Alcoholism is a disease that includes four symptoms: craving (a strong need to drink), loss of control (not being able to stop), physical dependence (withdrawal symptoms), and tolerance (the need to drink more). A person can be considered an alcoholic when these symptoms occur. The craving that an a...

In 1997, the nation was shaken by the death of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) student, Scott Krueger. Krueger, a freshman, has died from alcohol poisoning with his blood-alcohol level was at five times the legal limit in Massachusetts. Reports from his fraternity brothers showed t...

Binge drinking was recently rated the number one health risk to teens in the United States. Seventy percent of college students polled admitted to "bingeing," and one-half of all "bingers" do so regularly. Most teens, however, did not know that "bingeing" could lead to alcoholism. Six teens wi...

North Carolina law states that any person who is over the lawful age to purchase and who aids or abets another in violation of selling or giving of alcohol to a minor shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. I can't say what I did was right but I can say that it won't ever happen a...