is being targeted by the alcohol industry with a multi-million dollar television ad campaign, while increasing numbers of young Latinos are showing up at treatment centers with alcohol problems.
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as the most popular campus activity according to a new survey. iPods are now the most popular activity among 73% of the students surveyed. Read More....

Alcohol has been the subject of old wives' tales down through history, and one of the most popular myths about the medicinal value of alcohol is that a strong liquor ap-plied to the gums, swished in the mouth or taken down straight can relieve dental pain and stress. Read More....

Primary care physicians can treat alcoholism effectively, a finding that could greatly expand access to treatment, according to a new research report. The study, which is published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, found that alcoholics who took the drug naltrexone and met occasionally with a doctor or nurse fared as well as alcoholics who did both and had up to 20 psychotherapy sessions.
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