Posts Tagged ‘alcoholism’

Is your country driving you to drink?

By - 11 November 2011

As it turns out, location has a major impact on peoples’ drinking habits. A new study published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research shows people from northern Europe are more likely to binge drink than those from southern Europe. Dr. Jonas Landberg, a researcher with the Centre for Social Research on Drugs and lead [...]

Estonian expat dies of “broken heart”

By - 21 June 2011

An Estonian expat living in Phuket, Thailand was found dead over the weekend. Phuket News noted that even though 44-year old Artur Mansurov is believed to have died of health problems related to alcoholism Speculation is rife in the Thai media that a broken heart may have fuelled the almost month-long alcohol binge that led [...]

UAE to fight alcoholism among expats

By - 21 May 2011

A landmark study by the UAE’s National Rehabilitation Center (NRC) recently concluded that 5.3% of all deaths in the UAE are caused by illicit drugs or alcohol. A 2010 survey showed alcohol consumption had risen 30% over the last five years, and in the last decade the number of Alcoholics Anonymous Arabia (AA Arabia) meetings [...]

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