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10 Essential Facts About Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol is the third most commonly used addictive substance, and it can cause irreversible harm if you drink in excess.
Do alcohol ads really influence teen drinking?
New research looks at the impact when teens viewed more TV ads for alcoholic beverages
Giving up alcohol opened my eyes to the infuriating truth about why women drink
We can’t afford to live lives we have to fool ourselves into tolerating.
How Alcohol Affects the 'No-Go' Receptors in Your Brain
Researchers show that alcohol use weakens the neurons that usually tell us to stop drinking, pointing toward treatments for alcoholism.
Are Older Americans at Risk for Alcohol or Drug Addiction?
Rates of alcoholism and painkiller addiction are growing among older adults, and the negative effects can be worse in later life. Are you at risk?
Going booze-free? The effects of a month without alcohol
Dean Burnett: What does swearing off alcohol for a month do to a person? What scientific effects can it have?
Why We Can't Blame Abuse on Alcohol
It’s all too often heard that someone’s partner is only mean/violent/abusive when they’re drinking. “If only he [or she] stopped drinking, we’d be fine.” Unfortunately, this argument seldom holds water. Put...
5 Things You Need to Know About Alcohol, Backed By Research
6 Surprising Ways Alcohol Affects Your Health — Not Just Your Liver
Whoa! HOW Many Pregnant Women Are Binge-Drinking Alcohol?!
The CDC released findings that show one in 10 pregnant women admit to drinking alcohol, and a third of those cop to dangerous binge drinking behavior.
How Alcohol Affects Your Lungs: Binge Drinking May Lead To Breathing Problems
Binge drinking alcohol could throw off the balance of protective gases in the lungs.
How to Stop Binge Drinking
Binge drinking has many repercussions and may increase the risk of developing an alcohol use disorder, which often develops in young adulthood.1 Excessive drinking is a common practice in the U.S., with one out of six adults consuming about eight drinks per binge episode. Tales of binge drinking on college campuses may give the impression
What Leads to Compulsive Alcohol Use?
Occasional binge drinking isn't uncommon, but around30 percent of all adults exposed to alcohol go on to engage in compulsive drinking behaviors despite adverse effects and consequences, a major feature of alcohol use disorder.
Can I drink alcohol with that?
From prescription medications to over-the-counter drugs, what you need to know before you sip.
Drinking alcohol? Your organs will notice
Alcohol does more than change your perception of the world. Alcohol can also trigger changes in your internal organs. Find out more.
Well-Off Baby Boomers Know How To Binge Drink, Too
Think binge drinking, and college students downing cheap beer from red cups come into mind. But healthy affluent adults over 50 are more likely to drink dangerously than their peers.
How Binge Drinking Problems Can Lead To Alcohol Withdrawal
Excessive binge drinking can lead to problematic behaviors for many individuals in terms of ill health effects. Alcohol withdrawal symptoms can include seizu...
What Kind of Drinking Can Trigger A-Fib?
Frequent drinking is more likely than binge drinking to increase your risk of the most common heart rhythm disorder, a new study finds.
Binge Drinking Makes It Too Easy To Drink Lethal Alcohol Amounts
Binge drinking a lot of alcohol in a short time period can lead to lethal blood alcohol concentrations, and just imagine if you drove in that condition.
Has Your Social Drinking Turned Into an Alcohol Problem?
No one wakes up and says “I’ll get addicted to alcohol today.” Yet Over 5.3 million suffer with an alcohol use disorder.
28 Warning Signs Your Teen is Drinking Alcohol
So, how can you tell if your teen is drinking or abusing alcohol? Here are some of the warning signs to look for:
