Seniors Abusing Drugs and Alcohol
Seniors Abusing Drugs and Alcohol There is a difference between drug abuse and drug misuse. When it comes to the older adults, most seniors probably misuse prescription drugs, use them in the wrong dosage by mistake or mix them up with other medications they are taking. However, a growing number of elderly Americans have become […]
Deadly Drinking Game on Social Media
Deadly Drinking Game on Social Media A new drinking game is rapidly spreading among young people using popular social media outlets. The fad is thought to have originated in Australia, and then moved to New Zealand, Ireland, Great Britain, France, and the United States. The game called “neknomination” is very dangerous and although players are […]
Drinking Causes Metabolic Stress in Young Adults
Drinking Causes Metabolic Stress in Young Adults The results of a new study on oxidative damage to young people who drank alcohol over a five year period indicates damage and showed alterations in genetic biomarkers. Oxidative Damage (OD) is defined as physiological stress on the body that is caused by the cumulative damage done by […]
Two-Thirds of Students Use Fake IDs
Two-Thirds of Students Use Fake IDs Out of all the students who consumed alcohol prior to starting college, two-thirds of them used fake ids to obtain the alcohol. If they have fake IDs, they tend to use it about 25% of the time until they turn age 21. A study published online in October and […]
“Craze” Supplement Has a Meth-Like Ingredient
“Craze” Supplement Has a Meth-Like Ingredient If you go to sports websites to buy the body-building supplement, Craze, you will frequently get an “out of stock” message. This could be because a recent study has found that the stimulant N,alpha-DEPEA has been found in the powdered supplement, but was not listed as one of the […]
Alcohol May Stop Bones from Healing
Alcohol May Stop Bones from Healing Binge drinking is defined by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) as more than 5 drinks at a sitting for men and 4 for women. NIAAA also informs us that one in six adults binge drink at least four times per month with eight drinks each […]
Alcoholism and Binge Drinking Cost U.S. Taxpayers $223 Billion a Year
Alcoholism and Binge Drinking Cost U.S. Taxpayers $223 Billion a Year Washington D.C. and New Hampshire Heaviest Drinkers and alcoholism rates in the country. Next month we can expect to see the American Journal of Preventative Medicine publish a study done by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and some of the results of the […]
Bullying Can Have Life-Long Effects
Bullying Makes Victims More Likely to Smoke, Become Ill, and Develop Psychiatric Disorders as Adults “A part of growing up” or “a rite of passage,” bullying used to be dismissed as just something that we all go through and laughed about later as adults. But in recent times bullying has ratcheted up a notch, with […]
Alcoholism Linked to Drinking During Puberty, Says New Study
Alcoholism Linked to Drinking During Puberty, Says New Study A new study from the University of Heidelberg has confirmed what other recent studies have shown: that people who have their first drink in puberty are more likely to suffer from alcoholism later in life. The other two studies, one by the Center for Disease Control […]
Doctors with Patients Fighting Alcoholism Should Try AA Themselves
Doctors with Patients Fighting Alcoholism Should Try AA Themselves The Partnership at Drugfree.org recently issued a news release with their recommendation that physicians treating patients with alcohol disorders or alcoholism attend Alcoholics Anonymous or other support group meetings prior to counseling their patients to do so. “Any doctor treating addicted people should go to at […]