Blowfish – Take w...

From New York in time for Christmas comes Blowfish – the latest in hangover cures - that would appear to offer little more than can be achieved by drinking a cup of strong coffee, and a handful of aspirins. Although the drug claims to be a first, in that it has FDA approval as a...

How to say NO to Alcoho...

Saying no to alcohol drinking, in Canada, can be harder than you think if you suddenly decide for one reason or another to reduce your alcohol drinking. Valid reasons why a person who usually drinks alcohol might want to abstain include important work/social commitments – that...

Alcohol Blackout –...

An alcohol blackout is not the same thing as passing out from alcohol drinking. When a person passes out from alcohol drinking they will become unconscious, comatose, sometimes at risk of death due to continued absorption of alcohol into the blood after the drinker has passed out, perhaps...

Alcohol Drinking Games...

People through the ages have played alcohol drinking games. In modern times, alcohol drinking games are played predominantly by young people. Concerns are being increasingly expressed, due to campus alcohol deaths, about binge drinking behavior among adolescents, and by tertiary students...

Alcohol Symptoms –...

Alcohol is a drug, but widely used and enjoyed. There is much debate about whether drinking alone is a sign of alcoholism. Drinking alone is often quoted as being one of the definitive signs of a person being an alcoholic. Drinking alcohol has been linked to depression. Depression could...

The High Functioning Al...

Author Sarah Allen Benton in 2009 wrote a compelling and informative book Understanding the High Functioning Alcoholic, a book that details the life experience of people who appear to the world to be highly successful, competent and in control – who have a dependence on alcohol. see...

Alcohol and Sleep Depr...

The effects of sleep deprivation on activities such as driving are said to be as bad as for alcohol drinking. see article: Alcohol drinking can itself lead to poor sleeping patterns, lack of quality sleep, and overall sleep deprivation Although drinking alcohol often enables people to...

Effective Celebrity Alc...

Following the recent death of singer Amy Winehouse, there is now speculation that the cause of her death might have been alcohol withdrawal, according to People magazine. Amid reports that the singer was still drinking heavily right up til the time of her death, the...

Signs of Alcohol Poison...

People need to know the signs of alcohol poisoning as acute alcohol toxicity can be a life threatening condition.  If someone has been drinking alcohol to excess, or you suspect that they might have been, it is never safe to put them to bed and assume that they will “sleep it...

Chronic Alcohol Disorde...

With long term alcohol abuse people can develop severe forms of chronic alcohol disorders, the most commonly known being Wernicke’s encephalopathy and Korsakoff’s syndrome. Both are indicative of serious damage to brain function. Each condition will intensify with continued...