Alcoholics

Source: www.moreover.com --- 17 days ago
It's a Catch-22 of the highest order. People with alcohol problems often use alcohol to get to sleep -- but it actually keeps them from getting good-quality sleep all night long. ...

Source: www.suntimes.com --- 23 days ago
MADISON, Wis. -- An internal investigation was launched after five state correctional officers took 22 inmates from a boot camp for Alcoholics and drug addicts to a presentation at a bar where alcohol was served to other patrons. ...

Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com --- 16 days ago
It's a Catch-22 of the highest order. People with alcohol problems often use alcohol to get to sleep -- but it actually keeps them from getting good-quality sleep all night long. At the same time, they're highly likely to suffer from full-blown chronic insomnia that keeps them from getting enough sleep night after night - and that condition has been shown to cut their chances of getting sober again. ...

Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com --- 19 days ago
An experimental drug that blocks the euphoric feelings associated with drinking may prevent Alcoholics from relapsing. The finding, the result of a mouse study at Oregon Health & Science University, could lead to human clinical trials within the next year. "We showed we could block behavior in mice that resembles this increased euphoria even after the animals had been given a lot of alcohol," said Tamara Phillips, Ph.D. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 15 days ago
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Source: vocuspr.vocus.com --- 32 days ago
FRIDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Of the more than 1 million Americans who join Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), almost all drink coffee and close to 60 percent smoke, Vanderbilt University researchers report. Most recovering Alcoholics drink coffee f ...

Source: www.localendar.com --- 31 days ago
(Sat, 05 Jul 2008 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM PST) The Los Angeles transgender Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) community would like to announce a new time and location for the transgender/gender questioning AA meeting. Please join us for this exciting/new AA meeting! We have secured a room at the Village at Ed Gould. When? The first and third Saturday of each month Time? 3:30 to 4:45 PM Location? The Village at Ed Gould Plaza (Room 134), 1125 N. McCadden Place, Los Angeles, CA 90038 (center's phone number 323-860-7302) Meeting's Contact Information: LATGAA@hotmail.com The meeting is called "The LA Transgender/Gender Questioning AA Meeting." It is a closed AA/Cross-Addicted meeting (Drugs and Alcohol). This meeting is for transgendered folks and gender questioning people. ...

Source: www.bignewsnetwork.com --- 31 days ago
Washington, July 19 : In trying to kick their alcoholism, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) attendees may be getting hooked to coffee and cigarettes. ...

Source: www.news-medical.net --- 32 days ago
More than one million Americans currently participate in the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) program. While AA participants are reportedly notorious for their coffee drinking and cigarette smoking, very little research has quantified their consumption of these two products. Recent findings confirm that coffee and cigarette use among this population is greater than among the general U.S. population: most AA members drink coffee and more than half smoke. ...

Source: www.thaindian.com --- 11 days ago
Melbourne, Aug 9 (ANI): Police officials Down Under thank the prevalence of ecstasy in Brisbane’’s Fortitude Valley, as because of the substance theyre able to cope with the drunken violence. Last week only 15 officers were rostered on to deal with up to 60,000 people in the entertainment precinct - one officer for every 4000 people. [...] ...

Source: www.pantagraph.com --- 3 days ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As Americans aged over the last two generations, they drank less alcohol. And the younger generation of adults drank less heavily than the ones before it, according to the first analysis of alcohol-consumption trends over adult life spans. ...

Source: www.freshnews.in --- 16 days ago
Washington, Aug 4 (ANI): University of Michigan researchers have found that an epilepsy drug might reduce insomnia, and help Alcoholics become sober again. Alcoholics are highly likely to suffer from chronic insomnia that keeps them from getting enough night sleep, and the condition reduces of recovering from alcohol dependence. The researchers have found that epilepsy [...] ...

Source: www.bignewsnetwork.com --- 15 days ago
Washington, Aug 4 : University of Michigan researchers have found that an epilepsy drug might reduce insomnia, and help Alcoholics become sober again. ...

Source: www.emaxhealth.com --- 16 days ago
Further studies of nonaddictive drug gabapentin for insomnia during alcohol recovery are warranted, researchers say. It's a Catch-22 of the highest order. People with alcohol problems often use alcohol to get to sleep -- but it actually keeps them from getting good-quality sleep all night long. At the same time, they're highly likely to suffer from full-blown chronic insomnia that keeps them from getting enough sleep night after night – and that condition has been shown to cut their chances of getting sober again. read more ...

Source: www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com --- 16 days ago
When he realized he was trying to change the TV channels with his cordless phone, he knew it was time to call for help. ...

Source: www.mcclatchydc.com --- 13 days ago
WASHINGTON — As Americans aged over the last two generations, they drank less alcohol. And the younger generation of adults drank less heavily than the ones before it, according to the first analysis of alcohol-consumption trends over adult life spans. ...

Source: www.emaxhealth.com --- 9 days ago
It’s a Catch-22 of the highest order. People with alcohol problems often use alcohol to get to sleep -- but it actually keeps them from getting good-quality sleep all night long. At the same time, they’re highly likely to suffer from full-blown chronic insomnia that keeps them from getting enough sleep night after night – and that condition has been shown to cut their chances of getting sober again. read more ...

Source: www.rxpgnews.com --- 15 days ago
The study, published in the August issue of the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, suggests that the drug gabapentin might be able to reduce insomnia in recovering Alcoholics, and help them stay away from alcohol more successfully. The drug, often used to treat epilepsy and chronic pain, is not habit-forming and is not processed by the liver. ...

Source: www.bignewsnetwork.com --- 32 days ago
More than a million Americans who attend the Alcoholics Anonymous programme end up by drinking more coffee and smoking more cigarettes than the general population. ...

Source: www.capecodtoday.com --- 3 days ago
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