Alcoholism

Combating the Global Spread of Alcohol Dependency

A new study shows that one in 25 deaths around the world is caused by alcohol consumption, suggesting that booze is now as damaging to global health as tobacco was a decade ago. From a new study in the British Medical Journal …


Does Alcohol Destroy Your Mind?

Alcohol-induced psychosis is an inevitable result of chronic alcoholism, if the alcoholic lives that long. There are a variety of other mental and  that show up much earlier. As to total destruction: we should be so lucky! Alcoholism and addiction are diseases that destroy our …


Alcohol Relapse: When Help Turns to Hurt

… become enablers who have involuntarily helped worsen the alcoholic’s problem drinking condition even further. The Likelihood of a Relapse is Real- Another key alcoholism issue concerns alcohol relapses. Relapses take place when an alcohol dependent person has effectively gone through alcohol addiction …


Addict, Alcoholic Or Substance Abuser?

For many people, the facts about addiction are not clear. What is addiction, exactly? How does it differ from alcohol or substance abuse? Find out more about both addiction and alcoholism, the symptoms of each, when and where to seek help, treatment choices, and additional helpful resources.