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What : Authors of a world-first study on the drinking habits of 582 professional AFL players have found that more than half of Australia's professional AFL players consume alcohol during the end-of-season period at levels that could put them at risk of long-term harm. The overall picture of consumption is one of relative restraint during the pre-season and home-and-away periods, coupled with relatively high levels of consumption outside these periods.

Despite the considerable and growing numbers of Hispanics living in the United States, little is known about their alcohol-beverage preferences. A new study of U.S. Hispanics belonging to four national groups - Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban American, and South/Central American - has found that beer is their beverage of choice. Results will be published in the January issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research and are currently available at Early View.

More than half of Australia's professional AFL players consume alcohol during the end-of-season period at levels that could put them at risk of long-term harm, according to a world-first study published in the latest issue of the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA).

Large-scale crystal methamphetamine use in Cambodia could present new challenges to the country's efforts to fight HIV/AIDS, according to nongovernmental organizations working in the country, IRIN/PlusNews reports.

Parents are surprisingly receptive to being screened for alcohol problems during a visit to their child's pediatrician, including those who have alcohol problems. And if they need help, many parents would look to their pediatrician for a referral, according to a new study in the November issue of the journal Pediatrics.

Substance abuse disorders (SUDs) and other psychiatric disorders are common among prison populations. A dual diagnosis (DD) refers to a co-existing SUD and any Axis I disorder, such as depression, schizophrenia, or social phobia. A new study has not only confirmed DD among prisoners in France, but has also found that it is a major risk factor for suicide.

Researchers know that the number of alcohol outlets in a given geographic area, referred to as alcohol-outlet density (AOD), is associated with a number of adverse health and social consequences.

New research from the University of Minnesota concludes that smoking and binge drinking can cause significant drops in undergraduate grade-point averages.

A multi-center study finds that parents would be receptive to alcohol screenings during children's pediatric visits.

A Wisconsin law that targets drugged driving is being criticized by lawyers and defendants as being unfair and too rigidly applied.