http://alcoholhealtheffects.com/topic/alcoholism2011-11-09T15:30:36Z2011-11-09T15:30:36ZAFP Global Editiontag:alcoholhealtheffects.com,2011-11-09:/women-suffer-quicker-brain-damage-alcohol-abuse-study-4853365a/

<div><p>Women alcoholics suffer damage to the part of their brain that controls moods, impulses and sleep three times faster than their male counterparts, a Swedish study showed Wednesday.</p><p>Women suffer a 50-percent reduction in the so-called serotonin function in their brain after four years of excessive drinking, while men show the same amount of damage after 12 years of alcohol abuse, according to the study by researchers at <span><a title="Gothenburg University" href="/topic/Gothenburg+...

2011-08-23T07:30:09ZReuters US Online Report Entertainment Newstag:alcoholhealtheffects.com,2011-08-23:/illegal-drugs-winehouse-toxicology-report-4822834a/

<div><p><span>LONDON</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - Toxicology tests showed there were no illegal substances in British singer <span><a title="Amy Winehouse" href="/topic/Amy+Winehouse" >Amy Winehouse</a></span>'s body when she died last month aged 27, her spokesman said on Tuesday.</p><p>In a statement, he added that alcohol was present, but that it could not be determined what part if any it played in her death.</p><p>The "Reha...

2011-08-09T05:09:47ZAFP Global Editiontag:alcoholhealtheffects.com,2011-08-09:/long-work-hours-linked-alcohol-abuse-study-4817285a/

<div><p>Long working hours can more than triple the risk of alcohol abuse and addiction, <a title="New Zealand" href="/topic/New+Zealand" >New Zealand</a> research has found.</p><p>An <span><a title="University of Otago" href="/topic/University+of+Otago" >Otago University</a></span> study of more than 1,000 people aged 25-30 found a statistically significant link between the amount of hours worked and alcohol abuse.</p><p>"Individuals working 50 or more hours per week had rates of alcohol-relate...

2011-06-09T10:00:09ZReuters Life! Online Reporttag:alcoholhealtheffects.com,2011-06-09:/public-high-school-opens-precedentsetting-drug-clinic-4791621a/

<div><p><span>NEW YORK</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - An in-school drug and alcohol abuse clinic is opening at a public high school on <span><a title="Long Island" href="/topic/Long+Island" >Long Island</a></span>, the first of its kind in <a title="New York" href="/topic/New+York" >New York</a> state and possibly in the nation, treatment advocates said on Wednesday.</p><p>Responding to soaring rates of substance abuse among stud...

2011-05-09T11:30:36ZReuters US Online Report Entertainment Newstag:alcoholhealtheffects.com,2011-05-09:/whitney-houston-drug-rehab-4778248a/

<div><p><span><a title="Los Angeles" href="/topic/Los+Angeles" >LOS ANGELES</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - Singer <a title="Whitney Houston" href="/topic/Whitney+Houston" >Whitney Houston</a> is undergoing treatment again for drug and alcohol addiction, her spokeswoman said on Monday.</p><p>The multiple <span id="grammy_awards" class="inform"><a title="Grammy Awards" href="/topic/Grammy+Awards" >Grammy Award-winning</a></span...

2011-04-21T13:00:14ZReuters US Online Report Health Newstag:alcoholhealtheffects.com,2011-04-21:/80000-benefits-uk-due-addiction-obesity-4770988a/

<div><p><span>LONDON</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - More than 80,000 Britons claim payments for long-term sick leave because of obesity or drug or alcohol addiction, contributing to a 7 billion pound annual bill for Incapacity Benefit, the government said on Thursday.</p><p>Out of these, more than 21,200 alcoholics and drug addicts have been receiving the payments for over 10 years, according to the <span><a title="UK Department ...

2011-04-21T05:30:08ZReuters US Online Report Health Newstag:alcoholhealtheffects.com,2011-04-21:/80000-uk-benefits-due-addiction-obesity-4770765a/

<div><p><span>LONDON</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - More than 80,000 Britons claim payments for long-term sick leave because of obesity or drug or alcohol addiction, contributing to a 7 billion pound annual bill for Incapacity Benefit, the government said on Thursday.</p><p>Out of these, more than 21,200 alcoholics and drug addicts have been receiving the payments for over 10 years, according to the <span><a title="UK Department ...

2011-02-18T14:31:07ZReuters US Online Report Health Newstag:alcoholhealtheffects.com,2011-02-18:/alcohol-linked-complications-joint-surgery-4744360a/

<div><p><span>NEW YORK</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters Health</a></span>) - The more people drink before having a hip or knee replaced, the higher their risk for complications right after the surgery, a new study suggests.</p><p>Doctors have long suspected that excessive drinkers have more problems after surgery, but "this is the first study that really shows, with data and statistics," that it's true, said <span>Dr. Nicholas Giori</span>, from...

2011-02-11T14:30:24ZAFP Global Editiontag:alcoholhealtheffects.com,2011-02-11:/countries-fight-alcohol-abuse-4741321a/

<div><p>The <a title="World Health Organization" href="/topic/World+Health+Organization" >World Health Organisation</a> warned Friday that too few countries were taking steps to prevent alcohol abuse and raised alarm bells over major increases in alcohol consumption in <a title="Africa" href="/topic/Africa" >Africa</a> and <a title="Asia" href="/topic/Asia" >Asia</a>.</p><p>"Too few countries use effective policy options to prevent death, disease and injury from alcohol use," the <span><a title=...

2011-02-02T09:30:21ZReuters US Online Report Entertainment Newstag:alcoholhealtheffects.com,2011-02-02:/elton-john-billy-joel-rehab-4737346a/

<div><p><span>NEW YORK</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - British singer <a title="Elton John" href="/topic/Elton+John" >Elton John</a> has handed out some tough advice to his longtime friend and tour companion <a title="Billy Joel" href="/topic/Billy+Joel" >Billy Joel</a> who has spent much of his career battling alcoholism: seek better treatment.</p><p>John, who at age 63 recently became a dad with partner <span><a title="David Fur...

2011-01-04T18:30:55ZAFP European Editiontag:alcoholhealtheffects.com,2011-01-04:/scottish-singer-gerry-rafferty-dies-aged-63-agent-4725187a/

<div><p>Scottish singer-songwriter <a title="Gerry Rafferty" href="/topic/Gerry+Rafferty" >Gerry Rafferty</a>, who enjoyed huge success with 1970s hits "Baker Street" and "Stuck in the Middle With You", has died aged 63 after a long illness, his agent said.</p><p>Rafferty, who spent his final years battling alcoholism, reportedly died peacefully at home on Tuesday in <span id="dorset" class="inform"><a title="Dorset" href="/topic/Dorset" >Dorset</a></span>, with his daughter Martha at his bedsid...

2011-01-03T10:31:02ZReuters US Online Report Health Newstag:alcoholhealtheffects.com,2011-01-03:/family-history-alcoholism-raises-obesity-risk-4724094a/

<div><p><span><a title="Chicago" href="/topic/Chicago" >CHICAGO</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - People with a family history of alcoholism may be turning to high-calorie treats instead of booze to satisfy their addiction, researchers say, a change that could be fueling the obesity epidemic.</p><p>Because alcohol and bingeing on junk foods stimulate the same parts of the brain, it may be that people with a predisposition to alc...

2010-12-31T10:30:15ZReuters US Online Report Health Newstag:alcoholhealtheffects.com,2010-12-31:/spike-problem-drinkers-proposed-new-rules-4722810a/

<div><p><span>NEW YORK</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters Health</a></span>) - Proposed revisions to formal criteria for alcohol abuse and dependence would label significantly more people as problem drinkers, a new study from <span><a title="Australia" href="/topic/Australia" >Australia</a></span> shows.</p><p>"Our analyses show that the proposed changes would lead to about a 60 percent increase in the diagnosis of alcohol use disorders in Austral...

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