Penn State - A new research report from Penn State’s Smeal College of Business finds that modest in-school lessons revealing the goals and effects of alcohol advertising can reduce the likelihood that adolescents will drink.
Dozens of research studies done over the past 20 years have found a correlation between alcohol advertising and underage drinking.
To counter […]

Parents especially clueless about young teen’s alcohol and drug use
Previous assessments of child psychopathology have shown that parents can be helpful in reporting symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD). A new study examines just how helpful parents are in assessing their children’s alcohol and/or drug use and abuse. The answer? […]

Alcoholics generally have dysfunctional sleep patterns, even during abstinence from alcohol.
New findings suggest that acamprosate shows promise as a treatment method for alleviating sleep disturbances experienced by alcoholics during abstinence

Alcoholics generally don’t sleep well. Nor does abstinence improve the situation much. In fact, sleep difficulties during alcohol abstinence may be responsible for a relapse to […]