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Drinking Prolongs Bad Memories
Written by Jenna Bensoussan   
Friday, 07 March 2008
For those thinking they can drown their sorrows in a vat of alcohol to forget their worries, they better think again. According to a Japanese study, alcohol actually keeps the memory with you longer.

Researchers at the University of Tokyo concluded that ethanol -- an intoxicating agent in alcohol -- does not cause memory to decrease, as widely believed, but instead locks it in place.
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Anheuser-Busch and Miller Brewing Company to be Sued Over Alcoholic Energy Drink
Written by Jenna Bensoussan   
Monday, 03 March 2008

WASHINGTON—Lawyers for the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest served Anheuser-Busch and Miller Brewing Company with notices of CSPI’s intent to sue the companies over a new generation of caffeinated alcoholic drinks. Drinks such as Anheuser-Busch’s Bud Extra and Tilt, and Miller’s Sparks, have more alcohol than beer and contain stimulant additives that are not officially approved for use in alcoholic drinks, including caffeine, taurine, ginseng, or guarana.

No studies are available to support the safety of consuming those stimulants and alcohol together—but new research does indicate that the young consumers of what CSPI calls “alcospeed” are more likely to binge drink, become injured, ride with an intoxicated driver, or be taken advantage of sexually than drinkers of conventional alcoholic drinks. And the viral marketing campaigns behind the drinks are clearly designed to appeal to young, and often underage, drinkers, according to CSPI.

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Stronger Drinks Taken Off the Shelf
Written by Jenna Bensoussan   
Friday, 29 February 2008

More than 25 supermarkets, convenience stores and off licenses are working with Westminster City Council. The scheme aims to reduce levels of drug dealing, begging and urinating in the borough's streets.

The shops agreed to stop stocking drinks such as Carlsberg Special Brew, Tennants Extra and Diamond White.

Tesco, Waitrose, Londis and Budgens, as well as off-licenses including Threshers, have joined the voluntary scheme in Marylebone High Street, Victoria and Pimlico.

Councillor Audrey Lewis, cabinet member for community protection and licensing, said: "Cheap, super-strength alcohol is aimed at alcoholics, drug users and some of the most vulnerable and needy members of society.

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Buprenorphine Control Outlined
Written by Jenna Bensoussan   
Thursday, 28 February 2008
WASHINGTON - Amid growing illegal sales and abuse of buprenorphine, top federal officials outlined yesterday action they might take to curb problems with the addiction-treatment drug, including more precise detection methods, improved training of doctors and stronger warning labels for patients.

"The issue of diversion has been out there since 2004," said Dr. H. Westley Clark, director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, which oversees the federal government's buprenorphine initiative. "We've been concerned about that, and we will continue to be concerned about that."

Clark spoke to reporters after a two-day, closed-door summit of experts on buprenorphine, which the government sees as the best medical treatment for hundreds of thousands of people addicted to heroin or painkillers.
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Looser Addiction Treatment Confidentiality Rules?
Written by Jenna Bensoussan   
Thursday, 28 February 2008

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Caught in a fragmented health care system, addicts in Pennsylvania can become frustrated in their journey toward recovery.

That's the message Gov. Ed Rendell's administration says it has been hearing from patients who wrestle with drug or alcohol abuse while suffering from mental illness or chronic diseases such as diabetes.

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