Not exact matches
Everyone loves talking about Barry in accounting
who dances with his desk chair after one too many cocktails, but over-serving
alcohol is the main reason for legal
problems at any office event.
Thankfully, now, for anyone
who feels that
alcohol has become a
problem — and for the 23.5 million Americans living in recovery and looking to be reinspired — this new program introduces a groundbreaking model for sobriety that you can achieve in your own home.
He also stressed the need for cooperation with all
who work on the alcoholism
problem, including the more than one hundred agencies (in the U.S. and Canada) now engaged in rehabilitation, research, and
alcohol education.
In October, 1967, the distinguished scientists
who composed this group issued a significant volume,
Alcohol Problems, A Report to the Nation (prepared by Thomas F. A. Plaut).
It is probable that a majority of all alcoholics are of the «hidden» variety — individuals
who are having serious
problems with
alcohol but whose behavior is still enough within the bounds of social conformity to allow their alcoholism to be kept secret within the family.
Of the teens
who attended worship services, 70 percent rated their congregation as a very good or fairly good place to talk about serious issues, such as family
problems,
alcohol or troubles at school.
Meanwhile, let facts be facts: Many people
who have never had
problems with
alcohol or drugs aren't Christian and many
who once did but don't any longer aren't Christian.
When I was a pastor in a church, I counseled a man
who had
problems with
alcohol and lust.
For example, what to do with the homeless person
who lives under a bush, doesn't bathe often and has a
problem with
alcohol and drugs.
This tentative model for understanding the causes of
problem drinking is offered in the report of the Cooperative Commission on the Study of Alcoholism: «An individual
who (1) responds to beverage
alcohol in a certain way, perhaps physiologically determined, by experiencing intense relief and relaxation, and
who (2) has certain personality characteristics, such as difficulty in dealing with and overcoming depression, frustration, and anxiety, and
who (3) is a member of a culture in which there is both pressure to drink and culturally induced guilt and confusion regarding what kinds of drinking behavior are appropriate, is more likely to develop trouble than will most other people.»
The Commission's major report (
Alcohol Problems, A Report to the Nation) is an invaluable resource for any clergyman or lay church leader
who is searching for fresh insights and directions in the church's approaches to alcoholism.
She is telling her experience which is a service to a majority
who are atheists that might have issues accepting they have a
problem with
alcohol.
Those
who quit without religion and AA, and solved the real
problem in their mind, look at
alcohol as if it were casual choice.
AA, religion, christ himself, science satanisim, math, medicine or whatever it is you choose to turn to try to get out of pain, remorse, guilt, anger, selfishness, legal
problems, drug /
alcohol abuse, financial ruin or any other negative result producing situation that you have brought upon yourself if it changes you for the betterand helps others feel better about you or themselves
who cares what,
who, or how someones higher power works!!!
This is one of the few ventures in which union and management are united, and while there's no telling how many people have sought refuge in the program (confidentiality is a key principle), Daneyko says that in the past year, he has learned of several players and family members
who have made calls to the program, for
alcohol and other substance - abuse
problems.
Prohibiting a child
who is caught using drugs or
alcohol from participating in youth sports may be enabling the
problem.
The results reinforce earlier studies which have found that children
who are spanked have lower IQ scores and that frequent spanking has been linked to anxiety and behavior
problems and higher risk of violent or criminal behavior, depression and excessive
alcohol use.
The
problem is that, unlike spinach, there are people
who are unable to control their
alcohol use without serious external pressure.
The initiative intends to develop a greater understanding of homeless people
who have to cope with multiple
problems in their lives, such as drug or
alcohol dependencies, severe mental health
problems and institutional experiences, such as prison or long term hospital stays.
The proposals have come under fierce criticism from drinks companies,
who argue it would punish responsible drinkers and that
problems of binge drinking are societal, not related to the price of
alcohol.
Notably, he was one of 25 Lib Dem MPs
who helped bring about Charles Kennedy's resignation by refusing to serve under him after details of the former leader's
alcohol problem emerged.
David Cameron's plans for a minimum price for
alcohol will «penalise» responsible consumers without reducing
problem drinking, according to the officials
who would be expected to enforce the rules - Telegraph
David Cameron's plans for a minimum price for
alcohol will «penalise» responsible consumers without reducing
problem drinking, according to the officials
who would be expected to enforce the rules
«While it is clear that college women
who drink more are more likely than men to engage in bulimic - type behaviors, and with greater frequency, and to experience more
alcohol - related
problems as a result of these behaviors, there were no gender differences for engaging in drunkorexia to increase the effects of
alcohol or engaging in bulimic - type behaviors to compensate for
alcohol - related calories.
Furthermore, the abstinence rates reported might apply only to those with less severe
alcohol problems, because the scientists chose people
who sought help for the first time, excluding others
who had done so in the past.
Green,
who collaborated with Greenfield on an earlier review of gender research at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, says that «the most consistent, and, I'd argue, the most important finding in the literature is that it takes longer for women to enter treatment for similar severity of
alcohol problems than it does for men.»
They found no significant difference between students
who received an intervention and those
who did not for
alcohol consumption per week or month, frequency of heavy drinking, frequency of drinking days or
alcohol - related
problems.
After controlling for age, race, sex, marital status, education, drug use, and smoking, compared to people
who did not binge drink, people
who drank at the various binge levels were much more likely to experience an
alcohol - related emergency department visit; have an
alcohol use disorder; be injured because of drinking; be arrested or have legal
problems resulting from
alcohol use; or be the driver in an
alcohol - related traffic crash.
«Our findings underscore the critical need for early intervention and prevention with families
who are at - risk due to
alcohol problems.
The recent death of singer Amy Winehouse,
who had well - documented
problems with drugs and
alcohol, and the publication last week of research on a heroin vaccine and an anti-cocaine drug, have again raised the question.
The provision of programs to prevent the spread of HIV and hepatitis among people
who inject drugs (PWID) is inadequate in many countries around the world and presents a critical public health
problem, comprehensive reviews by Australian researchers from the National Drug and
Alcohol Research Centre at UNSW have found.
«Adolescents
who begin drinking at a younger age are at greater risk for later
alcohol problems.
In addition to domestic violence, parents were asked if the child lived with anyone
who had a
problem with
alcohol or drugs; if they lived with anyone
who was mentally ill, severely depressed or suicidal; if they lived with anyone
who served time in jail or prison; if a parent or guardian was divorced or separated; or if a parent or guardian had died.
Some of the best data available show that people
who start drinking as adolescents and drink more heavily then are more likely to have
problems with
alcohol and drug abuse later in life, says Ilene Bernstein, a neuroscientist at the University of Washington, Seattle, and the senior author of the new study.
Parents
who allow their young children to occasionally sip and taste
alcohol may be contributing to an increased risk for
alcohol use and related
problems when those kids reach late adolescence, according to a new study by a University at Buffalo psychologist.
But, just like adults shouldn't substitute coffee for sleep, or
alcohol for relaxation, psychiatric medication should never be a substitute for teaching kids self - regulation, dealing with a stressful family situation, or to sedate a child
who is causing
problems.
Individuals
who report having resolved a
problem with cannabis use appear to have done so at younger ages than those
who resolved
problems with
alcohol or other drugs, report investigators from the Recovery Research Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).
Cannabis - primary respondents were even less likely to have used formal treatment or support services than were those resolving
problems with illicit drugs — 18 percent versus 42 percent — but were more likely to have participated in drug courts than those
who had resolved
alcohol problems — 24 percent versus 8 percent.
Previous research has shown that adolescents
who drink alone consume more
alcohol and drink more frequently than their social - drinking peers, and that heavier
alcohol use in adolescence is associated with a greater risk of developing
alcohol problems in adulthood.
Published in an upcoming issue of Clinical Psychological Science, the researchers found that compared to their peers
who drink only in social settings, teens
who drink alone have more
alcohol problems, are heavier drinkers and are more likely to drink in response to negative emotions.
«Teens
who drink alone more likely to develop
alcohol problems as young adults.»
Ours is a national - level study that estimates the proportion of adult drinkers
who use a wide range of prescription medications that can interact with
alcohol to cause numerous harms ranging from nausea, headaches, and loss of coordination to internal bleeding, heart
problems, and difficulties in breathing.»
Veterans
who have drug or
alcohol problems are more than twice as likely to die by suicide as their comrades, a new study finds.
«Our hope is that the study will result in additional research focusing to help patients
who have struggled with heavy drinking and the
problems it causes, but
who are unable or unwilling to abstain from
alcohol altogether.
Although this may seem like good news, researchers say the
problem is that even in people
who are not addicted to
alcohol, D2 neurons tend to become deactivated when we drink too much.
Many people
who abuse drugs or
alcohol have an underlying behavioral health
problem such as depression, anxiety, obsessive - compulsive disorder (OCD), or post traumatic stress disorder PTSD.
(The recommended
alcohol intake is no more than one drink a day for women and two for men, and only for people
who don't have health
problems that would make it unsafe.)
Overall, 3.5 percent of the Roux - en - Y patients reported getting substance abuse treatment, far less than the nearly 21 percent
who reported
alcohol problems.
Over seven years, more than 1 in 5
who had Roux - en - Y gastric bypass weight - loss surgery developed a
problem such as
alcohol abuse or alcoholism, compared with around 11 percent of those
who underwent gastric banding.
Thirteen percent of the participants with an anxiety disorder
who reported self - medicating with
alcohol developed an
alcohol problem over the three - year study period, compared with just 5 % of those
who did not self - medicate.