We’ve all seen someone who had too much to drink act in a way they never would if they were sober. When morning rolled around, there was likely a vow to never let it happen again. This is a fairly common scenario, but how many of those hangover promises are kept? A new study seems
Keep ReadingIf warnings about the physical dangers of drinking aren’t getting through to your friends and loved ones, a new app that appeals to their vanity may have more impact. Drinking Mirror is an app available for smart phones or tablets that allows users to upload a photo and see a simulation of the effects ongoing
Keep ReadingDoes a person’s proximity to bars make them more likely to overindulge? A new study suggests it might. A Finland-based research study followed nearly 55,000 Finnish adults for seven years to track patterns related to alcohol consumption. The study found that those who moved closer to bars were likely to increase their drinking. When a
Keep ReadingIt’s become a punch line on shows like The Soup and rated an entry in the Urban Dictionary, but the topic of “butt chugging” and alcohol enemas isn’t really a laughing a matter. On the surface, it’s just plain gross. Consuming alcohol through the rectum might be done to bypass the vomit reflex and
Keep ReadingIndividuals rarely arrive at a substance abuse treatment program with only one problem. They may be battling drug or alcohol addiction along with a mental health issue like depression, trauma or bipolar disorder. This type of co-occurring disorder is so common that approximately 9 out of 10 patients fit the criteria. Now, a new study
Keep ReadingDespite all the public service announcements, the police checkpoints and the threat of arrest, driving under the influence is still a big problem. Drunk driving continues to be involved in one-third of traffic-related deaths in the US — roughly 11,000 deaths per year. Technology is coming, though, that could make DUIs just a distant memory.
Keep ReadingEven in our increasingly gray world, an argument can be made that being a little bit of an alcoholic is like being a little bit pregnant. Either you’re an alcoholic or you aren’t, right? Healthcare professionals and addiction counselors have long believed that everyone fits into one box or the other, but new research has
Keep ReadingUnless you studied psych in college, chances are you’ve never heard of the DSM, aka the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Well, the next edition thinks it knows you. Changes proposed to the next edition of psychiatry’s diagnostic manual, the DSM-5, could categorize those of you who were binge drinkers in college as
Keep ReadingA new study looks at the science behind blackouts related to binge drinking and just how they affect the brain. It’s been said that overindulging in alcohol kills brain cells. We’ve heard it so often, in fact, that it’s become accepted as fact. But is it? A new study shows that alcohol — even when
Keep ReadingThe Navajo Nation is taking the retailer to court, claiming copyright infringement and the derogatory naming of a flask that could perpetuate a negative stereotype. Alcoholism is an admitted problem among the Native American population, with nearly 12 percent of deaths among Native Americans and Alaska natives are alcohol-related — more than three times the
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