December 17th, 2009 by author
alcohol abuse
Alcohol consumption can have many affects on our health and our social skills; After one or two drinks you may feel more at ease and more socialble as the alcohol reaches the brain and affects your cognitive abilities. Drinking alcohol causes your heart rate to heighten and you may feel a warm glow. This [...]
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November 1st, 2009 by author
Augie and Merissa have been seeing one another for six years. They met while taking the same math class at a small, rural, private liberal arts college located in the Eastern part of the United States. While they were in essence good buddies at first, they finally started dating when they were in their first [...]
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October 23rd, 2009 by author
Recent alcohol abuse statistics show that alcohol abuse among teenagers is increasing in the United States. What are some of the reasons for this? Many chemical dependency consultants articulate that wine, liquor, and beer advertisements produced by the media are a primary reason for the escalation of teen alcohol abuse.
Other alcohol addiction consultants think that [...]
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September 23rd, 2009 by author
When I was a sophomore in high school, I registered for a substance abuse class. At that time, I did not comprehend that alcohol abuse actually was a sub classification of drug abuse. While taking this class and learning more about drug and alcohol abuse and above all about alcohol side effects, I read a [...]
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September 18th, 2009 by author
What are the basic components in a productive alcohol intervention? Why do some alcoholism interventions succeed as anticipated while many bomb?
The Requirement for a Recognized Reputation of Intervention Success
Scientific examination makes evident the fact that a “winning” alcohol dependency intervention needs to be supervised by an intervention expert who has an established history of intervention [...]
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September 15th, 2009 by author
Daniel had been engaging in abusive drinking behavior since her junior year in college. Now, ten years later, she drank more than ever. One Friday night when she was feeling ill, Daniel made up her mind to stay home, lighten up, and watch TV.
While searching for a special program to watch that she would find [...]
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September 6th, 2009 by author
Daniel had been engaging in hazardous drinking behavior since her sophomore year in college. Now, nine years later, she drank more than ever. One Friday evening when she was feeling queasy, Daniel made up her mind to stay home, loosen up, and watch television.
While looking for a program to watch that was interesting, she [...]
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August 26th, 2009 by author
Jeffrey was a high school ninth grader who commonly seemed to be living on the edge. Jeffrey had an adventurous personality and usually wanted to do what his older brothers were doing. The key drawback with this was that all three of his brothers were at least 21 years old and were consequently able from [...]
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August 18th, 2009 by author
How do you recognize that you have a drinking problem? When is it plain to see that you are engaging in hazardous drinking?
If you have hopelessly made an effort to discontinue your drinking or if you have given your word to yourself that your drinking days are gone and then you recognized that you were [...]
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