Alcoholism

According to reports from substance abuse experts, American adolescents are now actually “smoking” their drinks.

The rate of alcoholism has increased in San Francisco since 2006, according to statistics released by the San Francisco Health Improvement Partnership, a public health group comprised of representatives from the city’s public hospitals.

Researchers at the University of Heidelberg found that the earlier a person begins drinking, the more likely they are to become an alcoholic as an adult.

The results of a study published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, show that varenicline reduced the cravings and number of drinks consumed per day of people identified as alcohol dependent.

Watching a loved one spiral into alcoholism is one of the toughest experiences a person can deal with during his or her lifetime.

Sustained, moderate drinking, experts are beginning to suggest, may be just as dangerous in a long term sense as excessive alcohol consumption.

Binge drinking at colleges throughout the United States is becoming an increasingly more serious problem.

Alcoholism has long been known to have genetic ties – though family history isn’t the only risk factor.

Few students can resist the urge to snap a few shots from a night out with friends and broadcast them to their social circles with the click of a button.

The theme of this year’s Alcoholism Awareness Month, according to the NCADD website, is “Help for Today, Hope for Tomorrow.”

“We know that some people are much more vulnerable to alcoholism than others, just like some people have a vulnerability to cancer or heart disease,” says Jeff Weiner, Ph.D, a physiology and pharmacology professor at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

For Jason Christian of Garland Texas, for example, alcohol abuse and physical intimidation had long been just a part of who he was.