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Social Groups Inform Drinking Habits
A new study has found that heavy drinkers, moderate drinkers, and teetotalers tend to cluster within social networks. So if a friend or relative starts drinking more heavily–or decides to drink less or give up alcohol entirely–you’re more likely to do the same.
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One of the biggest factors in drinking and driving is a person’s belief that they have recovered enough after consuming alcohol to get behind the wheel of a car. A study conducted by Peter J. Snyder, PhD, vice president of research for Lifespan, took a closer look at the impact alcohol has on an individual’s[.....]
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- Attending 12-Step Meetings Reduces Symptoms of Depression
One of many reasons that attendance at Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings helps people with alcohol use disorders stay sober appears to be alleviation of depression. A team of researchers has found that study participants who attended AA meetings more frequently had fewer symptoms of depression (along with less drinking) than did those with less AA[.....]
- Women at Higher Risk of Alcohol Addiction than Men
It is well known that drinking alcohol is more harmful to women than it is to men, but new research delves deeper into this imbalance among genders. When women drink, they become intoxicated more quickly than men do, and the alcohol causes more damage.
- Alcohol Addiction – Myths vs. Facts
Enjoying alcohol has been a ubiquitous experience for humans since society first developed thousands of years ago. No matter how different in appearance or ideology, almost every culture in the world enjoys alcohol as a social lubricant or as a vital part of a ceremony or ritual (think of champagne toasts at weddings). With over[.....]
- Public Drunkenness a Favorite Offense Among Irish Teens
Teens hoping to indulge in the promised benefits of alcohol are more apt to continue to do so freely if they stay out of the public eye. In Ireland, they appear to prefer to not only drink in public, but also demonstrate they have consumed too much.
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