DSM-5: The End of One-Size-Fits-All Addiction Treatment?
When the dust of debate settles, the new revision's benefits should be clear: good science, better diagnoses, more individualized care.
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A Shot in the Dark: Can Vivitrol Help Us Control Our Addictions?
Evaluating Vivitrol, the newest anti-addiction drug—actually an injectable form of an old pill. It's definitely better than nothing. But is it $1,100 a month better?
Psychiatry’s Contested Bible: How the New DSM Treats Addiction
The 1,000-page psychiatrists' Big Book will redefine addiction. Critics are already demanding a boycott.
Could Sober Eyewitnesses Be Less Reliable Than Intoxicated Ones?
A new study out of Sweden throws doubt on the alcohol myopia theory.
The Government Can Be a Strict, and Expensive, Bartender
Government policy plays a considerable role in limiting our potential raucous, drunken behavior. The tendency to hit the…
Move Over Meth, Czech Moonshine Is Real Problem
A couple days ago Marc Herman told us that while Europe doesn’t have the meth habit the United…
Tattooed, Pierced, and Plastered
French researchers find young people with both a tattoo and a piercing drink more during a night out at the local bar.
Pass Complete: Tailgating Can Spawn Drinking Habits
New research links parental drunkenness at college football tailgating parties with alcohol abuse by their kids.
Researchers Say Guinness Beer More Enjoyable in Ireland
In a tongue-in-cheek analysis appropriate for St. Patrick's Day, four intrepid researchers conclude that Guinness beer is more enjoyable when surrounded by Ireland.
Standing in Alcohol Won’t Get You Drunk
Newsflash: Submerging your feet in alcohol doesn't get you intoxicated. It only helps you dodge the "Less Filling/Tastes Great" debate. Sorry, Denmark.