Alcohol

Shame Kills Alcoholic Mom

Did Alcoholic Shame Cause Mom’s Suicide? Sometimes we focus on the tragedy and forget the other victims. In this case, a mother who was accused of killing her own child while in an alcoholic stupor. Toni Medrano earned the shameful nickname, “Vodka Mom” when her story made it onto the Nancy Grace television show. Medrano ….

Alcohol In The Stomach With Other Drugs

Researchers have recently studied how the presence of alcohol in the stomach can affect the absorption of other, prescription drugs. The study, published in Molecular Pharmaceutics, used simulated stomach fluids to measure different rates. The speed at which a drug enters the body directly affects what happens afterwards. A drug that absorbs twice as fast ….

Marketing Alcohol To Kids

There’s an ongoing battle for territory on Facebook and other social media outlets among advertisers. In a previous article we saw how self regulation is supposed to solve the problem. Certainly the alcoholic beverage industry doesn’t want the FDA or other regulatory agency stepping in and telling them what they can and cannot do. But ….

RADD: An Influential Organization You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

There’s a thing about catch phrases. They get in your head. One of the most famous, “Friends don’t let friends drive drunk” has been bouncing around for years. That slogan along with “Buckle up, every trip, every time” have penetrated the public consciousness, but the organization behind them hasn’t. It’s actually been around since 1986 ….

Rodney King Autopsy Shows Drugs And Alcohol

Rodney King became nationally famous when Los Angeles police were filmed brutally beating him in 1991. He became a symbol for institutional injustice. Last month, he was found unconscious in a swimming pool by his fiancée. King later died at the hospital. A coroner’s report, just released, shows that King had cocaine, marijuana and alcohol ….

New Treatment Aimed At Liver Damage From Alcoholism

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School have found a target for preventing liver damage from alcoholism. The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation used mice to show that blocking a specific inflammatory-causing receptor significantly lessened alcoholic hepatitis. The receptor, IL-1 is also in humans. It now seems to be a major contributor ….

Boozy Treats – Alcohol For The Sweet-Toothed

When USA Today reported on the rise of alcohol in everything from milkshakes to ice cream bars, it seemed a little unbelievable. Who, for example, wants Jack Daniels in their kids’ ice cream? Well, according to one manufacturer, the spiked ice cream sandwiches are selling pretty well, at about 10% boozy to traditional. Then there’s ….

Give That Baby A Drink!?

It’s probably not surprising that parents believe whacky things. What may be surprising is just how many do so. For example, some mothers think that giving alcohol to their toddler or young child will protect them from drinking later on. The idea parallels one where you make a child smoke until it makes them sick, ….

Alcohol Abuse Tied To Sexual Orientation Issues

Referred to as sexual minorities, there is a segment of the population who are not firmly fixed in orientation. They are in flux between male and female and many explore their feelings in college. A study in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs has now linked this process to a higher rate of ….

Selling Alcohol To The Vulnerable

Addiction specialists tell us there are clear risk factors associated with alcohol abuse and addiction. Poverty, a family history and exposure to pro-alcohol messaging all rank highly. A report from the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth shows that marketers know this and target African Americans with their advertisements. The introduction outlines the problem: “Among ….

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