The consumption of alcohol has its roots in America since colonists first arrived from Europe. The abuse of alcohol has also existed since Europeans first arrived on American soil. The cultural importance of alcohol changes from time to time, but the overall importance that alcohol...
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is often associated with anxiety and depressive disorders. The consumption of alcohol can both exasperate mental health disorders and cause them to occur. The effects of alcohol on a person’s mental health may be long-lasting even when consumption has stopped. Someone diagnosed...
Both experts and former alcoholics say that there is no cure for alcoholism. It is true that the long-term effects on the body and brain are serious, but it is possible to stop drinking and return to normal life. The goal of treatment is to...
Alcohol initially improves the person's mood, but a long period of regular heavy drinking depresses the nervous system. Alcohol abuse undermines judgment, lower inhibitions and alters thoughts, emotions and behavior. Regular drinking affects muscle and speech coordination. Binge drinking can cause coma. Long term regular drinking...
Alcohol and Your Health Each year, almost 80,000 Americans die from alcohol-related causes. About 17 million Americans suffer from an alcohol use disorder - a term that covers both alcoholism and alcohol abuse. In 2017, 87.6 percent of people 18 years old and older admitted that...
Most alcoholics are in denial and refuse to acknowledge that their social drinking turned into something much worse. If you can honestly answer positively to any of these questions, you are addicted to alcohol and need help: You regularly drink more than you wanted, although...
Humans have been drinking alcohol for the last 10,000 years. Mesopotamians invented beer as soon as they had more grain than they needed for food. Drinking alcoholic beverages is an important part of our social interactions and there are very few cultures where alcohol consumption...