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George W. Bush on Alcohol: 'It Became a Love'

(Nov. 4) -- For the first time, George W. Bush has opened up about the years he spent as a lush. In an interview with NBC's Matt Lauer, Bush describes years of heavy drinking that caused embarrassing moments and even strained his relationship with his family. "It became a love and, therefore, began to compete for my love...

Study: Heavy Boozers Outlive Abstainers

(Aug. 30) -- The hangover is really kicking in, and you're cursing yourself for having that fourth drink and then a fifth. Remember Tom? That guy at the party who was only sipping Pellegrino? He's probably doing a bit better right now. But it turns out you may win out in the long run. According to a new study, heavy...

Alcohol Gets More Dangerous as You Get Older

(July 10) -- A new UCLA study has supported scientists' concerns that alcohol abuse by the elderly has become a major national health problem. The researchers found that more than a third of American drinkers age 60 and over are at risk of harm because of alcohol's interaction with their diseases or their medications --...

Dmitri Young Meathooks His Way to Starting Job

It's a bit cliche to say that someone has been "to hell and back". Last season, between divorce, diabetes, and a hospital stay for alcoholism and depression, Dmitri Young was in hell. In 2007, as the Nationals new starting first baseman, Young is back."I was at the bottom of the mountain, the bottom of Mount Everest, and I...

Jared Allen Apologizes

In a follow-up to Jon's entries from last week (link to first; link to second), Jared Allen has apologized for getting his second DUI citation. Whether Allen apologized on his own, or was forced to by the team, he nonetheless said all the right things.Now he has to act on it. One DUI you can perhaps brush off. A second...

Background on Alcoholism

Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing.

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