Study finds rise in alcohol abuse offset by drop in alcoholism
Government study reports 2001-2002 alcohol abuse at 4.65 percent of adults, up from 3.03 percent a decade earlier, while alcoholism fell from 4.38 percent to 3.81 percent. Across groups and ages, abuse rose notably among whites and Asian males, with overall counts totaling 17.6 million affected. The Drug and Alcohol Dependence journal study analyzed 43,093 interviews.
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Abuses at Abu Ghraib Were Known Earlier Say Soldiers
At least five soldiers objected last fall to abuses at Abu Ghraib near Baghdad. NCOs heard complaints but halted little action, while six soldiers face courts martial. Whistle-blower Spc Joe Darby helped expose the scandal as internal Army records show repeated inaction and pressure from military intelligence.
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