alcohol addiction

alcohol addiction

Representational image. (PTI)

Boozers throng liquor shops in coronavirus-hit Madhya Pradesh

Many of them were seen planting kisses profusely on the bottles of their favourite brands of whisky and rum and flaunting them.
07 May 2020 12:41 PM
n The legal age of drinking must be strictly implemented by the state and there must be strict checking for the same.

Hyderabad: Alcohol abuse affects teenagers emotions

n Paediatricians need to locally take up more research on the impact of alcohol use on the developing brain.
08 Jul 2019 1:58 AM
'I don't have my father so I want my mother to be well,' Bhagyashree told reporters. (Photo: ANI)

6-yr-old girl in Karnataka forced to beg to look after ailing mother

Her mother, Durgamma, is admitted to a hospital after years of alcoholism.
28 May 2019 9:14 AM
Complications with the blood supply to the brain, potentially leading to reduced blood flow and the abnormal changes seen in Alzheimer's disease. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Unhealthy addictions linked to negative brain conditions

Smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity linked to unhealthy brain.
14 Mar 2019 12:00 PM
Satyam who was already under the influence of alcohol set himself ablaze with petrol, said police. (Representational Image)

Hyderabad: Wife denies booze money, man ends life

Satyam, a daily wage labourer, got addicted to alcohol and was spending his earnings to buy liquor.
20 Feb 2019 12:38 AM
A study also states that excessive drinking in adolescence may have an effect on short-term memory. (Representational Image)

Worrying! More youngsters hitting the bottle early

According to the WHO, around 30 percent of India’s population consumes alcohol regularly.
08 Jul 2018 4:32 AM
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True Blood actor Nelsan Ellis’ family reveals the real reason behind his death

Ellis died Saturday of heart failure.
11 Jul 2017 8:45 PM
Bhaskaran came to know about Dr. Richard Daniel, who was running the Stepping Stone Foundation, De-Addiction and Rehabilitation Centre, Villivakkam.

Forum trashes plaint against de-addiction centre

In the petition, Bhaskaran submitted that his son David Raja was studying in a Government school in Chitalapakam.
20 Mar 2017 6:28 AM
Chakali Narsamma lived with her 30-year-old daughter Parvathamma, who had two failed marriages due to her alcohol addiction. (Photo: Representational Image)

Hyderabad: Son killed dad for booze; now, daughter kills mom

The murder was a re-enactment of an earlier crime within the family, when Parvathamma’s elder brother, Narayana, killed their father.
17 Feb 2017 1:03 AM
Substance use has been found to be connected to social exclusion, mental health problems and lower educational attainment. (Representational Image)

Heavy teenage drinking linked to abnormal brain development

A study showed that heavy drinkers had smaller volumes of gray matter in several brain areas when compared with the light drinking group.
03 Dec 2016 12:54 PM
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Singer Vernon Noronha’s Come Back Jack, through its lyrics, offers a slice of his own life.
13 Nov 2016 12:00 AM
Reinforcement of addictive substance use and stress signalling involves common neural systems, including the brain reward centre. (Representational Image)

Stress may increase alcohol consumption: study

The brain chemistry underlying interactions between stress and alcohol remain largely unknown.
05 Nov 2016 3:13 PM
Vasopressin helps to regulate the pituitary adrenal axis and other brain circuits involved in emotion (Photo: AFP)

New drug might effectively treat alcohol addiction: study

It can do so by targeting part of the brain's stress system.
02 Oct 2016 3:30 PM
The rats were even immune to negative effects of withdrawal (Photo: AFP)

Switching off neurons can end urge for compulsive drinking: study

Researchers said they have never observed such change.
07 Sep 2016 7:24 PM
Alcohol addiction is a tough problem to solve. (Representational Image)

Brain wiring of people who binge drink decoded

Half of problem drinkers are believed to have a genetically determined tendency to abuse alcohol.
31 Aug 2016 4:47 PM
Shravan collapsed in a pool of blood and Shekhar fled. (Representational image)

Hyderabad: Troubled by harassment, man tries to kill brother

Police said Shekhar slit Shravan's throat with a knife to kill him, but Shravan escaped with injuries.
03 Jul 2016 3:26 AM
Posting about alcohol use strengthens a student's ties to a drinking culture, which encourages more drinking. (Photo: AP)

Your social media posts can tell if you're at booze addiction risk

Researchers found posting about alcohol use on social media was actually a stronger predictor of alcohol problems than alcohol use was.
28 May 2016 1:15 PM
Just under 39 percent of the sailors and marines reported hazardous drinking before deployment, a study says. (Photo: Pixabay)

Problem drinking starts before military deployment

Screening for alcohol abuse before deployment could allow people to be identified and helped earlier.
08 May 2016 11:57 AM
Researchers found that a craving for alcohol could be tempered by the power of prayer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Prayers can help us resist urge to booze: study

Prayer stimulates the parts of the brain that are responsible for attention and emotion.
08 May 2016 10:41 AM
People link drinking and liver cancer, but most still don't realise that cancers including breast, mouth, throat and bowel are also linked with alcohol. (Photo: Pixabay)

Public awareness of link between alcohol, cancer too low

Drinking alcohol is linked to an increased risk of seven different cancers.
01 Apr 2016 4:33 PM

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