Tag: alcoholism
New data: 33 percent of Americans have participated in past-year binge...
Approximately 33 percent of American adults have been binge drinking on at least one occasion within a year, according to a study that will...
Binge drinking in NYC by neighborhood, race and ethnicity
A 2016 study looked into the relationship between binge drinking and different New York City neighborhoods, with a focus on race and ethnicity. “Drinking behaviors...
New data supports use of muscle relaxant to treat alcoholism
French health care authorities gathered at a Paris conference on March 17 to announce that two clinical studies had been finalized, and their results...
The similarity between workaholism and alcoholism
In 1971, minister and psychologist Wayne Oates created the word ‘workaholism’ — an analogy to alcoholism due to the similar destructive compulsion that characterizes...
The Jellinek Curve and its contribution to addiction recovery
The name E.M. Jellinek and The Jellinek Curve might be unfamiliar but the changes he brought to the field of addiction studies are well-known. From...
The interwoven social fabric of substance abuse and attorneys
A recent study published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine delved into the extent of substance use disorders (SUDs) and mental health issues among...
Millennial women are closing the alcoholic gender gap
According to a recent international analysis published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) Open, for the first time ever, the gap between men’s and...
Party.0 nonprofit brings substance-free parties to campus across nation
Addiction Now has learned of the new nonprofit organization Party.0, which is bringing sober parties to college campuses, encouraging students to have a good...
Alcohol could be more dangerous than you think
Many people are surprised to learn that drinking alcohol increases their risk of developing cancer, and it’s not just alcoholics that have to worry....
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