Driving Under the Influence: Defining Blood Alcohol Concentration
Red flashing lights, blowing into breathalyzers, and drunk driving usually all have one thing in common, blood alcohol concentration. If you are driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.08% or higher, you are considered legally impaired and will be arrested if you are pulled over by a police officer. If you get into a […]
Inpatient Alcohol Treatment Center: What to Expect
Inpatient Alcohol Treatment Center: What to Expect Finally making the decision to get sober is one of the most difficult, yet rewarding, decisions you will ever make. This is especially true if you’ve decided to head to residential rehab to focus on changing your life. There can be many unknowns involved when moving your life […]
How to Give Up Alcohol
How to Give Up Alcohol As socially acceptable as alcohol is, it is also a very dangerous habit. It can cause negative consequences rather quickly. Our country embraces a drinking culture, which makes it difficult to decipher a period of excess or actual alcohol addiction. As such, it is important to pay attention to whether […]
How to Quit Drinking
How to Quit Drinking Alcohol is everywhere — restaurants, corner liquor stores, bars, college, celebrations, sports events, weddings, the holidays and more. It can seem nearly impossible to escape alcohol since drinking culture is so embedded in American life. Millions of people suffer from alcohol use disorder and aren’t able to maintain acceptable drinking habits, […]
What are the Signs of an Alcoholic?
Drinking alcohol is so much a part of American culture that it can be hard to define when someone has crossed over from occasional heavy drinking to an alcohol use disorder. Most people who drink alcohol have experienced at least one issue from drinking heavily. It comes with the territory of finding individual limits and […]
Exploring Blood Alcohol Levels: A Comprehensive Guide
What are Blood Alcohol Levels? Blood alcohol concentration, also referred to as blood alcohol content (BAC), is the metric used to measure the percentage of alcohol in an individual’s bloodstream. Different blood alcohol levels are assigned varying levels of risk and determine the legality of an individual performing tasks like driving. Understanding blood alcohol levels […]
What is Alcohol Poisoning?
What is Alcohol Poisoning? Alcohol poisoning is a serious – and sometimes fatal – consequence of drinking too much alcohol too quickly. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism estimates that 88,000 individuals die from alcohol-related causes annually, making alcohol the third leading preventable cause of death in the United States. Causes of Alcohol […]
Alcoholism and College Life
Dealing with Alcoholism and College Life Every teenager dreams of the day when they can go off to college – away from the watchful eye of their parents – become independent for the first time and immerse themselves in the entire college experience. Meeting new friends, joining fraternities or sororities and having a big social […]
College Alcoholism and Binge Drinking
Drinking at college is not only glorified and encouraged, but it can also be extremely dangerous for many reasons. It’s no secret that college students are extremely likely to engage in unhealthy drinking habits when they’re in college. Unrestricted time, minimal supervision and an abundance of alcohol can create the perfect recipe for college alcohol […]
Alcohol Related Death vs Opioid Related Deaths
By now, you have heard about the opioid epidemic happening in this country. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, in the late 1990s, pharmaceutical companies reassured the medical community that patients would not become addicted to opioid pain relievers and healthcare providers began to prescribe them at greater rates. Increased prescription […]