Category Archives: Media
Blog Author Likes LifeRing
LifeRing was recently featured in a blog called “Wired in to Recovery“. The author, Derek Jones, is handicapped but was able to participate in a LifeRing Chat meeting. “I have just spent the last hour on LifeRing and I found … Continue reading
Posted in Media
Leave a comment
Deciphering Mixed Messages About Alcohol
A recent radio broadcast of NPR’s Talk of the Town concerned itself with the stark truth about the toll that Alcohol takes on the American people. Tens of thousands dying each year, millions addicted or dependent, millions more who’ve suffered … Continue reading
Posted in Information, Media
Leave a comment
Recovery on campus – a hot issue
The New York Times has a good story about sobriety recovery in the college world and what colleges and universities are doing to try to help college age alcoholics and addicts. One takeaway? As counselor B.J. Davis mentioned at a … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Organization
Leave a comment
‘Healthy’ red wine data is bogus
An AP story has the details: A University of Connecticut researcher known for his work on the benefits of red wine to heart health falsified his data in more than 100 instances, and nearly a dozen scientific journals are being … Continue reading
Another Myth Debunked: The French Don’t Handle Alcohol Any Better Than Other People
Steve S., a member of the LifeRing board of directors, pointed out in a comment on this blog the other day that the idea that Europeans — and particularly the French — deal with alcohol better than Americans is simply … Continue reading
Posted in Information, Media
1 Comment
Alcohol has Different Effects for Women vs. Men, Young vs. Old, Article Says
An article at the Star.com website of the Toronto (Canada) Star newspaper discusses what researchers have discovered about differences in the effects of alcohol on females — especially adolescent females — from their male counterparts. In both genders, one researcher … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Science
Leave a comment
Drug Shows Promise for Help in Preventing Relapse
A new study — on mice, not people — shows promising results with the use of a drug called Mifepristone to reduce relapse stemming from high stress levels. The drug was initially commercialized by the name RU-486, a drug that … Continue reading
Nicotine really is a “Gateway Drug” Says New Study
The idea of “gateway drugs” has been a subject of controversy and ridicule for decades. It’s an argument aimed often at people who use marijuana and are told that pot leads to the use of “harder” drugs. It has also … Continue reading
New Study: “Moderate” Drinking Causes Cancer
An article in the Wall Street Journal provides a good response to those who insist that “moderate” alcohol consumption is good for you. See the article here . While the article acknowledge some health benefits, a new study points out … Continue reading
Posted in Media
Leave a comment
Alcohol Marketers Target Youth
Here’s part of a piece from an HIV/AIDS blog with information that we’re all probably vaguely aware of, but which bears repeating: While the popularity of various illegal substances rises and falls, alcohol consistently remains the granddaddy of recreational drugs. … Continue reading
Posted in Media
Leave a comment
