alcohol abuse
Most Adults with Alcohol Use Disorders Don’t Think They Need Treatment
A new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has found that most Americans with untreated alcohol abuse disorders don’t realize they need treatment and don’t believe that treatment will help them.
Fans Leaving Sports Events Legally Drunk
For those who have attended a sporting event and looked around, hoping the rowdy, beer-drinking fans behind them were calling a cab to get home can add scientific data to their fears. Those fans in the back row who seem to already be drunk aren’t being refused more drinks at the concession stand, and they[.....]
Stupid Drunks Let Kids Drive, Shower in the Wrong House, Vandalize Animal Sanctuary
Drunken Mom Lets 12-year-old Drive Thirty-five-year-old Misty McCollister, of Gardnerville, NV, plead guilty to attempted child abuse or neglect after authorities discovered she put her son on her lap and had him drive her car because she was too drunk to drive. After spending a weekend drinking, McCollister said a friend drove himself home in[.....]
Auto Workers Caught Drinking on the Job
Fifteen union workers at a Chrysler assembly plant in Detroit were recently suspended after a television crew secretly recorded the bunch drinking beer and smoking pot during a work break.
Problem Drinking Patterns: Data across Seven Years
Understanding relapse patterns is a critical component to helping individuals overcome an alcohol use disorder. To understand relapse patterns, more must be examined. The behavior patterns of problem drinkers and whether they are able to ease in and out of problem drinking behaviors is important for improving treatment for alcohol use disorders.
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.
Binge Drinking in China Common and Taking Its Toll
Binge drinking was once considered a fun pastime in China, but it has now turned into a deadly habit. A recent Australia report shows this pastime has even reached police officers. The problem is this activity took the life of Chen Lusheng, a police sergeant, after an off-duty night of heavy drinking.
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[.....]
England and Wales Make Plans to Curb Alcohol Abuse
In England and Wales, “all-you-can-drink" promotions could be banned and compulsory identity checks introduced under government proposals to crack down on alcohol abuse. If the plans are approved, bars will also not be able to hold speed-drinking competitions. Retailers in breach of the code could be fined or jailed.
Binge Drinking Putting Financial Strain on Britain’s NHS
Britain’s National Health Service is under intense pressure to support a growing binge drinking epidemic, costing the organization more than $1.5 billion a year. The Mirror recently reported that the cost of treating those on a binge is double what it was five years ago.
