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Wishing Charlie Sheen Farewell, a Speedy Recovery and Effective Rehab
By Bonnie Goldstein - Politics DailyAfter a week of Charlie Sheen madly ranting and raving to anyone who would listen (which added up to a substantial crowd), Warner Brothers Television announced Monday afternoon that despite a wildly successful seven and a half seasons, it has terminated the star of "Two and a Half Men" their top-rated show, "effective immediately." Maybe now he will get medical help. I've tried to avert my eyes from the train wreck that has become Charlie Sheen's faster-than-a-locomotive life, but a story on the front page of The New York Times business section on the TV and film industry culture Monday ...
George W. Bush on Alcohol: 'It Became a Love'
By Ben Muessig - AOL News
(Nov. 4) -- For the first time, George W. Bush has opened up about the years he spent as a lush. In an interview with NBC's Matt Lauer, Bush describes years of heavy drinking that caused embarrassing moments and even strained his relationship with his family. "It became a love and, therefore, began to compete for my love with my wife and my daughters," he said, according to People.com. "I wasn't a knee-walkin' drunk," Bush said in his interview with Lauer. "I could easily have a beer or two, or a martini, before dinner, bourbons, B&Bs. I was a drinker." In an interview promoting his ...
Study: Heavy Boozers Outlive Abstainers
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(Aug. 30) -- The hangover is really kicking in, and you're cursing yourself for having that fourth drink and then a fifth. Remember Tom? That guy at the party who was only sipping Pellegrino? He's probably doing a bit better right now. But it turns out you may win out in the long run. According to a new study, heavy drinkers outlive abstainers. Now, go ahead mix yourself a bloody Mary for breakfast. The new paper in "Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research" was picked up by Time, which earlier had another surprising finding about teetotalers: They tend to be more depressed than ...
Alcohol Gets More Dangerous as You Get Older
By Robert W. Stock - AOL News(July 10) -- A new UCLA study has supported scientists' concerns that alcohol abuse by the elderly has become a major national health problem. The researchers found that more than a third of American drinkers age 60 and over are at risk of harm because of alcohol's interaction with their diseases or their medications -- or simply because they are imbibing too much. Among those at risk, a total of about 9 million people, more than half fit into at least two of those risk categories, and almost a third were in all three. Getty Images Many older drinkers are unaware they even have a problem ...
Mark Foley: 'Inappropriate' to Comment on 'Conduct' of Max Baucus
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyFormer Republican Rep. Mark Foley of Florida Tuesday had second thoughts about the propriety of his accusation that Sen. Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat, was inebriated while speaking on the Senate floor about health care on December 22. A video appears to show Baucus slurring his words, repeating sentences, and gesticulating widely in his address (click play below to watch). Baucus has not commented publicly on the accusation, but his spokesman, Tyler Matsdorf, released a statement calling the accusation "beyond the pale," adding: "what is even more sad is that such a personal attack would ...
Professional Women More Likely to Be Heavy Drinkers, European Study Finds
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyLONDON -- Well, ladies, as you reach for that holiday drink of choice -- mulled wine, Christmas punch, or spiced eggnog, perhaps? -- you might want to think twice. A new study in Europe shows that highly educated, professional women drink more often and more heavily than almost any other female group. The study, released on Friday by the University of Lancaster, looked at female alcohol consumption in two European countries known for their excessive drinking -- the U.K. and Denmark. Researchers found that while there has been an apparent decline in young women's binge drinking in both ...
An Affair to Remember
By David Knowles - Politics DailyYesterday, following a press briefing on the subject of teen drug abuse, President Bush reminisced about his love/hate relationship with alcohol back in the 70's and 80's. Moved by the plight of a young, drug-addicted girl, the president offered words born of his personal battle with booze:"Your president made the same kind of choice," he told her. "I had to quit drinking. ... Addiction competes for your affection ... You fall in love with alcohol."Following the event, Bush granted ABC News an interview, and continued to muse about the nature of his entanglement as well as his decision to go ...
Dmitri Young Meathooks His Way to Starting Job
By Mullet - AOL NewsIt's a bit cliche to say that someone has been "to hell and back". Last season, between divorce, diabetes, and a hospital stay for alcoholism and depression, Dmitri Young was in hell. In 2007, as the Nationals new starting first baseman, Young is back."I was at the bottom of the mountain, the bottom of Mount Everest, and I climbed my way up, one day at a time, knowing that I had to work," Young said in the visitors' clubhouse before Washington's 6-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Sunday. "It wasn't going to be given to me by any stretch and I had to work. I worked every day in the minor league ...
Jared Allen Apologizes
By Phil Yoon - AOL NewsIn a follow-up to Jon's entries from last week (link to first; link to second), Jared Allen has apologized for getting his second DUI citation. Whether Allen apologized on his own, or was forced to by the team, he nonetheless said all the right things.Now he has to act on it. One DUI you can perhaps brush off. A second DUI, however, raises suspicions about whether the person is capable of avoiding a third. Rightly or wrongly, in the public's mind the burden shifts to Allen to prove that he can stay away from a third offense.This is important not only to the Chiefs, but also to Allen's personal ...
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