Alcohol Abuse: 'Pre-drinking' Leads to Heavier Booze, Drug Intake for College Kids

'Pre-drinking' leads to heavier booze, drug intake for college kids
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The study also found that those who pre-drank were more likely to suffer risky or unfavorable consequences of drinking, such as blackouts, hangovers, unplanned substance abuse or unprotected sex. … Pre-drinking didn't reduce or replace the amount of …
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Jim Beam courting Russian market despite abuse worries
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Russia also has put in place new taxes in an attempt to restrain alcohol consumption that's the world's fourth-highest per capita. Such measures may require even more agility on the part of importers such as Beam, Jack Daniel's-maker Brown-Forman Corp.
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Heavy prenatal alcohol consumption linked to childhood brain development
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"This study documents the long-term impact of heavy prenatal alcohol exposure on brain development," said Ken R. Warren, Ph.D., acting director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), which provided most of the funding for …
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Satyameva Jayate – Alcohol Abuse – Think Before You Drink


You can also visit us at www.satyamevjayate.in – Alcohol consumption is associated with having fun and enjoying life. But excessive, irresponsible drinking takes away that very life itself. Many alcohol addicts have climbed back to normal life, proving that it is possible to live happily without alcohol. Help for alcoholics is available, free, at Alcoholics Anonymous.

 

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