An innovative idea can possibly decrease the number of drunk drivers hitting the road. President of British Neuroscience Association and a professor at Imperial College, David Nutt, proposed that all drivers should breathe into an alcohol sensor to check their intoxication level in order to drive their car. For someone with an alcohol problem, this…
Alcohol Awareness Every Month
Alcohol awareness should be every month, not just designated months. It seems that more treatment centers rather than society are in tune with the alcohol awareness months. Alcohol statistics continue to grow and various resources report these stats for us to gain knowledge about. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports that regular drinkers…
News Anchor is a Closet Alcoholic
News Anchor is a Closet Alcoholic Mark Suppelsa, WGN Channel 9’s evening news anchor, is going to an alcohol addiction treatment program for his alcohol abuse. Suppelsa reports that he has been using alcohol in the evening after his wife and kids went to bed. He has been able to manage as a functioning alcoholic…
Cinco de Mayo – A Trigger for Addicts in Recovery
The meaning behind Cinco de Mayo has been minimized over time with individuals who are looking for a reason to let loose and drink excessive amounts of alcohol. Cinco de Mayo’s commemorates when the Mexican army was victorious over France in 1862. The Mexicans celebrated this victory with parades, mariachi music, and street festivals. Today,…
Alcohol Makes You Feel Good
Consuming alcohol causes our brain to release endorphins which contribute to feeling pleasure and reward. The Science Translational Medicine published a research study that scanned the brains of 13 heavy drinkers and 12 non-drinkers after they drank the same amount of alcohol. Both had a release of many endorphins; however, in heavy drinkers, there was…
Developing Health Issues Young Due to Alcoholism
Recently there was an article written in the UK about a 26-year-old man who needs a liver transplant due to his alcoholism. Matt Maden was 10 years old when he started drinking and was getting drunk regularly by age 15. He had become an isolated alcoholic recluse before the age of 21. At age 21…
Unsafe Sex and Alcohol Consumption
Unsafe Sex and Alcohol Consumption Recently there have been many studies in the news about the correlation of unsafe sex and alcohol. Studies say that it has already been established that alcohol does lower inhibitions and clouds your decision making process. Researchers want to narrow down the wide range of misjudgments made by those under…
Alcoholism is Helping Decrease the Population
In the article “Alcohol Diseases Double in 7 Years”, a study was done in England that indicated: 1.2 million people in England needing in-patient hospital treatment for alcohol-related cancers, liver diseases and poisoning in 2010-11. There have already been over 7,000 hospital admissions for young people under the age of 18 in 2011 that are…
Alcohol Ice cream
That’s right, ice cream infused with alcohol. As if sellers have not made alcohol super interesting already with bright colored canned caffeine/alcohol products for our youth to experiment with. Now, this doesn’t seem so bad for those who don’t suffer from alcoholism but the idea that alcohol has been made more inviting and accessible is…
Alcohol Abuse a Problem on Nearly All College Campuses
College campuses around the country are struggling to fight alcohol abuse as the numbers for alcohol related accidents and deaths are astounding.
