MD: Wicomico County Health Department host community forum to reduce underage drinking

MD: Wicomico County Health Department host community forum to reduce underage drinking   47 ABC By Justina Coronel May 24, 2017 Wicomico County Health Department…   SALISBURY, Md. – Alcohol is the number one drug problem in the country. Along with that, comes underage drinking.   In 2016, 1,800 students from various college campuses died […]

Greenland: Unhappy hour

Greenland: Unhappy hour Cheap booze would be a thing of the past in Greenland under proposed legislation   Arctic Journal By Kevin McGwin May 24, 2017 When discussing alcohol consumption in Greenland, Denmark often provides a frame of reference. Back in the 1980s, every resident over the age of 14 put away 20 litres of […]

New findings provide insights into brain mechanisms underlying alcohol addiction

New findings provide insights into brain mechanisms underlying alcohol addiction   News|Medica|Live Sciences May 25, 2017 The human brain functions on a delicate balance of reinforcing positive behaviors and suppressing negative ones, which takes place in the dorsal striatum, a brain region critical for goal-directed behavior and implicated in drug and alcohol addiction.   According […]