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In the News: Smoking Alcohol Smoking alcohol is the latest trend in "alternative" ways to ingest alcohol. First came butt chugging and vodka tampons. Now, it's smoking alcohol. Smoking alcohol is an effort to gain a bigger buzz for fewer calories and many young drinkers are inhaling... Learn More

Addiction News: June 6th, 2013 Smoking Alcohol: The Dangerous Way People Are Getting Drunk [TIME] Jesse James' Daughter Chandler, 18, Went to Rehab for Addiction [Us Weekly] Are Alcoholism and Addiction in Our Blood? [Huffington Post] Prescriptions to treat alcoholism soar by almost 75%... Learn More

Addiction News: June 5th 2013 Miley Cyrus singing about cocaine and ecstasy on her new single? Yep [Entertainment Weekly] John Galliano blames alcohol, stress, self-loathing for fall [LA Times] Writer Advocates 'Clean' Start for America on Addiction [PBS] War on drugs a trillion-dollar failure [CNN]... Learn More

Addiction News: June 4th, 2013 Billy Joel on Not Working and Not Giving Up Drinking [NY Times] Meredith Phillips, 'Bachelorette' Star, Reveals She's An Alcoholic (VIDEO) [Huffington Post] Prescription Drug Abuse Up Among U.S. Teens: Survey [US News & World Report] Blacks Are Singled Out... Learn More

Addiction News: June 3rd, 2013 (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times) Matthew Perry on addiction during 'Friends,' still no reunion: [LA Times] California Senate passes bill to curb prescription drug abuse: [LA Times] More Adult Prescription Drug Use Leads To Increased Poisonings In Kids:... Learn More

Addiction News: May 31st, 2013 (Photo: Pascal Le Segretain, Getty Images) Philip Seymour Hoffman does detox for heroin abuse [USA TODAY] U.S. woman held in Mexico on drug smuggling charge freed [CBS] Toronto mayor denies smoking crack, questions scandalous video's veracity [CNN] Feds: 17 charged... Learn More

Addiction News: May 30th, 2013 Fewer tobacco products, but not alcohol, in movies [Fox News] Smoking Alcohol Tops Butt Chugging As Most Ridiculous New Bro Trend (VIDEO) [Huffington Post] Dedham police remind parents of underage alcohol party law [Boston] Ill. judge facing heroin, gun charges steps... Learn More

Addiction News: May 28th, 2013 Marijuana Gives Pigs The Munchies Too [TIME] Study to look at whether medical marijuana really helps users [Detroit Free Press] 'Crack baby' scare overblown, teen research says [USA Today] Many parents unaware their kids use ‘study drugs’ like Adderall [Washington... Learn More

Addiction News: May 27th, 2013 AP Exclusive: Former radical Olson’s new cause is fairness in cocaine sentencing [ Washington Post] Billy Joel Depression: Singer Says He 'Used Booze As Medication' Following 9/11 Attacks [Huffington Post] Marijuana, blood sugar control linked, study says [ First Coast... Learn More

Addiction News: May 23rd, 2013 Turkey to Tighten Alcohol Rules, Impose Ad Ban Under Draft Law [Business Week] Mike’s, a Flavored Alcohol Brand, Tries to Widen Its Appeal [NY Times] Three Students Arrested In Alleged Ritalin Ring [WNEP] Michigan driver who uses medical marijuana... Learn More

Addiction News: May 22nd, 2013 William M. Fine, Who Helped Shape Drug Laws, Dies at 86 [NY Times] Czech police seize 1 million liters of illegal booze [Reuters] Marijuana: The Next Diabetes Drug? [TIME] Pat Quinn Medical Marijuana: Illinois Governor Reviewing, Still 'Open Minded'... Learn More

Addiction News: May 21st, 2013 Brooklyn Papa John's pizza deliveryman slung cocaine on the side: cops [Daily News] Jets RB Goodson arrested on firearm, marijuana charges [USA Today] What’s a legal weed industry look like? After 8 months, Wash. state releases draft rules [Washington... Learn More

In the News: Smoking Alcohol

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