Alcohol Abuse
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The High Toll Of Alcohol Abuse
The problems related to alcohol abuse and misuse present major public health challenges. Research shows that early, preventive intervention in primary care can be effective, and a variety of treatments are available to treat alcohol dependence. However, access to quality care for alcohol misuse and alcohol-associated diseases is often lacking.
Additionally, there may be a stigma attached to seeking help for something as socially acceptable and easily accessible as alcohol. Nowhere is social acceptability and ease of access clearer than in advertising, where commercials often target a young demographic, and sometimes promote morning consumption of beer.
Resources
Alcohol Abuse Is on the Rise, but Doctors Too Often Fail to Treat It
People with alcohol use disorder are often seen in clinics and hospitals, but medical professionals too often ignore the condition.
Alcohol Abuse Is Rising Among Older Adults
Even if older people are healthier, they’re still prone to late-life physical changes that make drinking riskier. While two drinks a night at age 40 might not be an issue, two daily drinks at 70 is more complicated.
Is “casual drinking” really that casual?
Experts weigh in on the gray area of indulging in “just a few drinks.”
What causes hangovers, blackouts and ‘hangxiety’? Everything you need to know about alcohol these holidays
It takes your body about an hour to metabolise 10g, or one standard drink, of alcohol. (There are calculators that help you estimate your blood alcohol level but everybody breaks down alcohol at a different rate. So these calculators should only be used as a guide.)
Why She Drinks: Women and Alcohol Abuse
Women's growing predilection for wine has a darker side—and the only way to deal with it is to acknowledge the profound differences between how women and men abuse alcohol.
The High Toll Of Alcohol Abuse
The problems related to alcohol abuse and misuse present major public health challenges. Research shows that early, preventive intervention in primary care can be effective, and a variety of treatments are available to treat alcohol dependence. However, access to quality care for alcohol misuse and alcohol-associated diseases is often lacking. Additionally, there may be a stigma attached to seeking help for something as socially acceptable and easily accessible as alcohol.
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