Alcohol a suspected factor after off-duty police officer crashes into building, starting fire
Alcohol a suspected factor after off-duty police officer crashes into building, starting fire
August 02, 2024Alcohol a suspected factor after off-duty police officer crashes into building, starting fire
August 02, 2024Millions of people in the U.S. report using marijuana daily or nearly every day, and those people now outnumber those who say they are daily or nearly-daily drinkers of alcohol
May 22, 2024Singer Amy Winehouse died from alcohol toxicity in 2011, the same year that the American Society of Addiction Medicine publicly recognized addiction as a brain disorder.
May 13, 2024Even parents who don’t drink much throughout the year may have a few extra eggnogs at a Christmas party or beers while watching the Super Bowl. And that has implications for how they treat their kids.
December 13, 2023Public health messaging has focused on the drinking habits of the mother during pregnancy. But a growing body of research shows that what dad is drinking before pregnancy matters too.
November 15, 2023Alcohol consumption driven by anxiety has been rising rapidly among women in recent years, a worrying trend made worse by the pandemic. At the same time, alcohol companies continue targeting marketing at women, subtly promoting drinking as an escape from daily stresses. Looking closer at research and data reveals complex reasons behind this stress drinking among women and its implications. “Alcohol became the modern tranquilizer, offered as an antidote for stress,” says Holly Whitaker, a former Silicon Valley executive and author of Quit Like a Woman. She describes past struggles with alcohol abuse, drawing parallels to historical sedatives like Valium
November 07, 2023This course beckons students to examine how alcoholic beverages are portrayed in books by American authors.
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