Sentences with phrase «heavy social drinking»

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Fingarette says that «even if genetic factors play a role in some social drinking, it does not necessarily follow that they play a role in generating the problem behaviors associated with heavy drinking.»

Having carefully examined medical and social science research, he argues that «heavy drinking» is not a disease.

A study by Joseph L. Lawrence and Milton A. Maxwell in the state of Washington indi cated that the heavy and unrestrained drinking at the bottom of the social scale, which Dollard had postulated, did not seem to be the pattern of the majority of this group, particularly the women.

If one lives in a culture or closely knit social group in which there are strong sanctions against heavy drinking and drunkenness, the chances of becoming an alcoholic are relatively small, even if one is markedly disturbed psychologically.

Obviously a person who has a susceptibility to alcoholism will be more apt to become afflicted in a social group that encourages heavy drinking and drunkenness.

Throughout his life Alan indulged in a louche lifestyle: multiple affairs; if not heavy then expensive drinking; gambling; and a fair degree of social snobbery.

Minimum alcohol pricing may not reduce consumption among those who see heavy drinking as an essential part of social activity,...

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.

In a double - blind, placebo - controlled study, a team led by Andrea King, PhD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral neuroscience at the University of Chicago, analyzed the subjective response of 104 young adult heavy social drinkers to alcohol and tracked their long - term drinking habits.

As part of a long - term study, King and her team carefully screened and studied heavy social drinkers who reported a pattern of binge drinking behavior as young adults — at least four (for women) or five (for men) drinks per occasion, between one and five times per week.

My blog mentions «social» drinking because of the paper about moderate alcohol consumption above but all this could be equally applicable to heavy drinkers and alcoholics too.

A study that assessed the enduring effects of the Seattle Social Development Project — another elementary school program — on former participants at age 18 found lower rates of violent behavior, heavy drinking, and sexual activity, as well as higher academic motivation and achievement, for program participants relative to comparison group students (Hawkins, Catalano, Kosterman, Abbot, & Hill, 1999).

At the time Metcalf led a lavish social life that included heavy drinking.

On the other hand, the Committee said that a lawyer need not act on mere rumors or on problems observed outside of the practice of law such as heavy drinking as social events.

The NCADD states that over time, excessive alcohol use, both in the form of heavy drinking or binge drinking, can lead to numerous health problems, chronic diseases, neurological impairments, and social problems, including but not limited to: