Excessive alcohol drinking can lead to increased risk of breast cancer, study suggests
A healthy diet and lifestyle protect against a wide range of diseases, and new research presented at the American Association for Cancer Research 2008 Annual Meeting, April 12-16, shows that cancer is no exception. Researchers demonstrate how excessive alcohol drinking could lead to an increased risk of breast cancer.
Source: Science News
April 14, 2008 - One of the largest studies of its kind has found that alcohol is a substantial risk factor for development of the most common type of breast cancer -- the 70 percent of tumors that are classified as positive for both the estrogen and progesterone receptors (ER+/PR+).
Researchers report that even moderate alcohol consumption, defined as one or two drinks per day, increased risk of developing this kind of cancer, and the more a woman drank, the higher her risk. Compared to women who did not drink at all, women who had three or more glasses of alcohol daily had as much as a 51 percent increased risk of ER+/PR+ breast cancer.
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Teens talk about alcohol usage at town hall meeting
BY CHRIS MAYHEW
Source: Cincinatti.com
April 4, 2008 - ALEXANDRIA - A group of five teens spoke to members of the Southern Campbell County Anti-Drug Coalition about how their peers use alcohol at a town hall meeting about underage drinking April 3.
"It is a big problem at the high school, and there's a lot of parties over the weekend, and people talk about what they had," said Katie Sharp, 18, of Alexandria who is president of the Drug Free Club at Campbell County High School.
And it's not just juniors and seniors participating, it's freshman and sophomores too, she said.
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Alcohol Awareness Month: Somber side effects tied to alcohol sales benefits
Police more aggressive in enforcing DWIs
Source: News-Journal.com
By Christina Lane
April 5, 2008 - Longview's three fatal wrecks so far this year involved alcohol, according to Sgt. Buddy Molpus with the Longview Police Department.
With statistics like that, city officials say it is important to crack down on alcohol violations in East Texas and raise awareness about the effects of alcohol.
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Alcohol Number One Date Rate Drug
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April 4, 2008 - Alcohol is being called the number one date rape drug in New Zealand.
Environmental Science and Research has looked at 538 substance abuse related sexual assaults between 2002 and 2008. They found that in more than 80 percent of the cases the victims were drunk.
Ms Kappatos says cannabis was the second most commonly frequently found drug in the bloodstreams of sex attack victims.
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Alcohol panel talks safety
Source: DailyCamera.com
By Heath Urie
March 21, 2008 - LAFAYETTE -- About 80 percent of all high school students have tried alcohol by the time they reach grade 12, and as many as 70 percent of CU students are classified as being dependent on alcohol, a panel of alcohol and addiction specialists said Thursday.
The panel of doctors, community leaders, school officials and law enforcement personnel spoke to a group of about two dozen Boulder County parents at Lafayette's Centaurus High School about the physiology and psychology of alcohol use among adolescents.
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Many moms use cigarettes, marijuana, alcohol during pregnancy; dads don't help, study suggests
Source: ScienceDaily.com
March 21, 2008 - Men's patterns of substance use during their partners' pregnancies were even bleaker. Men typically are not targeted by these campaigns, and their levels of binge drinking, daily smoking and marijuana use remained fairly stable before, during and after pregnancy, the study showed.
This is important, according to the study's lead authors Jennifer Bailey and Karl Hill, because men's substance use may make it harder for women to stop using while they're pregnant and may make it more likely that mothers will resume smoking or drinking after their child is born.
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More than 150 arrested in SoCal during alcohol sting
Source: MercuryNews.com
By AP
March 15, 2008 - LOS ANGELES—Authorities say they arrested more than 150 people in Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego and Santa Barbara counties for buying minors alcohol.
Officials with the California Alcoholic Beverage Control say the Saturday's sting was the largest operation in state history. Numerous law enforcement agents targeted buyers in 20 different cities.
Minors working with police stood outside liquor stores and asked adults to buy alcohol for them. Those who agreed were cited and arrested.
The penalty for furnishing alcohol to a minor is a minimum $1,000 fine and 24 hours of community service.
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Alcohol: The Facts
Source: Caymen Net News
March 14, 2008 - When consumed, alcohol goes to the stomach and passes through the small intestine, where it is absorbed into the bloodstream. It takes about 30 seconds for the first amounts of alcohol to reach the brain after ingestion. Once there, alcohol acts primarily on nerve cells deep in the brain. One drink for the average person (a 12 ounce beer, five ounces of wine, or one and one-half ounces of 80 proof whiskey 40% alcohol), will create a feeling of relaxation.
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Criminal probe into alcohol death of Alberta woman
By The Canadian Press
March 12, 2008 - The case of a young woman who died of alcohol poisoning after drinking in an Edmonton-area bar is part of a criminal investigation separate from the liquor act charge laid against the bar that allegedly overserved her.
Tammy Kobylka, 22, was pronounced dead at her home in Calmar last Oct. 7. Tests show her blood-alcohol level was five times over the legal limit for driving.
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Children and alcohol don't mix. Here's what to do
Source: The Age.com/au
By: John Toumbourou
March 2, 2008 - WE SEE lots of images in the media these days that show our children drowning in a sea of alcohol misuse. Some of it may be overstated, but the trends do have some reality. Hospital admission records show across Australian states increasing trends for underage drinkers (aged 14 to 17) to be admitted for alcohol-related problems.
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Teens - especially girls - drinking alcohol marketed toward them
Source: Capitol Weekly
By: Jim Beall, Jr.
February 21, 2008 - “Underage drinking is a problem in this country, and stopping it is critically important to all of us,” said Guy Smith, writing for alcohol giant Diageo in a recent issue of Capitol Weekly. At least he got this part right because nearly everything else he wrote stretched the bounds of reality.
Underage drinking overall may be declining slightly. But, what was conveniently omitted was that the only group of youth demonstrating an increase in drinking is underage girls. This includes binge drinking.
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Attorney General Troy King talks about dangers of alcohol
Source: WTVYNews4.com
February 12, 2008 - An innovative program by the Century Council, in conjunction with Nickelodeon was joined by Troy King in Dothan on Tuesday to fight underage alcohol abuse.
According to the Century Council, a group of distillers, 40 percent of students have consumed alcohol by the end of the eighth grade. Therefore, there's an important window to reach these students.
"Each part of the body, how does it affect your sight heart, liver, intestines; every part of your body; it’s designed to put it in the context of a kid,” King said.
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Teen girls' alcohol, drug use on rise
Source: Washington Post
February 10, 2008 - WASHINGTON — She lost count of the vodka shots. It was New Year’s Eve 2005, and for this high school freshman, it was time to party. She figured she’d be able to sleep it off — she’d done it before. But by the time she got home the next day, her head was still pounding, her mouth was dry, and she couldn’t focus. This time, the symptoms were obvious even to her parents.
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Cannabis risk overshadowed by rising alcohol fatalities
Source: cannazine.com
February 2007 - According to the governments own figures, alcohol and tobacco now account for over 90% of all drug related death's in the UK.
Class A drugs are used by around a quarter of a million users across the nation whilst cannabis, and marijuana derivatives such as hashish and cannabis oil are used by almost 4 million UK citizens regularly.
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Drinking Contest Cost Young Banker's Life
Source: TimesOnline.com
By Russell Jenkins
A young bank worker drank himself to death in a “last man standing” competition inspired by the film American Pie 5, an inquest was told yesterday.
David Reid, 22, a University of Manchester graduate, was a financial recovery specialist looking forward to a bright future.
But on a night in, he and a friend decided to recreate a scene from American Pie 5: The Naked Mile, in which two characters challenge each other to a drinking competition known as “last man standing”.
The only effective rule is that participants carry on drinking until they drop.
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3 Charged after Freshman's Alcohol Death
Source: AP
By Meg Kinnard
January 30, 2008 - WALHALLA, S.C. (AP) — Three fraternity members at Clemson University were charged with alcohol-related misdemeanors after a freshman died of alcohol poisoning during an off-campus party, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
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Bush Enlists Alcohol Past in New Cause
Source: Reuters
January 30, 2008 - BALTIMORE (Reuters) — President Bush reflected on his battle with alcohol abuse on Tuesday, acknowledging that he once drank too much.
Mr. Bush was trying to showcase the religion-based service programs that have been a heavily criticized initiative of his.
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Nutrition Notes: Alcohol, the forgotten cancer risk
Source: Kansas City Info Zine
By Karen Collins
January 28, 2008 - According to the 2007 landmark report, Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective, the evidence linking alcohol and cancer risk is now stronger than it was a decade ago. In fact, after reviewing the evidence, a 21-member international panel of experts noted that alcohol consumption increases risk for cancers of the mouth, throat, esophagus, colon, breast and probably the liver as well. It's an association that raises many questions for the public.
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$1.2 Million Will Target Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders In NY
Source: Oasas
January 26, 2008 - ALBANY, NY--State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) Commissioner Karen M. Carpenter-Palumbo today announced that OASAS is receiving $1.2 million in federal funding for a multi-year effort to prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) in New York.
FASD is a disorder caused by a woman's use of alcohol during pregnancy. It is characterized by growth retardation, facial abnormalities, and central nervous system dysfunction and is an irreversible, life-long condition. However, FASD is the only birth defect that can be completely prevented through education of women on the dangers of consuming alcohol while pregnant.
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Alcohol related deaths have doubled in 15 years, report says
Source: Guardian.com
By John Carvel, social affairs director
January 26, 2008 - A sharp increase in the number of middle-aged people drinking themselves to death was revealed yesterday.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said alcohol-related fatalities among all adult age groups in Britain more than doubled from 4,144 in 1991 to 8,758 in 2006.
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More children drinking alcohol, fueling violence
Source: Reuters.com
By Andrew Hough
January 22, 2008 - LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Almost half of Britain's youngsters are drinking in their pre-teen years, fuelling violence and anti-social behavior, a government-backed study said on Wednesday.
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Check for Alcohol
Source: Courant.com
January 17, 2008 - It's a shame it's come to this, but we support schools that choose to use Breathalyzers to detect student drinking at school dances. Underage drinking is an extremely serious problem that warrants action on a number of fronts.
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Kids sips alcohol early
Source: www.well.blog
January 4, 2008 - Nearly half of 10-year-olds may have tasted alcohol, although many of their parents don’t know about it, a new study shows.
The findings, published in the January issue of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, are among the first to track experimental tasting of alcohol by young...
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Alcohol contributed to student's death in North Carolina beach house fie
Source: foxnews.com
January 3, 2008 - RALEIGH, N.C. — An autopsy report says that alcohol intoxication contributed to the death of a South Carolina student who died in an October beach house fire that killed six others.
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Alcohol brings hospital influx
by Errol Kiong
Source: nzherald.co.nz
January 2, 2008 - Alcohol-related assaults, accidents and injuries kept hospital emergency departments busy into the New Year.
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New Year's leads to 29 alcohol-related arrests
by Tammy Fonce-Olivas
Source: El Paso Times
January 1, 2008 - Alcohol-related charges landed more than two dozen people in the El Paso County jail during the evening hours of New Year's Eve to morning hours of New Year's Day, jail records show.
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Alcohol warnings before New Year
Source: BBC news
December 31, 2007 - Experts are warning of the social and economic costs of binge drinking, as New Year revelers gear up for a night of indulgence.
More than 500 people are now being admitted to hospital every day because of health problems related to alcohol.
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Column: Tips for identifying the symptoms of alcoholism
Source: Wausau Daily Herald
December 31, 2007 - As we approach the New Year, it is important to step back and assess our holiday celebrations. New Year's Eve celebrations include parties with great food and alcohol. The New Year should not be escorted in with tragedies.
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Teens who cope with alcohol likely to abuse for life
by Nick Storm
Source: 14 News WFIE
December 28, 2007 - High school students who use alcohol to cope with anger may be setting themselves up for a lifetime of alcohol abuse.
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