Heavy Drinking Plus Xanax, Valium: A Dangerous Mix
Heavy Drinking Plus Xanax, Valium: A Dangerous Mix U.S. News By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Reporter December 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) — People who regularly drink to excess are also likely to use benzodiazepines, a new study finds. These drugs — like Valium (diazepam), Xanax (alprazolam), Klonopin (clonazepam), Ativan (lorazepam), and Restoril (temazepam) — are used to […]
Washington: Household Monthly Alcohol Purchases After Washington’s Privatization Of Liquor
Washington: Household Monthly Alcohol Purchases After Washington’s Privatization Of Liquor Source: https://ldi.upenn.edu/ December 28, 2019 Thirteen states limit alcohol purchases to state-run stores. Washington was among these states until 2011, when voters passed Initiative 1183, which privatized liquor sales and imposed taxes and fees on them. As a result, the number of retail sites increased dramatically, […]
Moderate Alcohol Intake May Lower Kidney Disease Risk
Moderate Alcohol Intake May Lower Kidney Disease Risk Source: https://www.renalandurologynews.com/ Jody A. Charnow December 28, 2019 Compared with never-drinkers, individuals who consumed 2 to 7, 8 to 14, and 15 or more drinks per week had significant 12%, 20%, 29%, and 23% decreased risks of incident chronic kidney disease, respectively, in adjusted analyses, according to a […]
Ireland: Health minister asks media outlets not to use Drinkaware information
Ireland: Health minister asks media outlets not to use Drinkaware information Drinkaware is funded by the drinks industry and Harris asked media organisations to use HSE information. Source: https://www.thejournal.ie/ December 28, 2019 MINISTER FOR HEALTH Simon Harris has written to Irish media outlets asking them not to use Drinkaware information. Drinkaware, an initiative that promotes […]