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11. 12 Health Risks of Chronic Heavy Drinking
    

    It's no secret that alcohol consumption can cause major health problems, including cirrhosis of the liver and injuries sustained in automobile accidents. But if you think liver disease and car crashes are the only health risks posed by drinking, think again: Researchers have linked alcohol consumpti

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12. Drinking on the Rise Among U.S. Women
    

    Sept. 15, 2011 -- Problem drinking among women in the U.S. is on the rise, a new study shows. Women are catching up to men when it comes to how much and how often they drink alcohol. As a result, they are increasingly at risk for developing alcohol problems. What's more, men and women who were born

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13. Genes Play Role in How Alcohol Affects Men and Women
    

    Aug. 15, 2011 -- New genetic research may help explain some of the different ways that alcoholism affects men and women. Gender differences in alcoholism have previously been attributed to differences in size and body composition. But the new study suggests that genes may also play a role in the way

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14. Even Small Amounts of Alcohol May Impair Driving
    

    June 21 2011 -- Driving with a buzz can be as dangerous as driving when you are fully intoxicated, a new study suggests. The blood-alcohol content (BAC) limit in the U.S. is set at 0.08%, but levels well below this legal limit are associated with car accidents that cause incapacitating injury and de

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15. Study: Alcohol, Energy Drinks Are Risky Combo
    

    April 15, 2011 -- Drinking alcohol and energy drinks together has become trendy, but it can also be risky, a study suggests. The combination makes drinkers feel more stimulated than alcohol alone. However, it has no effect on the impulsivity and lack of inhibitions that come with drinking, says stud

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16. Few Alcoholics Realize They Need Help
    

    April 8, 2011 -- Most Americans with alcohol dependency don’t realize they need treatment and don’t believe that treatment would help, a federal report finds. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration says that of the nation’s 7.4 million adults aged 21 and 64 who have an untreat

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17. Teen Drinking Brews Adult Trouble
    

    Feb. 8, 2011 -- Older teenagers who are heavy drinkers are more likely than those who aren’t to develop drinking problems as adults, including alcoholism, new research indicates. The researchers who analyzed the results of 54 studies, half of them done in the U.S.,  say more work is needed to determ

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18. CDC: Binge Drinking 'Huge U.S. Health Problem'
    

    Oct. 5, 2010 -- Binge drinking is a "huge public health problem" in the U.S., yet most of us don't know it's a problem, the CDC today announced. Because 80% of binge drinkers are not alcoholics, it's not recognized as a problem, CDC Director Thomas Frieden, MD, MPH, said today at a news teleconferen

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19. Many Doctors Don't Report Incompetent Colleagues
    

    July 13, 2010 -- One-third of doctors who knew of peers who were incompetent or impaired, such as from alcohol or drug use, said they did not turn them in, according to a new survey. ''I was expecting the number who said they reported to be higher," says researcher Catherine M. DesRoches, DrPH, assi

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20. Dangerous Cocktail: Energy Drinks + Alcohol
    

    Feb. 12, 2010 -- College-age drinkers who swill alcoholic energy-drink cocktails are three times more likely than alcohol-only drinkers to leave a bar drunk. What's more, those imbibing energy cocktails are four times more likely to attempt drunken driving, find University of Florida researchers Den

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