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Regular binge drinking can cause long-term brain damage
Just a few sessions of heavy drinking can damage someone’s ability to pay attention, remember things and make good judgments, research shows. Binge drinkers are known to be at increased risk of accidents, violence and engaging in unprotected sex. But the study is the first to identify brain damage as a danger of consuming more….
What to Do Before You Enter a Drug Treatment Center
More oftentimes than not, someone who’s decided to enter a drug treatment center has gone through much heartache and frustration brought on by drug use. Considering how strong a hold drugs (and alcohol) can have on a person’s will, the decision to get needed treatment help takes a considerable degree of will and fortitude. Before….
How Counseling in Treatment Centers Helps You Recover from the Mental Effects of Alcohol
Overconsumption of alcohol can lead to dangerous consequences in a person’s life. Drinking alcohol can interfere with rational thinking, causing the person to make irresponsible decisions, such as driving while intoxicated. Driving while intoxicated is one of the top reason people have car accidents. In one moment someone’s life can be changed forever, and can….
Young drinker backs teen alcohol campaign
Teenager Catherine Woollard will be legally allowed to drink for the first time this week – but, for her, the novelty of alcohol wore off years ago. Set to celebrate her 18th birthday tomorrow, she began drinking at the age of 12 following the sudden death of her grandmother. By the time she was 16,….
How AA helps an alcoholic recover from addiction
Before Bill Wilson founded Alcoholics Anonymous in 1935, there was little hope for those with a drinking problem. Intelligent, highly successful people could not understand why they consistently got into trouble when they drank. Moreover, they could not fathom why they repeatedly returned to the bottle despite pledges of total abstinence. Alcoholics frequently visited hospitals….