created a device that can be installed in a car to prevent the driver from operating the vehicle while intoxicated, the China News Service reported.
The device, called "Stop Prompted by Drunk," resembles a round box the same size as the steering wheel spindle. When correctly installed inside the steering wheel spindle, its...
