Topic: Alcoholism
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow banned night-time sales of vodka and other spirits on Wednesday, part of a nationwide drive to curb crime and disease linked with Russia's national drink. The ban is among a series of tough measures to reduce alcohol abuse ...
CARSON CITY — Not all matters that come before the Nevada Gaming Commission involve weighty policy decisions. Sometimes they deal with random misbehavior.¥ Caesars Palace has agreed to pay a $250,000 fine for failing to stop a customer from dancing on a ...
Alcoholic Janetta van Bruggen settles comfortably into a clinic chair, lights a cigarette and takes a supervised swig from a tall, frosted mug -- her sixth beer since breakfast. Previously forced to drink on the sly, up to two litres (two quarts) ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A combination of antidepressants, alcohol counseling and behavioral therapy may help curb violent tendencies in men with drinking problems, a small clinical trial suggests. U.S. government researchers found that adding the antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac) to alcohol treatment ...
Pope lays out terms for accused German bishop to resume work; urges forgivenessThe pope on Thursday told a German bishop who resigned amid accusations of physical abuse, sexual harassment and alcoholism that he must take time for silent prayer, treatment and reconciliation ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Actor Chris Klein, who was arrested last week on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, has checked into a rehabilitation clinic for alcohol addiction, People magazine reported Monday. The 31-year-old actor, most famed for the ...
British author, eccentric, and self-styled dandy Sebastian Horsley has died aged 47Self-styled dandy and noted British eccentric Sebastian Horsley, who found fame in a botched attempt to crucify himself in the Philippines, died Thursday aged 47, according to Tim Fountain, who is ...
A minimum price for a unit of alcohol should be imposed to help combat Britain's rising scourge of alcohol abuse, a leading health watchdog said on Wednesday. One in four men and women drink dangerous amounts of alcohol that could cause physical ...
The World Health Organisation is calling for discounts on drinks to be banned and for advertising targeting young people to be scrapped as part of a strategy to cut alcohol abuse approved on Thursday. The strategy drawn up by the UN health ...
Roy Keane claims many Irish players have a problem with alcohol which is threatening to derail their careers. Former Republic of Ireland and Manchester United star Keane, now the manager of English Championship club Ipswich, was a drinker himself in his younger ...
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