I used to take the Quiz. You know, the “Am I an Alcoholic?” one — with twenty questions promising to reveal whether or not you should stop what you’re doing and head to a 12-step meeting. I took it in my twenties and, to my relief, answered “no” to...
Before Laura McKowen got sober, she had a long, successful career in public relations in the Mad Men-esque drinking culture of the advertising industry, where “liquid lunches were frequent and drinking at your desk in the late afternoon was...
Volatile substances include the most frequently abused drug - ethanol. Ethanol (ethyl alcohol, drinking alcohol) is the most widely used intoxicant, legal unless it impairs one's performance to operate a motor vehicle or other machinery.
Even though alcohol is in such general use worldwide, the regular consumption of alcoholic beverages is a serious health hazard and definitely a nutritional problem. Alcoholic beverages made by the fermentation of grains or fruits have been used for...
Carnitine has only recently been noted as an important amino acid (the L- form only) essential to our health. It is found in the diet and can also be
Laura McKowen
Toxicology Laboratories
Elson M. Haas MD