Weekly Alcoholism News 2008-05-09

Alcoholism Gender Gap Is Closing
Washington Post, United States
The "closing gender-gap in alcoholism" may be due to higher levels of problems facing women, while men have been more or less steady in their levels of …

Nature, nurture key in teen alcoholism
United Press International
NIJMEGEN, Netherlands, May 7 (UPI) — A Dutch study of twins finds a genetic link to earlyalcoholism, but also notes the role of environmental factors …

Alcoholism Is Not Just A 'Man's Disease' Anymore
Science Daily (press release)
Results are published in the May issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. "By looking at two different cross-sectional surveys that asked the …

Genes And The Environment Contribute Differently To Drinking Among …
Science Daily (press release)
Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research (ACER) is the official journal of the Research Society on Alcoholism and the International Society for …

DUI checkpoints save lives
Kansas City Star, MO
Sometimes an arrest can be the beginning of a life of recovery from alcoholism. Mr. Williams, next time you're inconvenienced by a DUI checkpoint, …