Alcohol Addiction

A new study has suggested that messages focusing on the benefits of sobriety are more effective than traditional approaches for reducing drinking. The finding claims to call into question some of the typical approaches to discouraging drinking, which often focus on the negative consequences rather than the positive ef more...

New research from a team of American and Dutch researchers indicates that sheer habit is a significant contributor to college students’ dangerous drinking behaviors. College students in the U.S. and some other countries consume alcohol relatively frequently and have a high level of involvement in dangerous drinking p more...

Social media provides the opportunity to connect with friends and share life experiences with people in your life, regardless of distance. However, social media platforms can also offer unique insight into a person’s current emotional state. Often times, it’s easier for a person to be truthful when alone at a keybo more...

Going through rehab at a young age is a major accomplishment, but facing a long life of sobriety ahead can be daunting. Especially in today’s culture and youth climate, being young and sober is like wearing a target. Most young people drink, often heavily. Many use drugs recreationally. And many people will look at y more...

Certain college students have elevated risks from participation in drinking games, according to current findings from a group of researchers from the U.S. and the Philippines. (more…) more...

Heavy drinking is the accepted public health term for a pattern of excessive alcohol intake that increases any given person’s chances of eventually meeting the criteria used to diagnose alcohol abuse and alcoholism (jointly known as alcohol use disorder). Unfortunately, students enrolled at America’s colleges often more...

Alcohol consumption patterns in the final month of high school have a significant impact on young adults’ level of drinking-related risk in college, according to a new study from the University of California, Santa Barbara. (more…) more...

For thousands of years, drinking alcohol has remained a large part of society and human civilization. While it’s long been an activity commonly associated with pleasure and sociability, it can also have a lasting negative impact on a person’s health. (more…) more...

College students have relatively high rates for alcohol problems, and, in turn, a heightened risk for depressive illness. In a study published in late 2014 in the journal Addictive Behaviors, researchers from two Canadian universities assessed the role of solitary drinking in explaining the alcohol-related risks in col more...

The formal name for a hangover is veisalgia, deriving from the Norwegian word for “uneasiness following debauchery” (kevis) and the Greek work for “pain” (algia). Simply put, it’s the collection of unpleasant and painful symptoms that can develop as a result of drinking too much alcohol. (more…) more...