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 Alcohol Information - January 6, 2009
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Matthew Borghese - All Headline News Contributor New York, NY (AHN)- Alcohol manufacturer, Anheuser-Busch, is launching its latest product, "Tilt | | According to data from The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), media messages on preventing drug and alcohol use have a significant effect on teen substance abuse. While 10.3 percent of youths who reported seeing or hearing media prevention messages in the past year admitted to binge drinking in the past month, 12.5 percent of youth not exposed to prevention messages engaged in binge drinking | | According to data from The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), media messages on preventing drug and alcohol use have a significant effect on teen substance abuse. While 10.3 percent of youths who reported seeing or hearing media prevention messages in the past year admitted to binge drinking in the past month, 12.5 percent of youth not exposed to prevention messages engaged in binge drinking | | Drinking a small amount of alcohol with an evening meal may increase the risk of low blood sugar the following day in patients with type 1 diabetes, the results of a study published in Diabetes Care suggest. "There is no evidence to suggest that individuals with type 1 diabetes adopt a different approach to their use of alcohol than the rest of the population," Dr. Tristan Richardson and colleagues from Royal Bournemouth Hospital, UK, write | | The federal government reports Monday the number of people treated for alcohol or drug addiction has dropped for the first time in six years. The drop seems to have occured because of a significant decline in admissions for alcohol abuse; the bad news, however, is this period also witnessed an increase in admissions for methamphetamine use | |
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