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"Working Alcoholics Cause Headaches for Companies --Alcohol Awareness Month Brings the Sobering Reality of Workplace Alcoholism" by Portland Prevention Posted Fri 03 Apr 2009 12:00am that if an alcoholic employee does not drink at work there is no harm to the company since the abuse takes place on his/her own time. "'But damage does occur because alcoholics have reduced... (Hat Tip: Raise The Bottom Blog / CNBC.com ) "April is Alcohol Awareness Month and one way companies are getting involved is with public awareness campaigns about Read on »

7 Causes of Teenage Alcoholism and Teenage Drug Abuse by addictiondoc Posted Sun 19 Dec 2010 11:35am . Are you wondering why teenage substance abuse is part of your life? Here are the 7 main causes of teenage alcoholism and teenage drug abuse: 1. Genetics/parental modeling: If you see your parents drink, you are much more likely to drink. If one or both of your parents is an alcoholic and you drink before the age of 21, you are 3-4 times more likely Read on »

Can panic attacks be caused strictly from alcohol alone? by David M. Patient Expert

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Posted Mon 03 May 2010 1:18am for anxiety, depression, etc. Also, are there any ways to never have them again? I always feel more anxiety after drinking heavily. And the only time I have had true panic attacks is after drinking very heavily. Read on »

Teen Alcoholics: Understanding the Causes and What You Can Do To Prevent Your Child From Developing a Drinking Problem by RaisingTeens Posted Tue 20 Apr 2010 12:00am Apr 20, 2010 by Aimee Stern | Categories , , , , One child alcoholic tells of drinking all the lemon and vanilla extract in his parents... be surprised to know just how young some kids are when they start drinking alcohol and what can happen when they do. I started looking for telltale signs in my son in 5th and 6th grade Read on »

Alcohol causes cancer - even i ... by John R. Posted Sat 09 Apr 2011 5:30am Alcohol causes cancer - even if you drink just over a pint of beer a day (?) As soon as I saw the title of this article, I knew that it would be like shooting fish... in ten cancers in men and one in 33 in women in Britain is caused by drinking – and the figures are on the rise. Alcohol is blamed for at least 13,000 cases a year, including Read on »

Alcohol causes cancer, and here’s the evidence by Cancer Research UK Patient Expert

Posted Thu 28 Jan 2010 12:00am and drinking often go hand-in-hand. Likewise, being overweight also causes cancer, and drinking alcohol can make people put on weight. These are called “confounding factors” and scientists use statistical methods to adjust for them. In this way, they can consider the effects of alcohol alone. Typically, scientists measure alcohol consumption Read on »

alcoholism can cause infertility by Doris C. Complimentary & Alternative Medicine

Posted Mon 21 Jul 2008 10:00am even result in being the cause to some men and women’s infertility problems. It does not matter if a woman just drinks occasionally or is a full blown alcoholic, she is at high risk for becoming infertile because of the use of alcohol and if a woman drinks alcohol when she is pregnant, there is a very high chance that if she can go through the pregnancy Read on »

Loneliness can cause some elders to turn to alcohol by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted Wed 26 Oct 2011 12:00am that only alcoholics drink alone is rationalized away. When aren't they alone? The death of a long-time spouse leaves a huge hole in an elder's life. Could your elder be filling that hole with alcohol? If so, how much? What can you do to help? Read more about lonely elders and alcohol abuse: Find care agencies to help you care for your loved one Read on »

Alcoholism causes sleep problems even during extended abstinence by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted Sun 03 Jan 2010 12:00am . Results indicate that in long-term alcoholics who had not had a drink for up to 719 days, the percentage of slow wave sleep was significantly lower (6.6 percent in men, 11.1 percent... of Melbourne in Australia, also was surprised to find that a significant increase in the percentage of REM sleep persisted in alcoholics who had abstained from drinking for an extended Read on »

How Alcohol Causes Beer Bellies by Methods of Healing Patient Expert

Posted Sun 28 Mar 2010 10:57pm in the snacks you have while drinking the relaxing cold beer and the lack of exercise you avoid doing while relaxing to drink it. Slowed Metabolism in Alcohol Causes Beer Bellies... are stored as fat. The body also metabolizes the alcohols in your system before it uses the calories we have stored in our bodies. When you drink you eat or snack. Alcohol usually Read on »