Drinking context and drinking problems among black, white, and Hispanic men and women in the 1984, 1995, and 2005 U.S. national alcohol surveys.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN drinking patterns and alcohol-related problems is well established; that is, drinking more and in heavy quantities increases the likelihood of experiencing alcohol-related problems (Greenfield and Rogers, 1999; Heeb and Gmel, 2005; Treno et al., 2000; Wells et al., 2005). Drinking contexts also influence how much individuals...

CDC Data: Almost Half of All Binge Drinking Occurs in Public Places.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-8 June 2008-CDC Data: Almost Half of All Binge Drinking Occurs in Public Places(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com New research strongly suggests that binge drinking often occurs in settings that dramatically increase the risk of injury to bingers and others, a disturbing finding considering...

Drinking in conjunction with sexual experiences among at-risk college student drinkers *.
EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL USE IS A PERVASIVE public health problem affecting college campuses. A recent nationwide survey found that U.S. college students report an average of 72 past-year drinking days, 44 heavy drinking days (i.e., five/four or more drinks for men/ women), and 21 episodes of intoxication (Chen et al.,...

Baywalk may yet live again.
Byline: ROY C. MABASA Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim is set to revive the Baywalk as a tourist destination and recreation area with more lighting facilities to be placed along the whole stretch from the old Army-Navy Club to the Manila Yacht Club. Lim added that...

Ahatas set for Tavern makeover.
Byline: Supriya Bhardwaj CHANDIGARH: There would soon be competition for some of the city's snazzy liquor bars from, well, ahatas. Of course, the ahatas, for long seen as the poor man's den, would be in their new improved avatar as 'taverns'. The roadside liquor vend...

'I'm enjoying every bit of the adulation'.
Byline: RUMA SINGH But billiards and snooker prodigy Pankaj Advani, fresh from his Khel Ratna triumph, has missed not experiencing the simple joys of teenage life, he tells. I started playing at the age of 10... I'd tag along with my elder brother...

Open invitation to trouble outside liquor vends.
Byline: Manveer Saini PANCHKULA: Open spaces outside liquor vends here are increasingly becoming trouble spots. Virtual "drive-in bars", these have put safety of the common man, especially women, at great risk. The authorities are yet to wake up to the severity of the problem. Meanwhile,...

Bean ther, done that.
Byline: Shuchi Vyas When Riyaaz Amlani launched Mocha, he remembers that some customers wondered why the coffee offered to them wasn't dissolving in water - they'd been expecting instant coffee. Seven years later, he has some very loyal customers who complain that the Jamaican blend isn't what...

Lungmarama Yolngu nha: (1) a week in the life of an outreach program.
Abstract: The Yolngu of north-eastern Arnhem Land have lived with alcohol for just over 30 years. For some, particularly those who permanently or transiently camp on the fringes of the predominantly non-Indigenous township of Nhulunbuy, it has resulted in devastating health, social, family and cultural impacts. The Miwatj Health...

Indirect effects of lowering the drinking age on New Zealand students' alcohol-related behaviours and attitudes.
Alcohol-related attitudes and drinking behaviour of 109 university students, all 20 years of age and older, were assessed at two time points: immediately before and three months after the drinking age in New Zealand was lowered from 20 to 18. Participants reported drinking smaller quantities of alcohol three months...