Topic: United States
One of the biggest challengers parents face with their kids when they reach their teen years, is how to get them to understand the dangers of alcohol and to learn to either not drink it at all, or to drink in moderation ...
The sale and consumption of alcohol is perfectly legal in most places around the world excluding a few of the Arab states and dry counties in the United States. The two prominent examples are the puritan days of England in the 1600s ...
Getting together for Happy Hour after work and enjoying a glass of wine to celebrate a special occasion provides a social connection with friends and family. However, for some social drinking can easily turn into alcohol abuse and ultimately alcohol addiction. When ...
The early stages of alcoholism often aren?t noticed if the drinking appears to be socially acceptable or if the person seems to have control over the amount of drinking. The alcoholic will develop a strong craving to drink; he will have trouble ...
Alcoholism is considered to be a disease because it has a cause, a predictable and progressive list of health-related symptoms and problems, and the final outcome, without intervention, is usually death. According to the National Institute of Health, one in 12 people ...
Alcohol contributes to over 100,000 deaths annually in the US alone. Incidences of death by alcoholism may be even greater than that, if you add in all the different diseases aggravated by alcohol use. Other forms of cancer, diabetes and high blood ...
Several places remain forever etched in my mind. " Scenes like this have become the norm in southwestern North Dakota . The decision to drink not only affects your life, but those around you as well. If you make the decision to ...
I recently read a blog where the author said she was proud to be a Christian but she was afraid to admit it in public because she feared the negative response she would receive. It?s a sad day in America when a ...
My mother's battles with alcoholism are among my earliest memories. She began attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, but struggled with maintaining consistent sobriety. In the eyes of those most significant in my life, my mother had chosen her non-functioning binge drinking lifestyle and ...
It is an undeniable fact that the children of addict parents suffer a destructive childhood. Statistics report nearly the 43% of the U.S. population has been exposed to alcohol addiction in the family. Many children of addict parents are forced to move ...
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