Planning Sober Summer Events
Whether individuals have gone through alcohol addiction themselves or know someone who has, a sober party is a good option to remove temptation from the path of those who are most likely [...]
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05, 2017
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04, 2017
Dangers of Binge Drinking
Binge drinking is defined as drinking enough alcohol to bring one’s blood alcohol level to at least 0.08 grams percent. The CDC lists some of the following disturbing statistics about binge drinking [...]
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04, 2017
April Is Alcohol Awareness Month
The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence supports Alcohol Awareness Month every April. During this month, the organization focuses on removing the stigma from alcoholism, allowing those who have real problems [...]
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04, 2017
How Can Parents Deal with Underage Drinking?
The wise parent realizes that underage drinking is a real problem that can affect preteens and teenagers from all races, religions and socioeconomic brackets. Underage drinking can lead to heavy drinking later [...]
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03, 2017
Seniors and Alcoholism
It is hard to imagine very many elderly people as having problems with alcohol, such as unhealthy dependencies. However, it is certainly the case, especially among those who already have other chronic [...]
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12, 2016
How to Make It through Holiday Parties without Giving In
Recovering alcoholics know that it can be extremely dangerous to be around any alcohol for fear of relapse. Holiday parties make this conviction very difficult to carry out as there seems to [...]
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11, 2016
The Progressive Nature of Alcohol Addiction
Alcohol addiction never occurs overnight. Rather, it starts with decisions that an individual chooses to make because of poor peer groups, mental or emotional struggles or even genetics. Because it is estimated [...]
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11, 2016
What Is Blood Alcohol Level?
A blood alcohol level is also called blood alcohol concentration or blood ethanol concentration. It is used to show individuals how much alcohol is in their bloodstream at a particular time. It [...]