http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Driving while impaired (DWI) contributes significantly to road-traffic crashes, and is involved in more than one-third of all fatalities. Many DWI recidivists - drinking drivers who re-offend - do not participate in mandated alcohol-evaluation and intervention programs or else continue to drink problematically after their licenses have been re-issued. A comparison of the effects of two interventions on DWI recidivists with alcohol problems found that one - Brief Motivational Interviewing (BMI) - was more effective. http://www.physorg.com/news177874957.html Medicine & Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:50:01 EST news177874957 The integration of alcohol screening, treatment and referral into primary care and other medical settings is not routinely done. Nor are there any studies evaluating the effectiveness of integrating care for alcohol use disorders (AUDs) into routine treatment for tuberculosis (TB), despite the high co-occurrence and mortality associated with these two diseases. Accordingly, researchers have designed a trial study to determine the effectiveness of integrating pharmacotherapy and behavioral treatments for AUDs into routine care for TB. http://www.physorg.com/news177874928.html Medicine & Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:50:02 EST news177874928 (PhysOrg.com) -- For many people, drinking is an essential part of a night out with friends. Alcohol is widely considered to be a social lubricant, so it's not surprising that social phobia, or extreme shyness, and drinking, frequently go together. http://www.physorg.com/news167324373.html Medicine & Health Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:10:02 EST news167324373 (AP) -- If more doctors started asking, would more drug and alcohol abusers 'fess up so they could get help? http://www.physorg.com/news160675177.html Medicine & Health Mon, 04 May 2009 16:59:57 EST news160675177 Researchers from Boston University found that multiple types of child maltreatment are robust risk factors for underage binge drinking based on a national multi-year study that explored the influence of social environment on the health of adolescents. http://www.physorg.com/news155314269.html Medicine & Health Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:58:14 EST news155314269 It may seem like a minor point, but it matters when someone takes their first drink of alcohol relative to later development of alcohol problems. A new study of the relationship between age at first drink (AFD) and the risk of developing alcohol-use disorders (AUDs) during adulthood has found that the risk is greatest when AFD occurs before the age of 15. http://www.physorg.com/news141923567.html Medicine & Health Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:12:47 EST news141923567