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71. Beer-Swilling Frat Boys May Just Be Products of Their Environment
    

    March 12, 2001 -- "From Sayre Park to Tally Ho, we're gonna get drunk tonight. The campus cops are after us ... ." Many fraternities and sororities have drinking songs such as this that members and pledges belt out on their way to parties, at bars, and really just about anyplace on college campuses

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72. Communities Attack Extreme Drinking From All Sides -- and Win
    

    Nov. 8, 2000 -- It takes a village to reduce the excessive drinking that often leads to car accidents and assaults, a new study suggests. When combined, several community-based efforts aimed at reducing such drinking do indeed reduce alcohol-related car accidents and assaults, California researchers

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73. Binge Drinking: A Rite of Passage That's All Wrong
    

    Aug. 25, 2000 -- In the process of giving new meaning to the term "party animal," a Duke researcher has come up with some sobering news for thousands of students heading off to college where binge drinking is an all too common activity. A study done on binge-drinking rats may help prove someday that

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74. Drug to Treat Nausea Also May Help Alcoholics Stop Drinking
    

    Aug. 22, 2000 -- The first time Francisco Gomez took a drink at age 15, it was like a "runaway train," he says. "From the beginning, I would drink until I blacked out. From that point on, I basically lived to drink. I joined the military and was stationed on a nuclear submarine that went on 90-day p

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75. Can Alcoholics Learn to Drink Less?
    

    July 21, 2000 -- Must heavy drinkers "admit powerlessness over alcohol" -- the first of Alcoholics Anonymous' 12 steps -- and strive for abstinence, or can they, through force of will and pharmaceuticals, learn to "moderate" their drinking? Although moderation is an accepted treatment goal in Europe

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76. Hangovers More of a Headache Than You Think
    

    June 5, 2000 - Everyone has his or her own hangover remedy. Ancient Romans said eat fried canaries. Modern Greeks in college fraternities say drink more "hair of the dog that bit you" -- meaning more alcohol. But although many people swear by their personal hangover cure, a review of more than 100 s

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77. Unlocking the Genetic Mysteries of Alcoholism
    

    May 19, 2000 (Chicago) -- We all know heredity plays a big part in alcoholism. We've seen the patterns that run in families: Johnny is an alcoholic, just like his dad and his dad before him. But how important is heredity? Do we learn bad -- and good -- habits from our parents, or are they preprogram

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78. Taking First Drink Before Age 14 Can Lead to Lifelong Problems
    

    May 12, 2000 -- When kids take their first drink before age 14, it can trigger lifelong alcohol-abuse problems, a new study shows. It's a wake-up call for parents to pay attention -- and to lock up the liquor cabinet. "There are pivotal ages that heighten risk of abuse or dependence," researcher Dav

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79. Docs Miss Alcohol Abuse -- Almost Always
    

    May 10, 2000 (Washington) -- Primary care physicians miss telltale signs that would suggest a diagnosis of alcohol abuse, according to a new survey of doctors and their patients. The findings show that this lost opportunity occurs an incredible 94% of the time. "This is a screaming alarm for doctors

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80. New Drug Helps Drinkers Stay on the Wagon
    

    March 31, 2000 (Atlanta) -- For drinkers who want to quit, there's a new drug called acamprosate that curbs the urge to take that first drink -- the one that so often leads to full relapse. What's more, it seems to be safe for the vast majority of alcoholics, including those with liver problems and

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