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New Site Tells You If You Have a Drinking Problem



Conventional wisdom tells us that, in our direst economic times, the alcohol business does pretty well. Possibly responding to this phenomenon, and hoping worried citizenry won't crawl into a whiskey bottle, the federal government has now launched the Rethinking Drinking Web site, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Operated by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), Rethinking Drinking strives to teach folks about booze and its potential effects. Offering answers for such questions as "Is your 'lite' beer light in alcohol?" and "What counts as a drink?," the site also features a brief questionnaire designed to determine whether your drinking places you at "low risk," "higher risk" or "highest risk" for negative health consequences and alcoholism. While the NIAAA doesn't purport to offer a firm solution to those struggling with alcohol intake, it does serve as a hub for alcohol-related information and suggested avenues of help.

Although the site's aim, and very existence, have us slightly concerned about the extent of our countrypeople's alcohol consumption in response to the financial crisis, we were surprised to read on the site that 35-percent of Americans, still, never drink alcohol. Amazingly, some of us still practice what we preach, regardless of whether our leaders do or not. [From: Rethinking Drinking Via: Wall Street Journal]

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