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A new study from six European countries suggests that teens who see more boozy scenes in movies are more likely to binge drink.
Number of U.S. adults who are binge drinkers, which is more than public health officials had expected. Binge drinking — consuming an average of eight drinks at a time four times a month — is most common in D.C., the Midwest, New England, Alaska and Hawaii and was the third leading cause of death in [...]
Which city has the booziest population? (And no, the Jersey shore isn’t a city.)
A new study suggests that in hard economic times, people drink more alcohol. Intuitively, it might make sense, but the findings run counter to most previous research, which shows that alcoholism and other drinking-related problems tend to decline along with the economy.
Like so many other socially “contagious” traits that have been studied before it — among them, happiness, loneliness, generosity, obesity, disordered eating and quitting smoking — teenagers’ drinking behavior may be influenced by their social networks, a new study finds.
For as long as people have been drinking alcohol, they’ve been trying to figure out a way to avoid its woozy, nauseated, sensory-amplified aftermath. But is there really any foolproof strategy for preventing a hangover besides, say, not drinking?
Is teen binge-drinking “just a phase?” Or do most teens who drink heavily become alcoholics?
Knocking back a drink after work may help keep your heart healthy, according to two meta-analyses from scientists at the University of Calgary. Overdoing it, however, can be dangerous to health, increasing the risk of heart disease, cancer and depression.
Among American teens aged 12 to 14 who report drinking alcohol, nearly 30% were given the booze by their parents or other adult relatives, according to new statistics released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
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