One-third of Americans abuse alcohol: survey
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Nearly one in three Americans abuse or become dependent on alcohol over the course of their lives, and most never seek treatment, according to a study published on Monday.
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Just over 44 percent of Americans use at least one prescription drug, and nearly 17 percent take at least three, according to a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey released Thursday.
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Fewer U.S. teens are using  marijuana, Ecstasy or LSD but more are bingeing on alcohol and  abusing prescription drugs, according to an annual government  survey released on Thursday.
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College students may down as many as  24 alcoholic drinks in a row when they party -- far more than  any previous studies have indicated, U.S. researchers said on  Wednesday.
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First-degree relatives of alcoholics are more likely to also become addicted to alcohol, as well as to other drugs such as cocaine, according to new research.
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Lyrics about drugs, alcohol and tobacco pervade popular music in the United States, according to a study published in the journal Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Reuters reported. The report of a team led by Dr. Brian Primack of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and released on Monday calculated that Americans from ages 15 to 18 listening to 2.4 hours of music a day hear 84 references to substances daily and more than 30,000 annually. About two-thirds of the references put drugs, alcohol and tobacco in a positive light by associating them with sex, partying and humor, the study said. Some genres, like rap and country in comparison with pop, have more references than others. The team used Billboard charts to identify the most popular songs of 2005, based on sales and airplay. They selected the 279 most popular from country, pop, R&B, rap and rock to examine for references to drugs, alcohol and tobacco. One third had explicit references; 42 percent had some kind of substance abuse reference. Jonathan Lamy, a spokesman for the Recording Industry Association of America, said, âWhile we have not had the opportunity to thoroughly assess the study, itâs important to note that music is generally a reflection of society.â He noted that albums carry parental advisory logos.
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Australians have a reputation as big drinkers but a new report has found many can not handle their hangovers, with Australians claiming more than 2.6 million sick days a year as a result of a night on the booze.
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NEW YORK, Feb 8 (Reuters Life!) - Fans of women's golf are the biggest wine drinkers among sports fans in the United States, according to figures released on Thursday.
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The percentage of teenage girls who drink alcoholic beverages is increasing more rapidly than that of boys, and girls on average take their first drink at age 13, the American Medical
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Sept. 23, 2004 -- Drinking to excess causes more than 75,000 deaths in the US each year, resulting in nearly 2.3 million years of potential life lost among Americans, according to a new CDC report.
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Nearly half of disadvantaged youngsters started drinking before the age of 13, a survey finds.
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One in five teenagers has driven while under the influence of alcohol, a survey suggests.
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The great majority of smokers think they are well informed about the health risks of their habit, but many of them are wrong, a new U.S. survey suggests.
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A substantial number of alcoholics are able to kick the habit, many of them without the assistance of a formal program, says a study in the current issue of the journal Addiction. National Institutes of Health (NIH) researcher Deborah Dawson found that nearly 36 percent of people with alcohol dependency  had either quit drinking during the preceding year or cut their alcohol intake to a safer and sustainable level. This figure is in line with previous research.
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A substantial percentage of  young U.S. adults say they suffered some form of neglect or  abuse as children, researchers reported Tuesday.
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More young U.S. adults are abusing prescription medications, particularly painkillers, according to the government's annual report on substance abuse released on Thursday.
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MONDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- The vast majority (86 percent) of American parents participate in medical decisions made about their children while in hospital, a new study finds.