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• Alcohol Use Linked to Increased Cancer Risk, U.S. Surgeon General Warns

  January 6, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  The U.S. Surgeon General is calling for new cancer warnings on alcoholic beverages, indicating regular consumption appears to increase the risk of seven types of cancer, including breast cancer and liver cancer.

• Ozempic, Mounjaro May Soon Be Touted as Addiction Treatments Following New Study

  October 22, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Research indicates that popular diabetes and weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro may also help combat drug abuse and alcohol addiction.

• Alcohol-Related Deaths On the Rise in Recent Years: CDC Report

  March 5, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A CDC study finds that stress from the COVID-19 pandemic has driven the number of alcohol-related deaths up to nearly 500 per day.

• Youth Drug and Alcohol Addiction in U.S. is Often Linked to Stress, Mental Health Problems: CDC

  February 13, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new CDC study reveals many teens with drug and alcohol addiction are attempting to self medicate due to unaddressed mental health problems.

• FDA Issues New Guidance for Testing Pharmaceutical Alcohols for Methanol, Following Hand Sanitizer Recalls

  October 18, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA has issued a new final guidance for testing for methanol in alcohol products following more than 100 recalls during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• States with Ignition Interlock Laws Have Fewer Repeat Drunk Driving Offenders: Report

  August 8, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  A new report finds that states which employs compliance-based standards for removing alcohol testing devices from vehicles had significantly lower rates of repeat drunk driving offenses.

• Teens Who Vape Are More Likely to Binge Drink And Use Cannabis: Study

  May 26, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that teens who vape face a significantly increased risk of binge drinking and marijuana use.

• Study Indicates Half of Serious Auto Accidents Linked to Drug, Alcohol Use

  January 2, 2023

  Russell Maas

  The findings of a new study show a very high rate of alcohol and drug use among drivers, vehicle occupants and pedestrians injured or killed in auto accidents.

• Nearly Half of All Cancer Deaths May Be Linked to Preventable Risk Factors, Study Finds

  August 31, 2022

  Martha Garcia

• Hand Sanitizer Lawsuit Filed After Woman Dies From Methanol Poisoning

  February 8, 2021

  Russell Maas

  A wrongful death lawsuit claims a woman died of methanol poisoning after drinking hand sanitizer which did not have the potentially lethal ingredient indicated on the label.