Curbing underage drinking has been a massive and lengthy project for high schools, government agencies and parents throughout the country for decades. It seems like all that effort is starting to pay off, as reports indicate that teens drink less than they used to overall. However, binge drinking (consuming several drinks in one sitting) is still prevalent among this age …
Alcohol Abuse More Prevalent Before Marriage, After Divorce
Last year, a group of researchers published a study that suggested that marriage was more likely to prevent people from abusing alcohol. These same researchers then decided to shift their focus from marriage to divorce. They discovered that much like the previous study, without the spouse’s support, alcohol intake was more likely to increase. In addition to underscoring the potential …
High Rate of Alcohol Use Disorder Among College Students
Drinking on college campuses is more than just a rite of passage or something that young people do to “blow off steam†in the wake of a challenging academic schedule. According to statistics compiled by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), about 20 percent of college students meet the standard for an Alcohol Use Disorder. What is …
More Women Abusing Alcohol than Before
Men have generally had the highest percentages of drug abusers as well as heavy drinkers. However, new research shows that more women than ever are drinking, and they’re drinking almost as much as men. Past studies show that men were more than three times as likely to suffer from alcoholism than women. It was also more common for men to …
Binge Drinking Habits Linked to Lower State Drinking Ages, Study Finds
Individuals from states with lower drinking ages were more likely to engage in binge-drinking throughout their lives, say researchers.