People decide to drink alcohol because they will feel like it is an escape to the pain they are feeling. They self-medicate all of these strong feelings and still wonder why it is they still feel lousy. It is important to know the truth about how alcohol can make you feel worse than you did […]
Category Archives: alcoholism
08
May
May
We live in a drinking culture. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health from 2015 found that about 56 percent of Americans drank alcohol in the past month and nearly 27 percent of Americans reported binge drinking in the past month, with binge drinking defined as four servings at a time for women and […]
07
May
May
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is a condition typically caused by years of heavy drinking. It is actually two separate but related conditions–Wernicke’s encephalopathy and Korsakoff’s syndrome. It is caused by a vitamin B1, or thiamine, deficiency. Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome begins with the Wernicke’s encephalopathy phase. This condition includes confusion, eye problems, and unsteady standing and walking. All three […]
02
May
May
Drinking has become more or less accepted as part of college culture. Many students are away from home for the first time in their lives and they want to take full advantage of their new freedom. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that about 60 percent of full-time college students drank alcohol […]
