One anesthesiologist starts a fledging business, a mobile hangover helper that will travel to tourists in Vegas, giving an IV drip to help their hangover.  Coming from the recovery side of the coin, I think that this just seems like a bad idea...

After several cases of distilling and drinking hand sanitizer landed youth in the hospital, doctors become concerned that this could be a growing trend. 

A 27-year-old man, who cut his abdomen with a knife after he got drunk, has been released from a hospital in India. According to The Times of India, the incident occurred around 2 a.m., after the man came back to a relatives house drunk and passed out. At 2 a.m., another relative sleeping in the same room saw him cut his abdomen. He was taken to the hospital with his small and large intestines hanging out. He had multiple cuts on the abdomen, his bowel was prolapsing out of the abdomen, and he was bleeding severely. The man has been an alcoholic for 10 years and is currently undergoing substance abuse treatment. The surgeon who operated on the young man said, “Self-inficted injuries of this nature are not very common. Reasons for such abnormal behavior are acute alcohol intoxication, alcohol withdrawal syndrome, and depression.”

An Indiana man shocked authorities when he was found on the side of the road with a blood-alcohol level of 0.552. According to Fox News, the man was found unconscious in a ditch with a very high amount of alcohol in his blood. According to experts, it is possible to slip into a coma and die when you blood-alcohol level reaches 0.4 and higher.

New research suggests that sexually thwarted fruit flies will take refuge in alcohol, while just-mated flies are more likely to pass on the booze. According to FoxNews.com, the alcoholic tendencies of chronically rejected flies may be due to decreased levels of a brain chemical called neuropeptide F (NPF), which researchers play a role in the fly’s reward system.

A Florida woman was charged with a DUI, and her blood alcohol level was 0.466, which is 5 times the legal limit. According to OrlandoSentinel.com, her blood alcohol was high enough to be in lethal range.

In 2006, David John Ellis, who is a doctor in Australia, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. He had been practicing medicine for nearly 30 years at this point, and never had a patient complaint. As a result of this diagnosis, he was in formed by the Impaired Registrant’s Panel to limit his drinking to “social consumption,” and he would be subject to monthly blood tests to monitor his alcohol intake.

A new study shows that Chantix, a drug that is used to quit smoking, may also curb drinking. The drug works by blocking nicotine receptors in the brain. According to WebMD, any people taking this drug to quit smoking also reported to their doctors that they were also drinking less. Researchers hope to find out

Alcoholic.org relaunched its website, offering help and information on alcoholism and alcohol addiction treatment centers. The website offers easy-to-use support and assistance to people who feel their drinking may be a problem. According to PR Web, the site enables people to determine if they have a problem and connects them with treatment centers. The website

According to Yahoo News, drinking vodka could make men think quicker on their feet, more creative even. Researchers tested 20 men, giving them a “moderate” amount of vodka mixed with cranberry juice, cutting them off when their BAC reached o.o75, which is just below the legal drinking limit in the U.S. These 20 men, along

The Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota demands $500 million in damages for costs for healthcare, social services, and child rehabilitation from the effects of severe alcohol abuse. The lawsuit targets four beer companies, who sold nearly 5 million cans of beer in 2010 despite the fact there are only about a dozen residents in

The Scottish Government launches a new campaign Monday, aimed at changing people’s behavior towards alcohol. This article sites that one third of Scottish women exceed their recommended alcohol intake, and the campaign is aimed at these women. The government is on the edge of technology, campaigning through your mobile device. The mobile ‘drinking time machine’ app

Graphene is an amazing new substance, called a nano-material, made from graphite shavings. Its promise to revolutionize everything from consumer electronics to car batteries has created quite the buzz. The substance has been termed the “new silicone.” According to one article, researchers also discovered another interesting property of graphene when they filled a graphene lined

According to a British paper, The Telegraph, South Africa has one of the world’s highest rates of alcoholism, and in turn, the country also has one of the highest rates of fetal Alcohol Syndrome. In an effort to help this problem, South Africa proposed legislation banning retail stores from selling alcohol to pregnant women.

According to a British paper, The Telegraph, South Africa has one of the world’s highest rates of alcoholism, and in turn, the country also has one of the highest rates of fetal Alcohol Syndrome. In an effort to help this problem, South Africa proposed legislation banning retail stores from selling alcohol to pregnant women. I