Binge Drinking: According to a rent study conducted by Kathryn Graham, et al of the University of Western Ontario psychology department "Depression is most strongly related to a pattern of binge drinking,"
Binge Drinking is defined in the study as consuming at least 5 alcoholic beverages at one sitting.
Whether Binge Drinking resulted in the development depression or whether depression contributed to a persons binge drinking was unclear in this study.
Drug Rehabilitation Drug Rehabilitation
is an umbrella term for a variety of processes by which a person addicted to a
drug stops using that drug. These processes can vary from cold turkey to the use
of substitute drugs which do not have the same action upon the state of consciousness
as the original drug to which the person was addicted.
How Substance Abuse Happens » August 30th 2007
Substance abuse occurs when a person uses a substance,
which in time the body comes to rely on.
When a drug, obtained either legally or illegally, is used regularly,
the brain becomes used to its presence and normal functioning may occur. When the amount of the substance in the...tags: Drug Alcohol Rehab Program, Alcoholism, Addiction Counseling comments: 7
The Risk of Alcoholism in Early Drinkers » August 11th 2007
A recent study conducted by the National Institute of
Health (NIH) looked into the association between teenage drinking and
alcoholism. The study took into account such
factors as history of alcoholism in the family, smoking, childhood antisocial
behavior, and drug use. All...tags: Alcoholism, Drug Alcohol Rehab Program comments: 2
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