Word: alcoholics
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...rivalries, for one thing, have long mirrored societal rifts. Glasgow Celtic fans are Catholic, and Rangers fans are Protestant. In Rome it was communist vs. fascist; in Madrid nationalist vs. Catalan or Basque. Yet as those old markers fade, the violence seems to continue, fueled by little more than alcohol and malice...
...Alcohol, of course, plays a part too. In the NFL, serious tailgaters fuel up before they even enter the stadium. Many teams are sponsored in part by a brewer, and beer sales make up a significant percentage of a stadium's concession revenues--a spigot that teams are not eager to cut off. Still, to head off trouble, most basketball and football venues stop selling beer by the end of the third quarter (as does the Palace in Auburn Hills...
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...million Americans battling alcoholism, the holiday season--with its office parties and champagne toasts--presents a special challenge. Campral, the first new drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in almost a decade for helping drinkers remain abstinent, could help. Taken as part of an addiction-treatment program that includes psychosocial support, Campral helped 16% to 38% of alcoholics who had already stopped drinking avoid imbibing for up to four months. Unlike current abstinence aids, which either dampen the alcohol high or make people violently ill if they drink, Campral works by restoring nerve activity in the brain...
...that's not scary enough, scientists pursuing another line of research believe they have found a physiological reason why nicotine and alcohol so often share each other's company. Even a small quantity of alcohol seems to significantly boost the pleasurable effects of nicotine. The numbers certainly won't comfort smoking barflies: 80% to 90% of alcoholics smoke, and alcoholism is 10 times as prevalent among smokers as among nonsmokers...