TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - When Japanese civil servant Yoshiyuki Takeuchi saw himself lagging behind his peers at work, alcohol was the only thing ...
More resources needed if war on drugs is to shift more toward treatment than imprisonment Based on the rhetoric, America's war on drugs ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Recovering alcoholics sleep worse than people who have never had a drinking problem, and this difference persists after months or even years of abstinence, new research shows. These changes probably worsen the problems with mental function that ...
Study: Half of drug addicts quit after 6 months of treatment, but long-term care needed About half of heroin and crack cocaine addicts in England's treatment programs quit the drugs after six months, a new study says. Experts warned, however, that the ...
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - SEPTEMBER 29: Ali Khan looks out the window from the Nejat detox program at the Kabul Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center September 29, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Since the center opened in May 2009 it has rehabilitated over 400 ...
Nature versus nurture at issue The age at which a person takes a first drink may influence genes linked to alcoholism, making the youngest drinkers the most susceptible to severe problems. A team of researchers, led by scientists at Washington University School ...
5 men accused of 45 Mexico murders, including 28 killed in rehab center attacks Police have arrested five men accused of dozens of murders, including two mass killings at drug treatment centers in this northern Mexico border city. Police say the men ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Alcohol abuse, obesity and depression seem to go hand in hand for many women, according to the first study to look at how the three relate to one another over time in young adults. Dr. Carolyn A. ...
In order to prevent alcohol addiction communities should seek to prevent alcohol abuse. Many state and local governments have enacted a number of laws and public policies in order to help curb abusive use of alcohol. Certain laws thought to help prevent ...
**File Photo** * BURT REYNOLDS IN REHAB Hollywood legend BURT REYNOLDS is seeking treatment in a rehabilitation facility for alleged addictions to prescription drugs and alcohol after an accident at his Florida home last month (Aug09) sparked fears for his mental state. ...
Soldiers stand outside the Anexo de Vida drug rehab center where, according to local media, at least ten interns were killed after unidentified gunmen stormed the place in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, early Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. Last Sept.2, in a similar attack, ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The minimum legal drinking age of 21 now in place by all U.S. states may have prevented a significant amount of alcoholism and drug abuse, according to a new study. In the study, researchers found that adults ...
