News Related to Alcohol Abuse

1. Adults Supplying Alcohol to Underage Drinkers
   

   June 26, 2008 -- Millions of underage drinkers are getting their alcohol for free from adults, many of whom are their parents, according to a federal study released Thursday. The study shows that about 40% of the estimated 11 million regular drinkers under age 21 got their alcohol for free from some

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2. Risky Ritual: 21 Drinks at Age 21
   

   May 20, 2008 -- How did you celebrate turning age 21? A study shows that most students at one Midwestern university drank, with some celebrating with a risky ritual of consuming 21 drinks. Researchers at the University of Missouri found that when they asked 2,518 students at an unnamed university in

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3. More Women Drinking More
   

   May 6, 2008 -- Hard-fought gains in women's rights come with an unwanted gain: rising rates of alcoholism in women born after 1953. Women's pay rates haven't yet caught up with men's -- and neither have their alcoholism rates. But in the alcohol category, women are gaining fast, find Richard A. Gruc

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4. Teens’ Drinking Habits Tough to Swallow
   

   March 24, 2008 -- Federal data released Monday suggest that millions of American teens are drinking frequently and heavily. The report concludes that about 11 million adolescents and young adults between ages 12 and 20 are "current drinkers," having consumed alcohol within the past month, according

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5. Seizure Drug May Treat Alcoholism
   

   Oct. 9, 2007 -- The seizure and migraine medication Topamax shows promise for treating alcohol dependence, a study shows. But use of the drug for this purpose is not without controversy. Alcohol-dependent patients in the University of Virginia study who took Topamax for three and a half months avera

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6. Liquor Top Choice Among Teen Drinkers
   

   July 26, 2007 -- Teen drinkers usually drink liquor, according to a CDC study of alcohol use by teens in four states. The CDC reviewed teen drinking statistics from a 2005 survey of some 13,500 teens in grades 9-12 in Arkansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Wyoming. At school, the teens completed survey

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7. Quit-Smoking Drug May Curb Alcoholism
   

   July 10, 2007 -- The quit-smoking drug Chantix may help treat alcoholism, a new study shows. The Chantix study was conducted on alcoholic rats. But the results were promising, so the researchers plan to start testing Chantix on alcoholism in people this year. "Eighty-five percent of alcoholics smoke

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8. Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism Common
   

   July 2, 2007 -- Thirty percent of U.S. adults have experienced alcohol abuse or alcoholism, and fewer are getting treatment for alcohol use disorders than in the past. That’s according to a new study on alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence, which is commonly called alcoholism. The study, published i

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9. 5 Types of Alcoholics Identified
   

   June 29, 2007 -- New alcoholism research identifies five types of alcoholics and shows that young adults account for more than half of U.S. alcoholics. The high percentage of young adults among alcoholics was unexpected, notes researcher Howard Moss, MD, who is the associate director for clinical an

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10. Quitting Smoking May Help Kick Alcoholism
    

    June 25, 2007 -- For people in alcoholism recovery, not smoking may be a boon to the brain. A new study of recovering alcoholics shows bigger strides in mental test scores in nonsmokers than smokers. The study, published in July's edition of the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

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