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Older Adults and Alcohol: You Can Get Help
Institute on Aging — Read this booklet to learn about alcohol and aging. Share this booklet with your friends and family. Use this booklet to start talking about how drinking may be affecting your life. Don't miss the special section to learn how friends and family ...More…
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Even Moderate Alcohol Use Increases Risk of Certain ...
American Cancer Society — There's a lot of buzz about the health benefits associated with having a glass or two of red wine a day. While it's true that red wine can have a positive effect on your heart, drinking alcohol of any kind can also have a negative impact on your . ...More…
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Alcohol Flush Signals Increased Cancer Risk among East ...
National Institutes of Health — Many people of East Asian descent possess an enzyme deficiency that causes their skin to redden, or flush, when they drink alcohol. Scientists from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and Japan's Kurihama Alcohol Center ...More…
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What risks are associated with drinking alcohol?
Insider Medicine — I think that as a 30 year old woman, I would want to be counseled about the fact that there is really no benefit, in terms of the standard ways the we have been thinking about it, to drinking alcohol. All of the diseases that have been linked to ...More…
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Alcohol and Sleep (0:26)
Dr. Stephen Amira describes how alcohol consumption can lead to disrupted sleep.More…
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Rethinking Drinking Home Page
Many of us do, often when socializing with friends and family. Drinking can be beneficial or harmful, depending on your age and health status, and, of course, how much you drink. For anyone who drinks, this site offers valuable, research-based ...More…
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Drink Alcohol Only in Moderation
Learn how drinking may affect your blood pressure and risk for heart disease. Set a drinking limit and write it down. Make an appointment to get your blood pressure checked.More…
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Comuníquese
Por más de 50 años Al-Anon (que incluye a Alateen para los miembros más jóvenes) ha ofrecido esperanza y ayuda a familiares y amigos de alcohólicos. Se estima que cada alcohólico afecta la vida de por lo menos cuatro personas...el alcoholismo es ...More…
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For most, college drinking does not begin in college.
Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism — Most students come to college having experienced alcohol in high school. By the 12th grade, 72 percent of high school students have had a full drink, 26 percent report engaging in binge drinking in the past 2 weeks, and 55 percent report ever ...More…
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illicit drugs
Substance Abuse Applied Studies — Combined data from 2004 to 2006 indicate that 15.1 percent of current drivers aged 18 or older drove under the influence of alcohol in the past 12 months ("past year"), and 4.7 percent drove under the influence of illicit drugs in the past ...More…
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Total Aged 12 to 20
Combined 2005 and 2006 data indicate that an annual average of 28.3 percent of persons aged 12 to 20 in the United States (an estimated 10.8 million persons annually) drank alcohol in the past month Past month alcohol users aged 12 to 20 drank on ...More…
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Keeping Track
Institute of Alcohol Abuse — Keep track of how much you drink. Find a way that works for you, such as a 3x5" card in your wallet, check marks on a kitchen calendar, or a personal digital assistant. If you make note of each drink before you drink it, this will help you slow ...More…