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Alcohol Consumption Around The World (PHOTOS, POLL)

Posted 12.21.2009 | World

Read More: Booze Britain, Slidepoll, Drunk, Turkey, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Booze, Binge Drinking, Luxembourg, Drinking, Hungary, World News

The Organization For Economic Cooperation And Development (OECD) recently released their 2009 collection of health data sets for OECD states. Combing...

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Brittany Murphy and the Hollywood Fishbowl

Ruth Fowler | Posted 12.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Brittany Murphy, River Phoenix, Vicodin, Brittany Murphy Dies, Binge Drinking, Amy Winehouse, Lindsey Lohan, Paparazzi, Substance Abuse, Simon-Monjack, Alcoholics Anonymous, Heath Ledger, DJ AM, Simon Monjack Brittany Murphy, Heath Ledger Death, Celebrities, Living News

If I ever started abusing substances again it will be because I have an irresistible and distorted urge to enjoy illicit substances 'recreationally,' 'without harm.' The sad thing is River, Heath, DJ AM and Brittany probably thought the same.

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Spain: Binge Drinking Among Teens On The Rise

Spain drinking | Posted 10.12.2009 | World

Read More: Spain Binge Drinking, Binge Drinking Spain, Spain, Binge Drinking, Europe, Spanish Teens, Teenagers, World News

MADRID, Spain -- Friday night in a Madrid square. Dozens of adolescents hanging out. Two-liter soda bottles strewn at their feet, along with colorful ...

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Spending On Alcohol

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Economy, University of Michigan, Beer, Economic Crisis, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Youth Radio, Drinking and Driving, Wine, Lauren Silverman, Binge Drinking, Youthradio, Drinking Age, Drinking, Addiction & Recovery, Health, Living News

They say to start saving when you're young. After my 21st birthday I took this advice and made a commitment to cut down on spending. Unfortunately, beginning to save and turning 21 seem to mix about as well as Bailey's Irish cream and lime juice.

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Australian Racing Fans Limited To "Only" 24 Beers A Day (PHOTOS)

Posted 10.06.2009 | World

Australian police are gearing up for an annual crackdown on motor-racing fans - limiting race-goers to 24 cans of beer a day. The BBC reported that...

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Where is Mental Health in Health Care Reform?

Lloyd I. Sederer, MD | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Depression, Mental Health Homes, Mental Health, Morbidity, Screening, Health Care Reform, National Institute of Mental Health, Mortality, Binge Drinking, Substance Abuse, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Cancer, Health Care, Care Paths, Politics News

Have you heard a word about mental health in the deluge of discussions that populate health reform communications on TV, radio and newspapers? Have you seen any mention in Federal legislative offerings?

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Binge Drinking Raises Risk of Infection

BBC NEWS | Posted 11.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Prevention, Health, Swine Flu, Alcohol, Addiction, Binge Drinking, Immune, Immune System, Drinking, Wellness, Living News

Drinking copious amounts of alcohol in one session scuppers the immune system by knocking out proteins essential for fighting off bacteria and viruses...

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Female Alcoholics: Their Secret Lives

wellness.com | Elizabeth Weise | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Alcoholics, Women, Mental Health, Women's Issues, Women's Health, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Alcoholic, Motherhood, Alcohol Abuse, Binge Drinking, Drinking, Addiction & Recovery, Living News

The numbers are troubling: An estimated 17.6 million adults in the USA are either alcoholics or have alcohol problems, according to the National Insti...

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Education in Chicago: Binge Drinking Reveals a Desperate Boredom With College

Bill Sweetland | Posted 09.13.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Education, Death of College Teaching, Campus Drunkenness, Campus Alcoholism, College Presidents, Binge Drinking, College Drunkenness, Research Universities, Drinking, College Teaching, B. Joseph White, Chicago News

College presidents now threaten to supplant high school principals as the new national symbol of moral and intellectual bankruptcy, imbecility, and incompetence.

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Jin Guoqing: Chinese Official Dies In Drinking Binge

Associated Press | Posted 08.20.2009 | World

Read More: Jin Guoqing, Foreign Affairs, China Alcoholism, Alcoholism, Binge Drinking, China, Advocacy, World News

BEIJING (AP)---- One Chinese official is dead and another is in a coma after bouts of excessive drinking, state media said Monday in a report highligh...

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Binge Drinking On The Rise Among US College Students

Yahoo! News | Steven Reinberg | Posted 07.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Binge Drinking, Diet, Personal Health, College, Drinking, Health, Universities, Beer, Addiction & Recovery, Living News

Binge drinking among American college students is on the rise, along with its consequences of drunk driving and drinking-related deaths, U.S. health o...

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It's Not OK, Seth Rogen

Anna Wainwright | Posted 05.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Camille Paglia, Asher Roth, College, Seth Rogen, Pop Culture, Binge Drinking, Sexual Assault, Anna Faris, Entertainment News

My love for Seth Rogen evaporated when I read an interview for his new film, Observe and Report, in which he defends the most controversial scene in the movie.

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Ohmigod! Drinkers Think Better for Longer! Hide This From Children AND Adults!

Stanton Peele | Posted 02.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Health, Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimers, Dependence, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drugs, Alzheimer's, Binge Drinking, Substance Abuse, Drinking, Living News

How much is less than 1-2 drinks? Maybe put a touch of alcohol on your tongue every other day with an eye dropper -- no cheating and putting two drops while we're not looking!

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Why Harm Reduction Makes Sense: These Three Things I Know are True

Stanton Peele | Posted 01.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Youth, Underage Drinking, Harm Reduction, Drugs, Teen Alcohol Abuse, Binge Drinking, Drug Use, High School Students Survey, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug Czar, American Teen, Adhd, High School, Drug Abuse, Substances, Health, Living News

How many adult substance abusers abstain? By now, we are inured to the frequent visits to rehab by problem drinking and drug abusing entertainment figures.

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Spring Break -- Just Say No.

Tracey Jackson | Posted 11.21.2008 | Living

Read More: Teenager, Parenting, Spoilt, Parenting Advice, Alcohol, Teens, Underaged Drinking, Natalie Holloway, Teen-Parent Conflict, Teen Drug Abuse, Teens Parents, Alcohol-Related Arrest, Teen Alcohol Abuse, Binge Drinking, Spring Break Destination, The Price of Privelige, Living News

These kids may be on their way to college but when they board those flights to Spring Break, passport and parent's Amex in hand, they are often still seventeen-years-old.

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What To Drink In A Financial Crisis

Chris Hall | Posted 11.02.2008 | Style

Read More: Cocktails, Binge Drinking, Drinking, Economy, Alcohol, Economic Crisis, Chris Hall, Recipes, Style News

It's Fall, and already there's a hint of wintry chill in the air—especially down on Wall Street, where it looks like there won't be as many wads...

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New Alcoholic Energy Drink Attacked By States

AP | EMILY FREDRIX | Posted 10.18.2008 | Home

Read More: Millercoors, Sparks, Binge Drinking, Drinking, Home News

MILWAUKEE — Twenty-five states asked beverage maker MillerCoors LLC on Wednesday to abandon plans for a new caffeine-infused alcoholic energy dr...

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Freshman: How Not to Puke In Class

Christine Whelan | Posted 10.12.2008 | Living

Read More: Bustedhalo, Freshman, Friday Classes, Thirsty Thursday, College, Spirituality, Hangover, Vomit, Binge Drinking, Living News

As a professor of an intro sociology class, I've got 150 students who need to set their alarms and get to lecture -- sober -- each Friday morning.

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French Teens Develop Taste For Binge Drinking

The Guardian | Jon Henley | Posted 09.27.2008 | Style

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For years, the French have dismissed out-of-control teenage drinking, like hooliganism, as "a British disease". France, it was said (by the French but...

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How To Talk To Your Daughter About Drinking

Newsweek | Barbara Kantrowitz and Pat Wingert | Posted 09.11.2008 | Living

Read More: Parenting, Binge Drinking, Teenage Drinking, Teenage Girls Drinking, Living News

In the next few weeks, parents of college freshmen will be helping their kids pack up all those seemingly indispensable items for dorm life. Sending a...

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When Did Being Drunk Become a Badge of Honor?

Felicia C. Sullivan | Posted 07.16.2008 | Living

Read More: Binge Drinking, Alcoholics Anonymous, Health, Detox, Alcoholism, Sobriety, Living News

Is it normal to openly lament if one doesn't drink for one solitary week? Do we find ourselves saying we need that glass of wine, rather than simply enjoying and savoring it?

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Are You A Functioning Alcoholic?

The Daily Telegraph | Natasha Courtenay-Smith | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Drunkorexia, Alcoholism, Eating Disorders, Eating Disorders and Alcohol Abuse, Functioning Alcoholism, Anorexia and Alcohol Abuse, Binge Drinking, Alcoholic, Living News

If you love a good cocktail or two or maybe three after work (not that we would know anything about that), you might crack the occasional joke about b...

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Why People Drink Themselves Silly

The New York Times | Benedict Carey | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Binge Drinking, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Living News

Researchers have had a hard time understanding binge behavior. Until recently, their definition of binge drinking -- five drinks or more in 24 hours -...

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