Alcoholism

The Eagles rocker Joe Walsh has credited his wife with getting him back in the studio to work on his first solo album in two decades, revealing she bullied him into working with British star Jeff Lynne.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly three-fourths of binge drinking episodes involve adults over the age of 26, and more than 30 million American adults binge drink on an average of four times a month.

Yes and no. Having mapped the physical changes the brain undergoes with years of habitual drinking, researchers in recent years have discovered a handful of promising - and some say underused - drugs that, combined with therapy, help alcoholics break the cycle of addiction.

In many ways, the tasks Wyatt Bilger performs as a carpenter are similar to those he did as a soldier in the Canadian Forces.

Iain Duncan Smith, the work and pensions secretary, will give a flavour of the tough new rules when he addresses an event organised by Alcoholics Anonymous on Wednesday.

If alcoholism is a disease, is there hope of finding the cure in a pill? Yes and no.

The Fix, a website for addiction and recovery, has ranked Delray Beach among its 10 best sober-living cities.

Ninth-graders at Menomonee Falls High School learned the truth of war during a presentation given by three Vietnam veterans Friday afternoon.

It's past time for the Legislature to rejigger the population quotas that set the number of liquor licenses for bars and restaurants.

FLEMINGTON -- Baker's Treat, the borough-based cafe and bakery on Route 12 that trained hundreds of women recovering from drug and alcohol dependency for careers in food service and business, is closing its doors today, after 13 years.

CHILDREN who are kept away from TVs and computers until they reach the age of three are less likely to become couch potatoes in later life, experts claim.

Many people who are recovering from drug or alcohol addiction find that the enablers or the co-dependent people in their lives are unwilling to accept change .

The British actor is at the Cannes Film Festival promoting his Prohibition-era gangster movie Lawless, and admitted that he enjoyed feeling famous as he walked down the red carpet - if only briefly.

LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of There Was a Cherry-Tree by James Whitcomb Riley.

A center helping local homeless women overcoming addiction is hosting a housewarming shower this Saturday morning fill the 'nest' with what it needs to thrive.

Main Category: Psychology / Psychiatry Also Included In: ADHD ; Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Article Date: 20 May 2012 - 0:00 PDT Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have shown that zebrafish could be used to study the underlying causes of psychiatric disorders.

Crouse launched a random screening program earlier this year in its PromptCare urgent care center across the street from the Syracuse hospital.

The title of her book, Drinking: A Love Story , by Caroline Knapp, succinctly captured the essence of the late author's gradual descent into alcoholism .

At the outset, "Home" might seem like minor Morrison, not only because its length is borderline novella, but also because the setup seems generic.

*Photo by Sarah Lagan The effects of this problem on the health and safety of the community and the economy have been, and continue to be, of great concern to the people of Bermuda.