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Mumbai man arrested for beating wife to death over alcohol dispute

A 29-year-old woman was allegedly beaten to death by her husband in Mumbai’s Wadala area following a dispute over his alcohol consumption, police said on Saturday, reported news agency IANS. The ...

$195K state grant will launch new Carroll addiction recovery peer service program

Bryan Davis’ addiction recovery story began in 1999, when he went to his first rehab. Davis, 59, spent 19 years in and out of ...
Rutgers University

Genes Tied to Impulse Control Play a Major Role in Addiction Risk

An analysis of 2.2 million people reveals both shared and substance-specific genetic pathways for addiction risk, showing ...
The Lancet

Claire Calderwood: integrated health screening for tuberculosis

Respiratory medicine is deeply connected to social and structural determinants of health in terms of the diseases that we try to prevent and we treat. I think that connection to people's lives and ...

Groton State Rep’s DUI Charges Dropped After Completing Intervention Program

A Connecticut state representative who faced intoxicated driving charges after a late-night traffic stop will no longer be prosecuted.State Rep. Aundré Bumgardner, who represents Groton and Stonington ...
BMJ Open

The Montreal model of ketamine-therapy for alcohol use disorder and comorbid treatment-resistant depression: protocol for a feasibility trial

Background Alcohol use disorder and treatment-resistant depression (TRD) often co-occur, presenting a major clinical challenge with limited effective treatments. However, ketamine produces rapid ...

Medications for alcohol use disorder reduce hospitalizations and health care costs

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) remains a major public health challenge in the United States, contributing to more than 170,000 ...
2 Minute Medicine

Delivery of evidence-based interventions for alcohol misuse in the emergency department is low

Alcohol misuse among older adults is common but the delivery of evidence-based interventions such as referral services and pharmacotherapy remains low in the emergency department (ED). Evidence Rating ...

Lurie's plan for drug users is neither jail nor a treatment program. That's a problem

OPINION: A new triage center will open this spring under a 26-month contract for $14.5 million, but the idea raises more ...
AOL

Lumberton Mayor Admits To Driving Drunk With Child In Car: Prosecutor

A Burlington County mayor has pleaded guilty to driving drunk with her child in the car, authorities announced Tuesday, March 3. Gina LaPlaca was sentenced to three years of supervision under a ...
CBS News

California lawmakers weigh alcohol ban for repeat DUI offenders

It's a sobering statistic. Police say more than 1,300 people die in California each year due to drunk driving crashes. Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom is introducing a bill that would ban selling booze ...
BMJ

Effects of a drinking motives and readiness to change tailored digital alcohol intervention among online help-seekers: protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Introduction Alcohol consumption that damages health remains highly prevalent in Sweden despite macrolevel intervention measures such as availability, restrictions and taxation. As understanding of ...