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Personal intervention reduces drinking among risky college drinkers

Brief but personal intervention reduces drinking among risky college drinkers, according to a research study at The University of Texas School of Public Health.

2 Feb 2009

Heavy and binge drinking during pregnancy increases risk of preterm birth

A new study from the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has revealed the consequences of heavy and binge drinking on pregnancy even after these drinking patterns have stopped.

21 Jan 2009

Campaign tackles binge drinking

A new campaign has been launched in New South Wales aimed at curbing binge drinking.

19 Jan 2009

Drink sensibly tonight and remember - there's no such thing as a hangover cure!

Across the world New Year's Eve revellers are being urged to drink responsibly in bringing in 2009.

30 Dec 2008

Experts say demonising young people in order to promote safe drinking must be stopped

Researchers in Britain say advertising aimed at encouraging the safe drinking of alcohol are unsuccessful - they are calling for the "demonising" of young people in order to promote safe drinking to be stopped.

29 Dec 2008

Calls for a change in alcohol culture and promotion

According to a new report from the University of Wollongong in New South Wales, 90% of 12 to 17-year-olds in the state have used alcohol; the report also reveals that the level of risky drinking by adults has decreased from 50% to 30% in men and 37 to 27% in women.

14 Dec 2008

Decline in teen marijuana use stalls - trends in cigarette and alcohol use continues to fall

There are signs that the ongoing decline in teen marijuana use in recent years has stalled; however the downward trend in cigarette and alcohol use continues, according to the 2008 Monitoring the Future (MTF) Survey. Results were announced today at a news conference.

11 Dec 2008

People who want access to the NHS should behave more responsibly, says expert

Patients should recognise they have to take responsibility for their own health if they want access to free healthcare, says a leading academic.

10 Dec 2008

Early alcohol use leads to tolerance to high doses of alcohol later in life

A Baylor University study has found that exposure during adolescence to moderate doses of alcohol in a binge-like fashion does in fact produce tolerance to high doses of alcohol later in life.

1 Dec 2008

Hazardous drinking pervasive amongst college students

According to new research from New Zealand hazardous drinking is pervasive amongst undergraduate students, it begins in high school and is a public-health concern.

24 Nov 2008

Study examines hazardous drinking among undergraduate students in New Zealand

Hazardous drinking among college students is a public-health concern, often exceeding that found among other young adults who are not attending college.

20 Nov 2008

Alcohol sponsorship linked to hazardous drinking in sportspeople

A new study provides the first evidence of a link between alcohol-industry sponsorship and hazardous drinking among sportspeople.

From The University of Manchester 18 Nov 2008

High levels of individualism lead to more problem drinking

What makes residents of certain states or countries more likely to consume more alcohol?

17 Nov 2008

Beer is the beverage of choice for US Hispanics

Despite the considerable and growing numbers of Hispanics living in the United States, little is known about their alcohol-beverage preferences.

4 Nov 2008

New study looks at relationship between alcohol-outlet density and intimate partner violence

Researchers know that the number of alcohol outlets in a given geographic area, referred to as alcohol-outlet density (AOD), is associated with a number of adverse health and social consequences.

4 Nov 2008

Insomnia linked to depression and substance abuse during adolescence

A unique new study has linked adolescent insomnia to depression and substance abuse during adolescence and young adulthood.

1 Oct 2008

Binge drinkers influenced by the culture they live in

New research into the drinking habits of young people has found that a lot depends on the culture they live in.

23 Sep 2008

Binge drinking women often engage in risky sex

According to new research from the U.S., women who binge drink are more likely to indulge in unsafe sex.

8 Sep 2008

California's tobacco control program saved $86 billion in medical costs

California's state tobacco control program saved $86 billion (in 2004 dollars) in personal healthcare costs in its first 15 years, according to a study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.

26 Aug 2008

Odds of experiencing sexual aggression vastly greater when college women binge drink

According to researchers at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA), the odds of 18- and 19-year-old college women experiencing sexual aggression are 19 times greater when they binge drink than when they don't drink.

6 Aug 2008