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Social Media Harder to Quit Than Alcohol, Tobacco

Scientists demonstrated in a new study that technology- and goal-driven activities and objectives are far harder to quit or turn down than smoking or drinking. Personally, I think this speaks volumes about how the human mind chooses to catalog its priorities. For instance, University of Chicago professor Wilheml Ho...

7 February 2012
05:35 GMT

Tracy Morgan Hospitalized After Collapsing at Sundance

After the Creative Coalition Spotlight Awards at the Sundance 2012 Film Festival, comedian Tracy Morgan collapsed to the floor and was rushed to the hospital. His publicist has denied reports of alcohol intoxication. Word broke online that Morgan fell unconscious right after his speech at the aforementioned awards,...

23 January 2012
07:54 GMT

Teens with Alcoholic Parents Think Differently

According to the conclusions of a new scientific investigation, it would appear that teenagers who have alcoholic parents tend to display an uncommon neural response to risky situations, which is very different from how their brains react. The reason why this particular research is so interesting is because it'...

17 January 2012
15:01 GMT

Heather Locklear Rushed to the Hospital for Drugs and Alcohol

Actress Heather Locklear has been rushed to the hospital after ingesting a dangerous mix of alcohol and prescription medication. Her condition is now stable, but she has not been released yet.TMZ reports that it was Locklear's sister who called 911, presumably after finding her collapsed and learning she'd ...

13 January 2012
06:24 GMT

Alcohol Intake Triggers Massive Endorphin Release

Endorphins are a class of neurotransmitters made up of endogenous opioid peptides that act directly on areas of the brain that are responsible for making us feel pleasure and rewards. Whenever we consume alcohol, these areas light up on brain scans, demonstrating increased activity. This finding is very important to...

13 January 2012
03:33 GMT

Jeremy Renner Attacked in Thailand

Actor Jeremy Renner has been involved in a very serious bar brawl in Thailand, which ended with one man being stabbed in the abdomen and neck, and several other persons injured, himself included. TMZ informs that Renner, star of “The Hurt Locker” and the more recent box office hit “Mission Impossi...

5 January 2012
10:03 GMT

Miss USA Rima Fakih Was 'Hammered' at the Time of DUI

Only a couple of days ago, Miss USA Rima Fakih was arrested on suspicion of DUI and then made headlines for trying to lie about it. A new report explains why she might have wanted to keep the arrest a secret: she was completely “hammered.”Fakih held on to the title of Miss USA until this summer. She is al...

7 December 2011
09:21 GMT

Friends Are Worried About Rihanna's Drinking

That Rihanna is exhausted is a bit hard to deny right now, given her recent performance at the 2011 Jingle Bell Ball in London. However, a new report claims this might be the least of her problems. Star Magazine claims in its latest print issue (story via here) that good friends Katy Perry and husband Russell Brand...

5 December 2011
11:00 GMT

Miss USA Rima Fakih Arrested for DUI

Former Miss Michigan Rima Fakih, who became the first Arab American to win the title Miss USA, was popped over the weekend on suspicion of DUI. She was arrested, booked and released. While driving under the influence is not a major crime, Fakih is now getting headlines because she initially tried to lie about it, in ...

5 December 2011
03:56 GMT

Therapy May Work Best for Insomnia

Taking drugs that promote sleep or drinking alcohol are not good ways of handling insomnia. They are referred to among professionals as safety behaviors, and do not take care of the root cause of the condition. A Canadian research team says that therapy is the best approach to treating insomnia. The work was carried...

1 December 2011
10:50 GMT

Alcohol Puts Brain into Mental 'Overdrive'

In a paper researchers at the Vanderbilt University published in the latest issue of the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, they reveal that the brains of people who consume alcohol have to work extra hard to carry out the same task as their non-drinking peers. The connection holds true regardle...

19 November 2011
05:21 GMT

Amy Winehouse's Last Words to GP: I Don't Want to Die

Amy Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning, as she relapsed after a period of abstinence. Her doctor testified in court at the inquest of her death, saying her last words were “I don't want to die.”Dr. Christina Romete, Amy's GP, was with her the night before she died and, she told the court, she s...

27 October 2011
11:05 GMT

A Strawberry a Day Keeps Alcohol's Effects Away

Spanish, Italian and Serbian scientists are proud to declare that they found a connection between strawberries and alcohol's negative effects that might turn out to be very useful in the treatment of stomach ulcers. It is no secret that people who consume alcohol on a regular basis suffer a great deal after th...

27 October 2011
09:19 GMT

Amy Winehouse Cause of Death: Alcohol Poisoning

The findings of the inquest into Amy Winehouse's death has finally been made public to the press: contrary to ongoing speculation, the singer did not overdose on drugs, but died of alcohol poisoning, it has emerged. In August this year, authorities said that they believed Amy had been clean of drugs for months a...

26 October 2011
09:48 GMT

Low Alcohol Response May Be Genetically-Determined

Researchers at the University of California in San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have recently determined that genetics may play a role in the way people respond to alcohol. Their study was mostly focused on individuals who display low responses to the chemical. In the research, the team noticed that people with a ...

24 October 2011
03:59 GMT

Shia LaBeouf Gets Beaten Up in Drunken Street Fight – Video

“Transformers” star Shia LaBeouf gets almost as much media attention for the public drunken brawls he gets himself into as he gets for his acting career. A new video has emerged, showing the actor getting beat up in the street during one such fight. Shia is now in Vancouver, Canada, shooting for a new mov...

19 October 2011
08:41 GMT

‘Drunk’ Johnny Depp Takes a Tumble in Hollywood

Proving that the saying “it can happen to anyone” is 100 percent true, Johnny Depp took a rather embarrassing tumble on Hollywood Boulevard – and it was all caught on tape.HollywoodTV got a hold of some footage shot by paparazzi outside a Hollywood restaurant very popular with celebrities, which you...

11 October 2011
11:44 GMT

Kim Delaney Escorted Off Stage at Philadelphia Military Event

As several media outlets have put it, this is one performance that isn’t going to win Kim Delaney any accolades in the future. The actress was at a military event in Philadelphia last week and had to be escorted off stage in the middle of her speech – that bad it was.The actress, who was on “CSI Mia...

26 September 2011
10:06 GMT

Asthma Risk Decreases with Alcohol Consumption

Danish researchers from the Bispebjerg Hospital (BH) presented a new study yesterday, September 25, which appeared to suggest that consuming alcohol in moderate amounts reduces the risk a person has of developing asthma. These results were presented on Sunday at the annual congress of the European Respiratory Soc...

26 September 2011
10:01 GMT

Lindsay Lohan Partied Hard at Kim Kardashian’s Wedding, Says Report

Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan is not legally barred from drinking alcohol, but she did say repeatedly that she’d ditched the habit on her last trip to rehab. Not quite so, says an unnamed guest at Kim Kardashian’s wedding over the weekend. Lindsay was just one of the many celebrity guests at the fancy bl...

23 August 2011
07:44 GMT

Family Believes Abstinence Killed Amy Winehouse

In his eulogy, Amy Winehouse’s father Mitch said that the singer had been off drugs for 3 years and off alcohol for about 3 weeks at the time she was found dead last weekend. He’s also been telling friends that he’s convinced it was quitting drinking that killed her.According to an unnamed source sp...

28 July 2011
09:10 GMT

Amy Was Happy When She Died, Dad Mitch Winehouse Says in Eulogy

Amy Winehouse’s funeral was yesterday, after which her body was cremated. During the 2-hour ceremony to which only family members and very close friends had access, the singer’s father, Mitch Winehouse, did his best to shed some light into her final days in a very touching eulogy.Despite reports to the co...

27 July 2011
03:39 GMT

Lindsay Lohan Spent the Weekend Getting Drunk, Says Report

While even her fans must be having issues keeping tabs on Lindsay Lohan’s legal issues, the actress continues to live the same careless life as before house arrest, claims a new report. So, she spent the weekend getting drunk.Radar Online claims to have it on very good authority that Lindsay drank herself sense...

26 July 2011
06:47 GMT

Amy Winehouse Died Alone in Her Bed, No Trace of Drugs

Tragic British singer Amy Winehouse died alone in her bed, her rep confirms for the media. She was found by the bodyguard who had been looking after her for many years. Moreover, a preliminary investigation indicates she hadn’t taken any drugs on Friday night. Despite reports that, after having lunch with her m...

25 July 2011
03:37 GMT

Stress Determines Alcohol's Effects on the Brain

In a study conducted by researchers at the University of Chicago, it was determined that the amount of stress a person is suffering from determines the effects that consuming alcohol will have on their brain.The new investigation may give experts a new explanation for why some drinkers prefer to use more alcohol when...

21 July 2011
09:30 GMT

Jon Hamm Drinks Too Much, May Need Rehab

Deemed one of the most attractive and talented men in Hollywood right now, Jon Hamm has been living life on the edge and may be heading to rehab soon, if one is to believe the latest report in The National Enquirer (story via here).According to the most recent print edition of the tab, Hamm, who won over audiences wo...

15 July 2011
09:56 GMT

Magazine Runs Damning Piece on Lindsay Lohan, the Diva, the Trainwreck

Before she started her time under house arrest, Lindsay Lohan and her entire posse traveled to Miami for a weekend with Plum Miami magazine. The trip resulted in a photospread (see the video below) and a very damning expose on Lohan’s wicked ways.Jacquelynn D. Powers from the magazine shadowed Lindsay for an en...

14 July 2011
06:34 GMT

Woman Admits to Binge Drinking While Pregnant: I Don’t Want to Be Boring

A 19-year-old woman from Waltham Abbey, Essex is now the object of outrage in the UK, after speaking to a tabloid on why she doesn’t want to stop binge drinking even though she’s five months pregnant, saying she doesn’t want to be considered “boring” by her friends. In an interview with ...

13 July 2011
06:56 GMT

How Alcohol Impairs Memory

For a long time, people have been saying that consuming large amounts of alcohol leads to memory impairments because the stuff kills brain cells called neurons. A new investigation into the issue shows that this is not the case, and highlights the actual mechanisms that hinge memory. For many people who drink, the...

9 July 2011
06:45 GMT

Ex Says MTV Is Turning Snooki into a Raging Alcoholic

She repeatedly promised she would curb her drinking but, so far, she’s shown no concrete signs of being even close to doing that. A recent video shows a very Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi dancing with a potted plant – and her ex-boyfriend is accusing MTV of turning her into an alcoholic. Snooki is b...

8 July 2011
04:32 GMT

Daniel Radcliffe Opens Up About Alcohol Problem

Though he doesn’t strike one as the type who’d live life in the fast lane, Hollywood-style, British actor Daniel Radcliffe admits that he too succumbed to temptation while shooting for “Harry Potter,” coming very close to developing a potential alcohol problem. In a new interview with GQ,...

5 July 2011
11:14 GMT

Lindsay Lohan’s First Night Out After House Arrest, She Takes a Tumble

Lindsay Lohan spent the last 35 days of her life under house arrest, presumably not drinking and just taking the time to reassess her career, and determine which areas need change and improvement. On her first night of freedom, she went out and ended up taking a tumble in front of the paparazzi. Initially, Lohan said...

1 July 2011
05:45 GMT

Johnny Knoxville Pens Very Touching, Sad Letter for Late Ryan Dunn

Almost a week ago, 34-year-old stuntman and reality star Ryan Dunn of “Jackass” died in a car accident caused by alcohol consumption and speeding. Co-star and good friend Johnny Knoxville would rather we remembered Ryan for the awesome person he was rather than for the way he died. In a post on his offici...

27 June 2011
05:31 GMT

Jessica Simpson Stages Intervention for Drunk Sister Ashlee

Ashlee Simpson is moving forward with the divorce from Pete Wentz and, as per the latest reports, she’s not handling it well. She’s started drinking so heavily that older sister Jessica is worried for her well-being and is thinking of staging an intervention. The latest print issue of Star magazine (story...

26 June 2011
05:25 GMT

Tom Jones Gets Back in Top Shape with the Caveman Diet

Legendary singer Tom Jones is now a slimmer version of himself, after realizing he’d gained too much weight and couldn’t fit into his suits anymore. His secret is the so-called “Caveman Diet,” which favors fresh foods, he reveals in a recent interview. Jones says he was never too careful about...

21 June 2011
15:51 GMT

Girls with ADHD More Inclined to Abuse Drugs

According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that girls suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to start using and abusing drugs that boys who suffer from the same condition.The finding was made by a team of investigators in Finland, who also found tha...

13 June 2011
08:30 GMT

Alcohol Banned from Amy Winehouse’s European Tour

Amy Winehouse is getting ready to hit the road with an European tour and, just to be on the safe side and to allow her the chance to meet her contractual obligations, her people are making sure she doesn’t even come close to temptation.She reportedly kicked her heavy drugs habit, but she’s not out of the ...

13 June 2011
07:13 GMT

Christina Aguilera Got Drunk Again, Says Report

Not long ago, Christina Aguilera was taken into police custody for being so intoxicated she could hardly stand and couldn’t even remember where she lived, but she’s not letting that put a damper on her partying ways, a new report suggests. Rumors that Aguilera was having problems keeping her boozing under...

30 May 2011
09:27 GMT

Amy Winehouse Goes to Rehab, Buys Vodka on the Way There

Troubled singer Amy Winehouse is back in rehab. This time, it’s not a rumor, as her rep has confirmed she’s at London’s The Priory clinic, seeking help for her alcohol problems. Before heading in for treatment, she loaded up on vodka, a new report suggests. Less than two weeks ago, reports were sayi...

27 May 2011
11:11 GMT

Alcohol in Hand Sanitizers Shows Up on Alcohol Tests

If you use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer at home, and you do so frequently, it may be a good idea to read this before getting behind the wheel. Researchers have recently shown that alcohol in these substances can show up in urine tests meant to gage alcohol consumption.The chemical doesn't have any influence o...

25 May 2011
17:01 GMT

Christina Aguilera Blames Disgruntled Ex-Employees for Intervention

Pop Star Christina Aguilera is one of the judges / mentors on NBC’s new hit singing competition The Voice and she’s doing her part to promote it heavily. On a recent appearance on Matt Lauer, Christina talked about the show, what made it different from others and the very rough year she’s been havin...

18 May 2011
05:11 GMT

Lindsay Lohan Got ‘Belligerently Drunk’ over the Weekend

Less than 72 hours after a judge told her she was basically a free woman after she violated her parole and was accused of stealing a gold necklace, Lindsay Lohan was back to partying like there’s no tomorrow, a new report suggests. Not only did the star hit the clubbing circuit like she didn’t have a care...

17 May 2011
10:31 GMT

Gwyneth Paltrow Knows How to Cure a Hangover

If you ever thought that Gwyneth Paltrow is uptight and would never be caught on the wrong footing – on anything –, you were wrong. In a recent interview cited by Us Magazine, the star sets out to put to rest some misconceptions where she’s concerned.For instance, if you have the occasional morning ...

16 May 2011
14:41 GMT

Whitney Houston in Rehab for Drug, Alcohol Problems

Singer Whitney Houston is back to rehab: as part of her commitment to staying clean, she’s checked into an out-patient rehabilitation program about 10 days ago, it has emerged. With a long history of drug abuse, Whitney has often been plagued by rumors of a relapse. In fact, they started making the rounds again...

10 May 2011
11:21 GMT

Police Launch Child Abuse Investigation into Nicolas Cage Arrest

A few days ago, actor Nicolas Cage was arrested in New Orleans, after getting in an altercation with his wife Alice over the address of their rental apartment. Police docs reveal there was much more going on that night – and that Cage’s son was also involved. As we also informed you at the time, Cage g...

26 April 2011
10:44 GMT

Mayor of Florence Announces Rules for ‘Jersey Shore’ Cast

The fourth season of MTV’s hit reality show “Jersey Shore” will be shooting in Italy: in Florence, to be more precise. In light of the impending visit from the party-loving group, mayor Matteo Renzi has issued a series of rules that must be obeyed. As we also noted on previous occasions, while Ameri...

20 April 2011
08:14 GMT

Heavy Drinking Among Adults Is Becoming a Problem

Public health experts have recently determined that public awareness on the issue of heavy drinking among adults is at appallingly low levels. This is a negative aspect in itself, but the irony of it is that most adults are too concerned about teen drinking to see what their peers are doing. These conclusions belong ...

8 April 2011
09:12 GMT

Pregnant Kate Hudson Photographed Drinking Wine

She’s trying to enjoy her second pregnancy away from the spotlight, but actress Kate Hudson just can’t catch a break. Currently vacationing in Buenos Aires with boyfriend Matthew Bellamy, Kate was photographed sipping on wine – and the rest is history, as they say.Confirmation that Kate was pregnant...

6 April 2011
05:33 GMT

Christina Aguilera Talks Divorce, Setbacks and Hiccups

Christina Aguilera has had a very rough year: her marriage fell apart and her career took a turn for the worse, as her most recent album failed to deliver the goods. In her first candid interview since all this started, the singer opens up about everything. Aguilera is one of the judges on the upcoming singing compet...

6 April 2011
05:13 GMT

Drunk Adam Lambert Kicked Out of Lady Gaga’s Birthday Party

American Idol singer Adam Lambert attended Lady Gaga’s 25th birthday party over the weekend in Los Angeles but he ended up by making a fool of himself and getting tossed out for his improver behavior, new reports suggest. The source of this seems to be gossip blogger Perez Hilton (so you know to take this w...

1 April 2011
07:32 GMT


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