Oct 9, 2012 | News
Bucking traditions can be difficult, especially when one’s own family and community oppose the changes. However,Chicago’s Brighton Park Drug Free Community Coalition recently accomplished a successful challenge to the accepted norm by hosting an alcohol-free...
Oct 5, 2012 | News
The ninth day of the ninth month, that is, September 9, has been designated International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Day. It is a reminder that any woman who is pregnant or considering becoming pregnant should abstain from drinking alcohol. Even...
Oct 5, 2012 | News
Recently published research regarding withdrawal symptoms of marijuana users concludes that some symptoms may predict the success or failure of treatment. Those users who were more dependent on the drug and who experienced difficulty sleeping, as well as anxiety,...
Oct 4, 2012 | News
New studies conclude that heavy drinkers, that is, people who have more than three glasses of alcohol per day, are at greater risk for a bleeding stroke than moderate or non-drinkers. A bleeding stroke is one that is caused by bleeding in the brain and not a blood...
Oct 4, 2012 | News
We are all aware of people who abuse drugs or alcohol. Some of us are well acquainted with this type of behavior; others may know such people only through TV shows or articles in magazines. Few of us are aware of the impact that biology has on what appears to be bad...
Oct 3, 2012 | News
Many parents of elementary-school-aged children believe that allowing their children to taste alcoholic beverages will discourage the children from experimenting with alcohol as teenagers. Researchers have concluded that not only is this premise incorrect, but that...
