Though often overlooked, the holidays can mean anxiety, fear and high levels of stress for someone who has recently completed rehab or is working through an alcohol or drug addiction.
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The use of alcohol by young adults is a measure that is carefully watched by experts in substance abuse treatment, as well as those who work to provide education and intervention programs for the public. Those in the early years of adulthood are transitioning from college and career development into their first full-time jobs and marriage and family.
According to the Alcohol Addiction Ireland website, the average Irish adult consumed 11.9 litres of alcohol in 2010. The website reports that problems associated with alcohol cost Ireland around €3.7billion in 2007.
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There are plenty of rumors abroad about Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding’s recent decision to check herself into a drug rehab facility in the United States. The British group took a break from performing back in 2009 and since that time the separate members have pursued diverse interests. During this time, Ms. Harding earned a reputation for her wild lifestyle. Group members let it be known that a 2012 10th Anniversary reunion was in the works. Not long after the announcement, Sarah Harding headed for drug rehab.
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The International Agency for Cancer Research studied the role of the consumption of both alcohol and tobacco in developing cancer. The analysis was case-controlled and uncovered the fact that both alcohol and smoking increased the risk of oral cancers known as upper aero-digestive tract cancers, or UADTs. The key factor involved was the combination of both cigarette smoking and heavy consumption of alcohol.
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In what are sometimes described as "safe party houses," parents of teenagers are letting their teens and their children’s friends experiment with alcohol, believing that this is the approach that can help teach kids to consume alcohol responsibly.
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Alcohol abuse and addiction can increase risk of obesity due to a rise in body mass index (BMI), according to previous research. Now, a new study has found that excessive alcohol use not only heightens BMI, but this increase is also linked to lower levels of brain function as a result of this joint action.
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Several studies have shown that alcohol taxes affect drinking behaviors, but few studies have looked at the effects of taxes on alcohol-related death. Researchers from the University of Florida analyzed the effects of multiple changes in alcohol tax rates in Florida from 1969 to 2004 on disease-related mortality, and found that raising alcohol taxes would prevent 600 to 800 deaths per year caused by alcohol-related diseases. Florida hasn’t changed alcohol taxes since 1983.
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A new study has found that your genes influence the ways in which you respond to environmental social drinking cues such as alcohol advertisements and seeing other people drinking. The study, published in the journal Psychological Science, was conducted by Helle Larsen from Radboud University in the Netherlands and her colleagues.
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Despite widespread media and educational efforts to spread awareness of the dangers of alcohol consumption for expectant and breastfeeding mothers, a recent survey in Australia reveals that one-third of new mothers are still drinking alcohol.
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