Posts tagged with ‘alcohol’
Alcohol appears in various products, but most familiar are alcoholic beverages that include ethanol, a psychoactive drug that depresses the central nervous system. Heavier drinkers develop higher tolerances to alcohol’s effects as the brain and body adjust to accept the constant presence of alcohol in the system. Over-consumption of alcohol can result in alcohol poisoning.
MADD Launches Campaign to Help Parents Talk to Teens About Drinking
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and Nationwide Insurance launched a campaign today to give parents of high school students the tools they need to help curb teen alcohol use. "The Power of Parents, It’s Your Influence by MADD" features its resources at thepowerofparents.org.
Dr. Keith Ablow on David Hasselhoff’s Addiction
According to a recent report, David Hasselhoff was hospitalized with a dangerous level of alcohol in his bloodstream. The actor was apparently at home with his 17-year-old daughter Hayley and had been drinking for more than a day when she called 911, worried that he wouldn’t survive the binge. He was hospitalized with a high blood-alcohol level in May.
UK Ad Campaign to Discourage Excessive Drinking
Britain’s alcohol industry is launching a 100-million-pound government-endorsed campaign to discourage excessive drinking among young adults. The Campaign for Smarter Drinking, supported by 45 companies, is one of the largest of its kind and aims to advertise throughout England.
The campaign will emphasize “practical tips” for safe drinking, using the slogan “Why let good times go bad?” The campaign is intended to run for five years and will offer practical trips about eating and drinking while out and thinking about how to get home safely. The ads will appear outside, in bars, and at cashier desks, and the slogans will appear on millions of alcohol bottles and cans.
How to Recognize Emergency Situations
Though it may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about reasons for making trips to the emergency room, medical issues that are related to drug and alcohol use are a regular occurrence. In fact, these are problems that emergency room doctors are finding themselves dealing with on an increasingly regular basis. Full Story
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