A new U.S. government report says that most heavy drinkers are not alcoholics. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention one in three adults drinks too much alcohol but that 90 percent of those who drink to excess are not alcohol dependent. Co-author of the study and the leader of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s alcohol program, Dr. Robert Brewer … [Read more...]
Drugs to combat alcoholism being received by few patients
As per the Centers for Disease Control, excessive use of alcohol or alcoholism is considered to be the 3rd major lifestyle related cause of death in the US. On an average, around 88,000 deaths are caused per year. As per a recent study, there are several drugs that have proved their effectiveness in the treatment of alcoholism and aren’t prescribed by doctors. As per the study by JAMA or … [Read more...]