Currently, diagnostic guides split alcohol-use disorders into two categories: 1. Alcohol Abuse and 2. Alcohol Dependence. Many researchers believe that this isn't complete, and that there should be a third diagnosis known as "hazardous drinking," that would come before abuse and dependence. Hazardous Drinking is defined as drinking more than guidelines recommend. A study based in Finland has found that hazardous drinking is quite common.

Heavy drinking has become a dangerous tradition for individuals celebrating their 21st birthday and experts say that more needs to be done to prevent tragic alcohol overdoses. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News)

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The WHO, The World Health Organization, (I honestly thought they were talking ’bout “The Who”!) stated that the “harmful use of alcohol causes serious public-health problems,” and says it will devise an international plan to address issues like binge drinking and alcohol marketing. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News)

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Not all university students will “mature out” of their heavy-drinking habits. A new study examines the density of college students’ family history of alcoholism. This type of measure — looking at first-, second- and third-degree relatives — identified a significant number of at-risk individuals who would have been missed using regular family-history measures.

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Addiction, Volume 103, Issue 6, Page 940-950, June 2008.

ABSTRACT Aims  Universities are striving to raise funds, often attracting spectators by selling alcohol at campus events. This study evaluates the effect of a policy change on student drinking at a large western university that had historically banned … (Source: Addiction)

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