Alcoholism

New Clues From Scientists as to Why Alcohol is So Addicting

According to researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (USCF), endorphins in the brain are released that produce feelings of reward and pleasure for those who drink alcohol which is a clue into why it can be so addicting. This is the first time researchers have observed this endorphin release in humans, according to an article in Science Daily.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. Others fall into a stupor and don’t care about anything or anyone around them. Many get depressed and don’t know how to get out from under the cycle of abuse.

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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?”
Of course, what we say to young children, who are most impressionable in their early years, may have a lot to do with how our children behave toward alcohol and other illicit substances in their teens and young adult years. Those early memories instill tacit approval of drinking and substance use in children and this often shows up years later when the children have matured – and have problems of their own with substance abuse and dependence.
Granted not every parent has a problem with drinking. But even occasional use of alcohol is enough to spark children’s curiosity and interest in why we drink at all. Here are some of the reasons many parents give their children why they (the parents) drink.

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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.

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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 1980s.

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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.

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