July 13th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
A study carried out by the Universities of Bonn and Sweden’s Karolinska Institute concluded that a specific gene variant may cause women to be more susceptible to alcoholism. The gene, located in the endorphin metabolism, is altered more often in women alcoholics than in non-alcoholic women. The endorphins seem to play an important role in the amount of alcohol consumed in mice as well, particularly among females.
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June 5th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, in partnership with New Century Institute and the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association, is hosting the 3rd National Conference on Women, Addiction and Recovery: Inspiring Leadership, Changing Lives, September 15-17, 2008, in Tampa, Florida. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News)
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June 5th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Leading alcohol treatment organisation, The Linwood Group, believes the number of women accessing rehab will soon equal men. The Group provides the only centres in the UK that focus exclusively on treating alcoholism and are seeing a marked rise in women patients of all ages and socio-economic groups. Commenting on the trend.
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