Book Review of a Novel: Mayor of Casterbridge
Epigraph: They ask thee concerning wine and the game of hazard. Say: ‘In both there is great sin and also some advantages for men; but their sin is greater than […]
Why We’re Addicted to Email—And What to Do About It
Source: Time By Jocelyn K. Glei Jocelyn K. Glei is an advocate of mindful productivity and the author of Unsubscribe In today’s digital world, we’re often expected to be on email […]
Addicted Parents Get Their Fix, Even With Children Watching
Source: The New York Times By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE It was a horrific video — a young mother who had overdosed was lying unconscious on the floor of a Family […]
Teenage cannabis use rises in Europe – EU Espad survey
Source: BBC Cigarette and alcohol use among 15- and 16-year-olds is declining across Europe but the numbers using cannabis are growing, an EU survey shows. The Espad report for 2015 […]
Blame Your Genes For Your Coffee Addiction
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin Some people can’t start the day without a piping hot cup of coffee (or two, or three). Now, scientists have identified a gene that may explain […]
Stanford Bans Hard Liquor From Undergraduate Parties
Source: Time (PALO ALTO, Calif.) — Stanford University officials say hard liquor is now prohibited in undergraduate on-campus parties. President John L. Hennessy and Provost John Etchemendy announced the new […]
Why gamblers get high even when they lose
Source: BBC By Chris Baraniuk No one likes to lose – even pathological gamblers. And yet they keep on betting. If the house always wins, why roll the dice again? […]
The Truth About Alcohol BBC Documentary 2016
Source: Youtube A&E doctor Javid Abdelmoneim is on a mission to find out the truth about alcohol. In January, the government released its new alcohol guidelines. For men, the recommended weekly limit was cut by a third to 14 units per week, equivalent to about seven pints of beer, bringing […]
Zika vaccine maker’s stock is on fire
Source: CNN by Paul R. La Monica There is no cure for the Zika virus. But investors are betting two companies may have a vaccine that can successfully treat the mosquito-borne disease. Inovio and South Korea-based GeneOne Life Science announced Monday that they received approval from the U.S. FDA to […]
California Is Raising Its Tobacco-Buying Age to 21. That’s Not Actually So High
Source: Time By Lily Rothman Starting Thursday, you’ll need to be 21 to buy cigarettes in California. That age may sound high, but it matches up with laws of the past […]
U.S. Navy bans booze in Japan
Source: CNN By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN)All U.S. Navy sailors in Japan are banned from drinking alcohol and restricted to base except for essential trips after several recent alcohol-related incidents […]
Experts call for warnings on all alcohol as men refuse to believe risks
Source: The Guardian By Sarah Boseley Health editor Experts are calling for health warnings on all alcoholic drinks after data showed millions of middle-aged men drink above government guidelines and do […]
Michael Phelps, one of the most decorated athletes: ‘I don’t know if I’m an alcoholic’
Source:CNN By Matias Grez (CNN) Michael Phelps, the most decorated athlete in Olympic history, has a checkered and well-publicized history with alcohol and drug use. But is the 18-time Olympic […]
The Woman Whose Addiction Story Shook Obama Now Has A Bill In Her Name
Source: Huffington Post Jessie’s Law tries to make a patient’s addiction history more widely known to his or her physicians. WASHINGTON — The young woman whose story of heroin addiction […]
CDC Releases National Standards for Prescription Painkillers
Source: Time It’s a step aimed at preventing prescription drug abuse and addiction The federal government published the first national standards for prescription painkillers on Tuesday in an attempt to combat the country’s prescription drug abuse crisis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the nonbinding rules to address […]
Why This Doctor Believes Addictions Start In Childhood
Source: Huffington Post What causes drug addiction? One Canadian physician argues that the problem isn’t the drugs themselves. Dr. Gabor Maté believes — based on research and his own experience […]
The man who studies the spread of ignorance
Source: BBC In 1979, a secret memo from the tobacco industry was revealed to the public. Called the Smoking and Health Proposal, and written a decade earlier by the Brown […]
Paris Terrorist Smoked ‘Alarming Amount Of Cannabis’, Drank Alcohol, And Never Went To A Mosque, Ex-Wife Claims
Source: Huffington Post, UK The ex-wife of Paris bomber Ibrahim Abdeslam has told how he spent his days smoking cannabis and drinking alcohol, as reports suggest the terror gang behind […]
Alcohol Killing someone every 10 seconds, but, France won’t dine with Iran unless wine is served
France won’t dine with Iran unless wine is served Source: Washington Post BERLIN — Guess who’s not coming to dinner — or even breakfast or lunch? Ahead of Iranian President […]
Why Do The British Drink So Much?
Source: BBC News I first met alcohol in the late 1980s. It was the morning after one of my parents’ parties. My sister and I, aged nine or 10, were […]