There is a burden of disease on all the citizens of the world as we pay for diseases through taxes and increased costs in the health care system. According to a recent Science Daily release, the burden that is attributable to alcohol is 3.2 percent around the world.
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When some people drink alcohol, the neurotransmitter dopamine is released in the brain, which leads to feelings of euphoria and can contribute to alcohol cravings and dependency. But alcohol doesn’t affect everyone in the same way–some people can drink occasionally and not become dependent, whereas others can become almost immediately hooked.
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Russian citizens have a low life expectancy in comparison with citizens of other countries and according to a leading Russian institute study, the heavy consumption of cheap, strong alcoholic beverages contributes to this.
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Parents span the spectrum when it comes to how they feel about teen drinking. Some prefer that their teen take no drinks at all, while others believe that one or two experimentations are a normal part of adolescence and do not warrant concern.
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New research pinpoints genetic pathways and genes that are associated with levels of alcohol consumption but not with alcohol dependence. This means that your genetic makeup may predispose you to drink more, but may not increase your genetic risk for alcoholism.
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In any given year, people with alcohol dependence (AD) commit more than 20 percent of suicides in the general population. About 80 to 90 percent of AD suicides are by men, mostly white. A new look at the relationship between alcohol and suicide has found that both attempted and complete suicides occur at greater rates [...]
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According to figures from the Scottish government, Glasgow has the highest record of alcohol-related deaths in all of Britain. The number of drinking deaths in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board area was 267% higher in 2008 than the national average of 13 per 100,000.
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One of the hardest things for a young person to deal with is seeing one or both parents drunk. Whether this occurs at home or in the presence of others doesn’t lessen the feelings of confusion, shame, fear and anger that you might feel – and understandably so. It is a frightening experience to witness [...]
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Binge drinking is often discussed as a problem for college students or even young adults. It has become a focus of concern for college administrators and leaders in college-based communities as the activity continues to grow among the college sect. A new study highlights however, the young are not the only ones hitting the bottle [...]
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Daniel Schuler, husband of the 36-year-old woman who caused a highway crash that killed eight people, insists that his wife was not drunk and high behind the wheel, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. “My heart is clear,” Schuler said of his wife Diane, who was also killed in the accident. “She did not drink. [...]
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