Disorders Of Drinking - Articles
When Alcohol Used As A Crutch - Problem Drinking Can Worsen
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Dr. Michael P.
Why do people in general consume alcohol? Is it because they like the taste of an exotic cocktail, or they want to appear sociable when in the company of others who are drinking? Or maybe they like the way one drink helps them relax just the tiniest bit or they enjoy a fine glass of wine with certain foods. These are totally acceptable reason ...
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When Alcohol Used As A Crutch – Problem Drinking Can Worsen
by
Dr. Michael P.
Why do people in general consume alcohol? Is it because they like the taste of an exotic cocktail, or they want to appear sociable when in the company of others who are drinking? Or maybe they like the way one drink helps them relax just the tiniest bit or they enjoy a fine glass of wine with certain foods. These are totally acceptable reason ...
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to drink or not to drink
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Janet G.
You may recall that I gave up drinking wine well over a year ago, finally admitting to myself that it was an undeniable and evil Migraine trigger for me. Shortly thereafter, beer was added to the list and ...
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Everybody Drinks
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Lisa Frederiksen
... enTime and again, you hear students and adults say something like, “It’s normal. All kids drink.” And, often, researchers (myself included) focus on how many young people are drinking. The 2002 to 2006 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health, for example, found that in 2006 almost one in five people aged 12 - 20 engaged in binge drinking (consuming ...
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Sip, Not Drink
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Julia O.
Clark Howard, the AM radio financial guru, was talking about buying a car today. He said, "buy one that sips gas, not drinks it". I thought that was a really clever way to describe fuel efficiency. It's a good way to describe choosing activities, too, when your resource is your own personal energy, instead of gasoline.
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Sports drinks or not...
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Weight Master E.
Do you drink sports drinks while you workout? I do. Some people say that it hurts a workout because of the calories; however, if you're not working out to lose weight, it helps. If you workout in the morning before breakfast, a sports drink helps give you energy and carbohydrates which help fuel the muscles. When I workout, I workout for a long per ...
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Learning to drink?
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Dr. Richard Keller
There was a letter to the editor in the Chicago Tribune recently in which a 17 y/o voiced his opinion that the “legal drinking age” should be lowered from 21 to18. A significant basis for this seemed to be that it would allow the teen to “learn how to drink”. That is “appropriately” without b ...
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teenage drinking
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Karen ..
My 16 year old son goes out and drinks too much with his friends. He's a good student, star athlete, and a belligerent and nasty drunk. I'm afraid he may be depressed. We have a good relationship, and I have told him my concerns, but he dismisses me, saying, "Everyone gets drunk, Mom. Back off." What can I do?
Sounds like you've been very conscie ...
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