Posts Tagged ‘Alcohol Addiction’

Past research has concluded that during a bad economy health improves and behaviors such as excessive drinking decrease. It was assumed this was due to the fact that during unstable economic periods people have less available income to put towards behaviors that cause health problems [...]

Violence related to alcohol abuse and over consumption at professional sports events has been a huge topic of concern in the San Francisco Bay Area. Inebriated fans are getting into fights with inebriated fans of opposing teams and people are getting seriously injured as a [...]

Unlike many rock stars these days, Girls front man Christopher Owen isn’t talking about how his past struggle with drug and alcohol addiction affected his life or killed his career – he’s talking about a current issue with drugs and alcohol and how it informs [...]

Todd Fedoruk, NHL enforcer, recently opened up about his long struggle with alcohol, cocaine, and marijuana – a struggle characterized by major relapses and multiple trips to drug rehab. After the last relapse, Fedoruk talks about the revelation and people that led him to make [...]

The consequences of September 11 caused death and injury to direct victims but also inflicted psychological trauma upon those left behind to pick up the pieces. Rates of drug and alcohol abuse among those who were affected by the terrorist attack are the subject of [...]

You knew it was coming. With all the new warnings against high-caffeine beverages mixed with alcohol and the increased regulations controlling the purchase and use of alcohol-infused dessert products, it wasn’t long before caffeinated beer took a hit. What’s Wrong with Caffeinated Alcoholic Drinks? Recently, [...]

Lindsay Lohan is in the news again. The conditions of her probation state that she is to remain alcohol and drug free while under house arrest, but a recent drug test showed that she tested positive for alcohol. So back to court goes Lindsay, as [...]

Earlier in the month, we started the conversation of how to fill your time before you head off to alcohol rehab with a couple of different posts: Preparing Yourself Mentally for Alcohol Rehab and Talking to Your Boss Before Alcohol Rehab. Today, we talk about [...]

During the month of July, we will be providing a six-post look at what you should do to prepare for alcohol rehab during the days before you start treatment. Whether you are on a waiting list and must wait for your room to become available [...]

Big Van Vader was a legend during his wrestling career with WCW and WWE. In a recent interview, he talks about why that career ended, how it spawned an addiction to alcohol  and prescription painkillers, and how that addiction ended his marriage and put him [...]