While some medical experts link alcohol consumption to cancer and its spread, the underlying mechanism has never been clear.

Starting on Tuesday, September 1st when you purchase something in North Carolina you will need to be prepared to pay a little more for it. Earlier in August the General Assembly passed an increase in the sales tax of 1% effective September 1st. They also increase the sin taxes that will also go into effect on September 1st.

Youths are using standard drink labels to maximize the amount of alcohol they consume at the lowest cost possible.

Melbourne, Australia May 5, 2009 Scientists, universities and community organisations should refuse to take funding from Drinkwise, an organisation established and controlled by the alcohol industry, according to Deakin University’s Dr. Peter Miller and Dr. Kypros Kypri from the University of Newcastle in a commentary published today in the May issue of the international scientific journal, Drug and Alcohol Review.

Research lead by the University of Otago, Christchurch provides useful new information on the extent of drug use in New Zealand, and when people first begin using drugs for non-medical purposes.

The web has come alive as readers search for information about “Potfest” a sequel to the Broken Lizard team’s 2006 cinematic ode to alcohol Beerfest.

Melbourne, Australia, — 19 January 2009 — Australia’s leading scientific journal in the substance use area, the Drug and Alcohol Review – published by Wiley-Blackwell, has released a special issue on the use of new technologies in the treatment of drug problems. The issue highlights the use of mobile phones, Internet and computers to treat drug use problems.

Alcohol and attitudes are two of the key factors that health professionals need to be aware of when they are dealing with sexually active teenagers.

Overall alcohol use—particularly consumption of beer—is declining in the US, according to a new study published in the August 2008 issue of The American Journal of Medicine.

One in every two pregnant Australian woman still consume alcohol during pregnancy, according to a study in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The responsibility of providing accurate information about the harmful effects of alcohol and its lifelong effects on the child falls on obstetricians and other health professionals.

After many years of heavy drinking, alcohol produces pathological alterations in the brain. In many alcoholics these changes culminate in massive social deterioration and disorders of memory and learning.

Girls moving through adolescence may experience unhealthy levels of weight gain, but the reasons for this are not always clear. In fact, many potential causes of weight gain are easily overlooked.