Red Wine Increases Cancer Risk—but Nine out of 10 Drinkers Are Not Aware of the Dangers / The Independent
The latest evidence suggests that the claimed benefits of drinking red wine for heart health are less than previously thought and are outweighed by the harmful effect alcohol has on cancer risk.
We're Drinking More Than Twice What Experts Consider a Binge / Tonic.VICE
There's now a Level I, II and III to define the severity of your weekend bender.
White House Proposes Cutting Drug Control Office Funding by 95% / The New York Times
When he was running for office, Donald J. Trump promised to rid America of the scourge of drugs, vowing to crack down on dealers and invest heavily in programs to get heroin and other opioids off the streets.
But on Friday, President Trump’s administration revealed plans to gut the 2018 budget of his Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Trump's War on Drug Users: Column / USA Today
Obama made headway in ending failed war-on-drugs policies, but Trump is undoing that.
Alcohol Abuse Leads to 4,300 Deaths Annually Among People Under 21 / Miami Herald
Baby Boomers Warned over Alcohol Intake as Hospital Admissions Soar / The Guardian
Alcohol was the primary or secondary issue in an estimated 1.1m admissions in 2015/16, up 64% from a decade ago
‘Just Say No’ to the Gateway Theory of Pot / The Atlantic
An interactive look at which drugs people start using right after they first use marijuana—and what that really means
How Jeff Sessions Wants to Bring Back the War on Drugs / The Washington Post
Sessions has yet to announce specific policy changes, but federal prosecutor Steven H. Cook’s new perch at the Justice Department speaks volumes about where the Justice Department is headed.
What Gut Bacteria Do to the Human Brain / The Atlantic
Some researchers believe that the microbiome may play a role in regulating how people think and feel.