Powerball lottery – and the Islamic view
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1 in 5 deaths of US adults 20 to 49 is from excessive drinking, study shows
CNN — By Madeline Holcombe A beer, glass of wine or cocktail may feel so common place that you don’t even think about pouring another, but a new study suggested […]
Weed users nearly 25% more likely to need emergency care and hospitalization
(CNN) Using recreational marijuana is associated with a higher risk of emergency room care and being hospitalized for any reason, a new study has found. The bags look like well-known […]
Professor Julia Sinclair: Alcohol consumption is spiralling out of control – we need to seriously address addiction
Source: Independent People living with this illness deserve empathy, access to treatment and support. The government should use the upcoming spending review to invest in addiction services By Professor Julia […]
Drinking bans are back in fashion during the Covid pandemic. But experts are wary of Prohibition 2.0
London (CNN) South Africa is slowly emerging from one of the world’s strictest Covid-19 lockdowns. As the threat of the pandemic loomed in March its government sealed national borders, restricted […]
Men Urged to Limit Alcohol to One Drink a Day Amid New Concerns
Source: WSJ By Sumathi Reddy Earlier research linked moderate drinking to a lower risk of heart disease. But many health experts now say some of those studies are flawed. Men […]
We are in denial about alcoholism in this country – and it’s going to get worse after lockdown
Source: Independent Only one in five harmful drinkers received the professional support they needed before the Covid-19 crisis By Ian Hamilton; @ian_hamilton One of the safest predictions you could have […]
Marijuana use is rising sharply among seniors over 65, study says, and there are serious risks
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) The sweet scent of baking cookies wafting from grandma’s house may be mixed with a more pungent aroma these days. The smell of marijuana. The […]
Alcohol-related deaths have doubled in the US and women are at an increased risk, study says
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN)The number of Americans who have died from alcohol-related problems annually more than doubled between 1999 and 2017, a new study found, and that’s likely an […]
Smartphone ‘addiction’: Young people ‘panicky’ when denied mobiles
Source: BBC Almost a quarter of young people are so dependent on their smartphones that it becomes like an addiction, suggests research by psychiatrists. The study, from King’s College London, […]
Ketamine may reduce heavy drinkers’ craving
Source: BBC A one-off dose of ketamine may help heavy drinkers cut back on alcohol, an experimental trial by University College London suggests. When the sedative was used to disrupt […]
Tristan Jones, the sailor – the author – from Alcoholism to being a Muslim
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [wikipedia page] He settled in Phuket, Thailand, converted to Islam, and took the name ‘Ali’. Though he seems not to have informed all his older […]
Memo to young Mormons: Vaping is not OK, says LDS Church
Source: RNS A couple of years ago I had an interesting conversation with a full-time seminary teacher in Utah who told me that a number of his otherwise faithful students […]
Internet addiction: Jordan bans PUBG video game, Players groan, parents rejoice
By Johanna Montanari – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Since Thursday, the popular online multiplayer battle royale PlayerUnknown’s BattleGround (PUBG) has been down in Jordan after the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) […]
Europe’s oldest person dies aged 116 after crediting her long life to faith in God and avoiding booze
THE oldest person in Europe has died at the age of 116 after crediting her long life to faith in God and avoiding booze. Source: The Sun Giuseppina Robucci passed […]
Scientific evidence keeps pilling against alcohol: Now it is about stroke
Even one drink a day increases stroke risk, study finds Source: BBC Even light-to-moderate drinking increases blood pressure and the chances of having a stroke, according to a large genetic […]
Billionaire New England Patriots’ Owner Robert Kraft Falls To Show Us Need of Religion
Epigraph: And he who turns away from the remembrance of the Gracious God, We appoint for him a satan, who becomes his companion. (Al Quran 43:36/37) New England Patriots Owner […]
Sedative addiction and anxiety on the rise among children, reports show
Source: CNN By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN)An apparent rise in anxiety among British children has prompted concern from mental health experts, as two reports reveal an alarming surge in medication […]
When Adolescents Give Up Pot, Their Cognition Quickly Improves
Source: NPR By RACHEL D. COHEN Marijuana, it seems, is not a performance-enhancing drug. That is, at least, not among young people, and not when the activity is learning. A study published […]
Judge Kavanaugh, Drunk Birds and Islam
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Alcohol is causing 2.8 Million deaths a year and Judge Kavanaugh according to his own testimony likes his beer. […]