Drinking alcohol is a social custom that has been around since the early days of man. However the difference with today’s alcoholic drinking by comparison to that of say just 200 years ago relates to the scale of damage someone under the influence of alcohol can inflict on their local community when driving behind the wheel of a car. Being drunk and picking a fight is one thing, being drunk ... read full post picked by stas 1 year ago

Because they use internal cues -- such as no longer feeling hungry -- to stop eating, reports a new Cornell study. Americans, on the other hand, tend to use external cues -- such as whether their plate is clean, they have run out of their beverage or the TV show they're watching is over. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

College students that mix alcohol with caffeinated energy drinks are at higher risk for alcohol-related injuries than students who drink regular cocktails, according new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. picked by wags273 11 months ago

So what's the proof? Are they just making rubbing alcohol!?

The victims were labourers who lost consciousness after buying the alcohol on Thursday. picked by darlingluna 1 year ago

U.S. Government survey shows patterns of illicit drug, alcohol, and tobacco use. picked by karenben 1 month ago

I was allowed taste my parents wine and once I was about 12 I was allowed have half a glass Sat nights with dinner. I was also allowed have a drink at holidays and family occasions. Now, at 22, I barely drink at all. I never had much of a teen rebillion with alcohol, not having the facination with it my friends did. I think my parents did the right thing. picked by Marz 11 months ago

Finland will introduce health warnings on bottles of beer, wine and liquor, following reports that alcohol has become the country's biggest killer. picked by DemureArt 1 year ago

winning the war on drugs...

"Americans are the world's top consumers of cannabis and cocaine despite punitive US drug laws, according to an international study published in the online scientific magazine PLoS Medicine." picked by ybcool 3 months ago

The profusion of international news available on the Internet has made it increasingly difficult for the average American to ignore the rest of the world, a trend researchers say threatens Americans' long, proud history of disregarding anything not about them. picked by kamaloo 11 months ago

Australia’s Aborigines were stripped of the right of self-rule yesterday after the Government declared the widespread sexual abuse of Aboriginal children to be a national emergency.

This is several months old but I thought topical due to THIS post picked by doggylives 7 months ago

A team led by two Texas A&M University anthropologists now believes the first Americans came to this country 1,000 to 2,000 years earlier than the 13,500 years ago previously thought, which could shift historic timelines. picked by DemureArt 7 months ago

Americans may be getting too fat for their cars, new maximum weight warning labels mandated by the U.S. government indicated. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A homosexual foster couple were left free to sexually abuse vulnerable boys in their care because social workers feared being accused of discrimination if they investigated complaints. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Find out how many of your favorite alcoholic beverages it would take to send you to a drunken grave. Look for your beverage of choice, enter your weight, select your gender, and see how much you have to drink before the alcohol kills you. picked by misswinkle 11 months ago

The woman who was watching two toddlers said she only told a friend he could abuse them sexually so that she could set him up for arrest. picked by arsphidius 6 months ago

Any story of child abuse is hard to hear, this has got to be one of the worst "alleged" cases you have ever heard. Canada is expected to deny extradition, I have pity on their children. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

A 19-year-old Medford woman has been charged with aggravated animal abuse that includes stomping a 3-month-old puppy. picked by muppet 5 months ago

Jim Breuer's classic alcohol routine on Just For Laughs. picked by beckinacea 9 months ago

An early age at onset of drinking is a strong predictor of subsequent alcohol dependence. picked by karenben 4 months ago

A judge will decide if the cop's claim that he could smell alcohol through a window and 7 feet into the restaurant has merit or not. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago