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  • July 2008

    • Ronnie Wood Rolls Into Rehab

      newser  |  Independent (UK)  |  Jul 17, 08 5:24 AM CDT

      Ronnie Wood Rolls Into Rehab

      Rapidly aging rocker Ronnie Wood has checked back into rehab—his seventh time—for help with his drinking problem, the Independent reports. The 61-year-old Rolling Stone returned to the UK to straighten out, apparently in a bid to save his marriage. He had fled to Ireland with a 19-year-old Russian cocktail waitress. Woods had been drinking two bottles of vodka daily and his troubles were "all booze-connected," said a source. More »

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      rehab  • alcohol abuse  • Rolling Stones  • rock stars  • rehabilitation center  • Ronnie Wood

  • June 2008

    • Raise a Glass to the Joys (and Pains) of Happy Hour

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jun 24, 08 8:02 PM CDT

      Raise a Glass to the Joys (and Pains) of Happy Hour

      Is it happy hour yet? About 20% of Americans regularly go out for drinks with colleagues after work, says a survey from careerbuilder.com. Reuters runs down the highlights: Most go out just to be social, but about 30% say they do so to gossip or only because they feel obligated. Only 4% dared admit to breaking out in karaoke with co-workers. 5% said they shared company secrets while under the influence.   More »

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      social networking  • work  • alcohol abuse  • workers  • alcohol consumption

    • Cops: Kids Fled Murray's 'Boozy' Ex

      newser  |  New York Post  |  Jun 10, 08 9:45 AM CDT

      Cops: Kids Fled Murray's 'Boozy' Ex

      Bill Murray's wife, who claims in their divorce that the actor is a violent alcoholic with cheating and sexual compulsions, had the police knocking on her door to investigate neighbors' complaints that she'd gotten “physical” with her children while drinking, the New York Post reports. Two of the couple’s children ran to a neighbor during the bizarre March incident. More »

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      South Carolina  • child abuse  • celebrity divorces  • alcohol abuse  • Bill Murray

  • May 2008

    • Murray's Wife Files for Divorce, Citing Abuse...

      newser  |  Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)  |  May 29, 08 2:10 PM CDT

      Murray's Wife Files for Divorce, Citing Abuse...

      Bill Murray is a spouse-abusing, drug-addicted adulterer, charges his soon-to-be-ex-wife. Jennifer Butler Murray filed for divorce recently, citing “adultery, addiction to marijuana and alcohol, abusive behavior, physical abuse, sexual addictions, and frequent abandonment.” She also asked for a restraining order against the comedian. More »

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      celebrity  • celebrity divorces  • abuse  • alcohol abuse  • Bill Murray

    • Sex Please, We're Drunk

      newser  |  BBC  |  May 11, 08 9:09 AM CDT

      Sex Please, We're Drunk

      Young people intentionally binge on booze and drugs to improve their sex lives, according to new research. A third of European men under the age of 36 and a quarter of women said they drank to increase their chance of sex—and were more likely to engage in unsafe sex when they were high, reports the BBC. Cocaine, ecstasy, and marijuana were used to enhance arousal or prolong sex, according to the study published in BMC Public Health. More »

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      drugs  • alcohol  • alcohol abuse  • safe sex  • alcohol consumption  • premarital sex

  • April 2008

    • Winehouse Faces Jail After Violent Bender

      newser  |  Sun (UK)  |  Apr 24, 08 11:49 AM CDT

      Winehouse Faces Jail After Violent Bender

      Amy Winehouse will be arrested, sources tell the Sun , after assaulting two men during a booze- and drug-induced rampage last night in London. The 24-year-old singer allegedly headbutted a man who was trying to hail a cab for her, and earlier punched a man for refusing to give up his pool table.  More »

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      celebrity  • Amy Winehouse  • alcohol abuse  • drug abuse

  • March 2008

    • Family Sues for $8M in NY Mom's Airport Death

      newser  |  CNN  |  Mar 27, 08 5:14 AM CDT

      Family Sues for $8M in NY Mom's Airport Death

      The family of a New York woman who died in a holding cell at a Phoenix airport is suing the police department and city for $8 million, CNN reports. Carol Gotbaum became agitated after missing a flight last September and cops put her alone in a cell where she accidentally strangled herself as she tried to escape her handcuffs. Gotbaum, the stepdaughter-in-law of a New York City official, had been traveling alone to Tucson to enter an alcohol rehabilitation center. More »

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      police  • Arizona  • airport  • rehab  • alcohol abuse  • accidental death  • Phoenix  • strangulation  • Carol Gotbaum

    • Feds Map Drug and Mental Problems by State

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Mar 6, 08 8:25 AM CST

      Feds Map Drug and Mental Problems by State

      Vermonters smoke the most pot and Utah has the lowest drinking and marijuana rates among young people in the nation—but the highest rates of adults reporting mental health problems. Those are some of the nuggets uncovered in a fascinating new report by government researchers who made a state-by-state examination of substance abuse and mental health problems, Reuters reports. More »

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      cocaine  • marijuana  • mental illness  • alcohol abuse  • drug abuse  • survey  • substance abuse  • binge drinking  • underage drinking

    • Drunkorexia On Rise in Women

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Mar 2, 08 11:57 AM CST

      Drunkorexia On Rise in Women

      Drunkorexia isn't an official medical term, reports the New York Times, but the disorder is on a growing list of afflictions that combine societal acceptance of substance abuse and pressure to be thin. Drunkorexics, who are typically college-age women, shun food to prevent weight gain and to offset the calories they consume in alcohol. More »

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      rehab  • weight loss  • alcohol abuse  • drug abuse  • anorexia  • binge drinking  • eating disorders  • bulimia

  • February 2008

    • Brazil Cracks Down on Booze

      newser  |  Christian Science Monitor  |  Feb 20, 08 10:03 AM CST

      Brazil Cracks Down on Booze

      The president of Brazil is pushing for stricter alcohol regulations following the release of two studies showing more Brazilians are abusing alcohol and at an earlier age, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The government has already temporarily banned the sale of alcohol on federal highways, and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wants Congress to limit daytime alcohol advertising on TV and radio. More »

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      advertising  • alcohol  • Brazil  • beer  • drunk driving  • alcohol abuse  • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

    • Teen Drinkers Mimic Parents

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Feb 14, 08 5:33 PM CST

      Teen Drinkers Mimic Parents

      Parents' drinking habits can influence those of their children, but perhaps not how you might think, a study suggests. While kids are apt to mimic boozing elders, more than one action speaks louder than words: The lax monitoring and harsh punishment that go hand in hand with alcohol abuse can also drive teenagers to the bottle, Reuters reports. More »

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      alcohol  • teenagers  • parenting  • alcohol abuse  • scientific study  • teen health  • teen drinking

    • US Music Drunk on Booze and Drugs

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Feb 7, 08 7:27 PM CST

      US Music Drunk on Booze and Drugs

      Turns out 2005's A-one songs aren't so AA-friendly. A study of the top 279 tunes of that year in the US found 30% of the lyrics referenced illicit substances, mostly positively, reports Reuters. The average 16-year-old racks up 2.4 listening hours a day, which funnels 30,000 alcohol- and marijuana-laced messages into impressionable ears each year, the report says. More »

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      drugs  • alcohol  • marijuana  • alcohol abuse  • rapper  • country music

    • Di's Driver Wasn't Drunk: Parents

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Feb 4, 08 12:35 PM CST

      Di's Driver Wasn't Drunk: Parents

      Princess Diana's French driver wasn't drunk on the night of the crash that took both their lives, Henri Paul's parents told the London inquest today. Police concluded that Paul was intoxicated based on blood samples taken after he died in the accident. But experts have questioned the origin of the samples—and Paul's parents said authorities denied their request for independent tests. More »

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      Princess Diana  • Diana inquest  • alcohol abuse  • Henri Paul  • chauffeur

    • Wineries Tell Drunken Tasters to Put a Cork in It

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 2, 08 2:09 PM CST

      Wineries Tell Drunken Tasters to Put a Cork in It

      American wineries are getting fed up with loud, obnoxious, inebriated tasting groups brought in by buses and stretch limos, the Los Angeles Times reports. Worried about bachelorette parties upsetting the vibe of thoughtful sipping, wineries from California to New York have taken to posting "no limos" signs and even handing out color-coded warning cards to offending parties. More »

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      California  • wine  • alcohol abuse  • wineries  • Napa Valley  • wine tours

  • November 2007

    • Energy Drinks + Alcohol = Dangerous Cocktail

      newser  |  Fox News  |  Nov 5, 07 1:50 PM CST

      Energy Drinks + Alcohol = Dangerous Cocktail

      College students downing Red Bull and vodka—or any other energy drink-alcohol combo—are at least twice as likely to be injured, ride with a drunk driver, or be involved in a sexual assault as those drinking regular cocktails. The stimulant/depressant mixture prevents students from recognizing intoxication in themselves or others, a researcher who worked on a new study says. More »

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      alcohol  • alcohol abuse  • caffeine  • energy drink  • Wake Forest University  • teen drinking

  • October 2007

    • England Sees Huge Leap in Alcohol Problems

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Oct 14, 07 3:30 PM CDT

      England Sees Huge Leap in Alcohol Problems

      England’s liberal alcohol policies may be coming home to roost. Alcohol-related hospital admissions have skyrocketed, according to documents obtained by the Observer , two years after England relaxed alcohol policies and allowed booze to be sold 24 hours. The figures, which trace admissions ranging from drunken driving to liver problems, have risen 27.3% for men and 28.9% for women since 2002. More »

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      alcohol  • England  • alcohol abuse

    • Migraine Pill Helps Alcoholics Quit: Study

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Oct 10, 07 4:37 AM CDT

      Migraine Pill Helps Alcoholics Quit: Study

      A migraine drug appears to help alcoholics quit drinking without needing detox treatment, researchers have found. In 14 weeks, 15% of participants using the drug Topomax had stopped drinking for seven weeks or more, while others reduced their drinking, according to the study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association . But side effects like tingling, itchiness and inability to concentrate caused 1 in 5 people to drop out of the study. More »

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      alcohol abuse  • alcoholism  • migraines  • off label drug use

    • Arrest of Woman Who Died in Custody Caught on Tape

      newser  |  ABC News  |  Oct 5, 07 7:45 AM CDT

      Arrest of Woman Who Died in Custody Caught on Tape

      Phoenix police yesterday released airport surveillance footage of a woman clearly distraught and resisting arrest shortly before her death in a security holding cell. The silent video shows Carol Gotbaum doubled over and apparently screaming as passengers stare. She struggles with police called to the scene and locks her legs when they take her into custody.  More »

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      police  • death  • airport  • rehab  • alcohol abuse  • Phoenix  • strangulation  • Airport Police  • Gotbaum  • Carol Gotbaum

  • August 2007

    • Chase Parks Lohan in Court

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Aug 14, 07 5:13 PM CDT

      Chase Parks Lohan in Court

      An apparent drunken car chase has already landed starlet Lindsay Lohan in trouble for drugs and in rehab—when she gets out she'll have small claims court on her busy docket. A passenger in the other car is suing, claiming the alleged pursuit was "one of the most frightening experiences" of her life. More »

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      Hollywood  • alcohol  • actor  • Lindsay Lohan  • drunk driving  • DUI  • alcohol abuse  • drug abuse

  • July 2007

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