According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 50 percent of adults in the United States are regular drinkers (defined as at least 12 drinks in the last year). It is also estimated that among the 15.1 million alcohol dependent individuals in America, a third are women. While limited amounts of alcohol consumption does not harm anyone, one needs to be wise enough to know how much is enough. There is also a difference between alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence. While the former...

We all know that smoking is hazardous to health and yet we are also aware of the increasing number of teens who smoke cigarettes in our country. It is estimated that more than 3000 kids under the age of 18 start smoking every day. About a third of this number actually ends up becoming addicted smokers for life. Today the estimated number of adolescent smokers in the United States is more than 4.5 million. Health Risks of Teen Smoking While smoking is extremely unhealthy for everyone, the health...

We're number #1...according to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) (via Talk Radio News Service) the US is still the "largest market for illegal drugs in the world" with marijuana and drugs like OxyContin and Vicodin the most widely used. Are you shocked that the United States takes this title? Consider that an estimated 20% of people in the US have used prescription drugs for non-medical reasons. Considering the US population that's not a small number of people. It seems that...

This is an article about a new strategy for learning about HIV/AIDS that is being employed in Malden, Massachusetts.

It's hard not to enjoy the Olympics. There's always some aspect to get your attention - the variety of people attending, sports you never heard of, flags you've never seen, new things to learn. We have learned something new already today - do you know Ross Rebagliati? Ross won the first gold medal ever for snowboarding at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan. After this great accomplishment, the International Olympic Committee rewarded him by stepping in - and taking his medal. Why? Because he...

Industry Week has an interesting article by Jonathan Katz on "Rethinking Drug Testing."