alcoholism

Alcoholism is a disease characterized by the continued consumption of alcoholic beverages despite health problems and negative social consequences. The quantity, frequency, and regularity of alcohol consumption required to develop alcoholism varies greatly from person to person. Studies indicate that the proportion of men with alcohol dependence is higher than the proportion of women, although women are more vulnerable to long-term consequences of alcoholism.



Articles Related to alcoholism

Young Scots Recommend Ban on Alcohol Advertising

The Youth Commission on Alcohol, a group of 16 Scottish volunteers aged between 14 and 22, has spent a year preparing its 38 recommendations for banning advertising alcohol in public. Commission members supported plans for a minimum price for alcohol but said it would not solve problem drinking. They...
March 15th, 2010 | Research & News | Read More

More Army Soldiers Seeking Treatment for Alcoholism

After driving with a blood-alcohol content more than three times the legal limit and nearly decapitating a 19-year-old woman, Army Sgt. Edison Bayas is serving a 15-year prison sentence for intoxication manslaughter. The decorated career soldier is just one of thousands whose problems with alcohol spun...
February 22nd, 2010 | Alcohol Addiction | Read More

What if the Buddha Were an Alcoholic?

Author and meditation instructor Kevin Griffin will be lecturing on the interrelationship between the 12 steps and Buddhism and leading a meditation retreat this weekend at Against the Stream Meditation Society, located at 4300 Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. The first event, hosted by Writers In Treatment,...
February 5th, 2010 | Alcohol Addiction | Read More

Rip Torn to Enter Rehab after Alcohol-Related Arrest

Actor Rip Torn was so intoxicated when he broke into a Connecticut bank carrying a loaded gun that he thought he was home, taking off his hat and boots and leaving them by the door, according to court records.
February 4th, 2010 | Alcohol Addiction | Read More

Research Examines Link between Sexual Abuse and Alcohol Dependence

It is well known that exposure to severe stress early in life increases the risk of alcohol and drug addiction. However, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that some adults who were sexually abused as children and therefore at high risk for alcohol problems...
February 2nd, 2010 | Alcohol Addiction | Read More

Addiction Specialist Says David Hasselhoff Will Die if He Doesn’t Stop Drinking

An alcohol addiction expert has told RadarOnline.com that David Hasselhoff will die unless he can overcome his addiction to alcohol.
October 14th, 2009 | Alcohol Addiction | Read More

Government Concerned About Drinking in Kenya

Almost half of Kenya’s adult population drinks alcohol, and some drink too much, putting their children at risk. Voice of America’s Cathy Majtenyi describes a “family entertainment” spot in Nairobi where children play and parents drink nearby. Scenarios like these are disturbingly...
August 20th, 2009 | Alcohol Addiction | Read More

Study Examines Relationship between Chronic Stress and Substance Abuse

Research from Purdue University finds that personality traits associated with chronic worrying can lead to earlier death, at least in part because these people are more likely to engage in unhealthy behaviors such as smoking, drinking, and drug abuse.
August 17th, 2009 | Types of Addiction | Read More

Alcoholism Damages Ability to Read Emotional Cues

Besides affecting lives, careers, health, and memory, alcohol also damages relationships. Alcoholics have long been known to have difficulty reading emotional cues, which can range from taking offense when none was intended to failing to pick up on a loved one’s feelings of anger or joy, but it...
August 12th, 2009 | Alcohol Addiction | Read More

Linkin Park Singer Admits Addiction

Linkin Park co-frontman Chester Bennington opened up about his long battle with drugs and alcohol in a new interview with Noisecreep, and admits that his experience with addiction influenced many of the songs on Out of Ashes, his upcoming album with his side project Dead by Sunrise. Bennington told Noisecreep,...
July 20th, 2009 | Addiction in the Media | Read More