A recent study suggests that adolescents with a large network of friendships on such social outlets as Facebook and Twitter cause them to be more apt to drink alcohol. Parents don’t deny the influence their children’s’ peers have on them, but they do wonder just how far their influence stretches.
A recent study highlighted in Science Daily talks about the relationship alcohol plays in sexual assaults. It shows that men who are prone to angry outbursts towards women are most likely to commit sexual assault while intoxicated, especially in an environment that accepts sexual aggression.
The U.K. think tank Demos has released its findings from a 30-plus years study. Based on data from the 1970 British Cohort Study, the group examined parents and children in order to analyze drinking habits and possible familial connections.
It’s been nearly a decade since country music star Trace Adkins’ life was torn apart by alcohol addiction, and the star is encouraging others with his story of sobriety, now spanning nine years. It was the actions of a close friend – his music manager – that led Trace Adkins to seek treatment for the [...]
Coloradans and their marijuana usage have grown from previous surveys in 2007-2008 and are up three percentage points from the most recent survey. The number of young adults in Colorado who claim to have used marijuana in the past year was up to 38.5% compared to 29.1% nationally, among 137,000 people interviewed in 2008-2009. Coloradans [...]
As a global role model for youth and teens, Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Potter movie series star, has recently captured attention in a new way – for admitting his addiction to alcohol and talking about his recovery.
The elderly are an underserved population when it comes to substance abuse awareness and treatment, according to a recent report from England’s Royal College of Psychiatry. A team of substance abuse specialists from the College say that older adults bring together a unique blend of factors which place them at greater risk in situations of [...]
Brain damage is caused by many different things, but one of the most common is substance abuse. Drug and alcohol use cause neuropathological damage in individuals, and after deciding to discontinue substance abuse, many individuals may benefit from assistance in healing that damage.
In non-clinical settings, use of the terms alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence commonly refer, rather generically, to the problematic use of alcohol. While these terms are often used interchangeably, there are significant differences between them. Each is a specific diagnosis that describes a type of problematic drinking. A third term, alcoholism, is also widely used [...]
