Alcohol Abuse Among the Elderly Is Rising
As the baby boomer generation approaches old age, the percentage of seniors with drinking problems is likely to increase.
Alcoholism
Data Supports MADD’s Recommendations to Curb Holiday Drunk Driving
The Christmas season is one of the times each year when families separated by miles of highway make concerted efforts to gather together in celebration. Crowded kitchens and bulging guest rooms are part of the holiday ambience.
New Trend Encourages Young Women to Starve Themselves, Then Binge Drink
Drunkorexia: It’s a bizarre new term that describes a life-threatening eating disorder more young adult women are exhibiting. The behavior involves girls refusing food and then consuming large amounts of alcohol in order to get an alcoholic “buzz” more quickly and conserve the calories the alcohol brings.
Worried About A Loved One’s Sobriety This Halloween? How To Keep It Alcohol-Free
With Halloween just around the corner, it’s worth a reminder that this is one time of year when a little caution and some common sense ahead of time can avoid a potential tragedy come Trick or Treat day.
Recognizing Stages of Alcoholism Helps Promote Awareness and Treatment of the Disease
Those suffering from alcoholism, suffer from a disease. Friends and family will tell you that the person they once knew is no longer the same person. Oftentimes, loved ones don’t even recognize the person sitting in front of them anymore because alcohol changes people. It can make some people angry and argumentative – even violent. …
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Daddy (or Mommy) – Why Do You Drink?
It might be a painful topic for some parents, while for others, the issue may have never yet come up. But if you do have young children, would you know what to say if your son or daughter asks: “Daddy (or Mommy), why do you drink?”
Service to Other Recovering Alcoholics Linked with Longer Rates of Sobriety
New research suggests that when people recovering from alcohol addictions roll up their sleeves and get involved in someone else’s similar battle, they may have a higher chance of staying sober and could even thwart off depression.
Women Who Are Satisfied with Everyday Life, Engage in Leisure Activities Less Likely to Have Alcohol Problems
A new study has found that women who participate in leisure activities rarely have problems with alcohol. Researchers from University of Gothenburg, Sweden, led by occupational therapist Christina Andersson, looked at how everyday life affects drinking as part of the Women and Alcohol in Gothenburg (WAG) population study, which has been ongoing since the mid …
Women who Experienced Child Abuse More Likely to Have Alcohol Problems as Adults
A new study has found that adult females who experienced physical or sexual abuse during childhood are much more likely to abuse alcohol in later life than other women.
Higher Percentage of Drinkers Across American Ethnic Groups
Greater proportions of white, African American, and Hispanic drinkers have emerged since the early 1990s, a new study finds. Researchers at the University of Texas’s Department of Public Health and affiliates discovered that the number of both male and female drinkers of white, African American, and Hispanic backgrounds had risen from 1992 to 2002, but …
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