According to a 2019 study, 13% of women reported binge drinking at least 4 times a month, consuming more than 5 drinks per binge. Thirty-two percent “(32%) of female high school students consumed alcohol compared to 26% of male high school students. Binge drinking was more common among female than male high school students.”
An addiction, whether physical, emotional, or cognitive, is determined by losing control over one’s actions, whether through alcoholism, drug addiction, or both. People addicted crave, seek, or obsess over a thought or substance no matter the outcome of the addiction.
According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (published by the American Medical Association), co-occurring disorders include two or more substance use disorders AND mental health disorders. Any combination of illnesses can be seen as co-occurring disorders.
The impact of substance abuse does not only affect the life of the person struggling with alcohol or drug abuse. Known as a “family disease", the effects of addiction can be felt by everyone who is close to the person living with an active addiction.
What is Substance Abuse or Substance Use Disorder (SUD)? Substance [...]
What is Detox? Detoxification (detox) is the process by which [...]
Cocaine originally came from the coca leaves (Erythroxylon coca). The first known uses of cocaine date back 8,000 years to the mountains of the Andes in South America. While that may sound interesting, people over the centuries did not understand the addictive qualities of coca leaves.
Slurred speech or the inability to walk a straight line while drinking happens when the consumption of alcohol hinders the brain's messaging to the spinal cord and communications from the spinal cord to the muscles. Alcohol is considered a CNS depressant.
There are a number of signs of an alcoholic at work that indicate your coworker or employee has crossed the line from a heavy drinker to an alcoholic. While everyone is different and some people exhibit these signs more noticeably than others.
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