A Look at Drug and Alcohol Use Trends In Young Adults According to the 2018 Monitoring the Future College Students and Young Adults survey, marijuana use was at a historic high. There was a 7% five-year increase in marijuana use among young adults aged 19-22 according to the study. Adults between the ages of […]
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Teens and Young Adults Who Drink: The Scope of the Problem According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), underage drinking continues to be a serious public health problem. Alcohol is easily accessed in most households and used at an alarming rate with children as young as 12. A 2019 study
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Links Between Child Maltreatment and Alcohol Use According to the World Health Organization, “strong links have been found between child maltreatment and alcohol use.” Not only have studies shown that alcohol can be a “significant contributory factor” in child abuse cases but suffering child abuse as a child increases the risk of engaging in
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The Financial Realities of Excessive Drinking According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the cost of excessive alcohol use was nearly $250 billion in 2010. In addition, almost 100,000 people die each year because of excessive drinking and over ¾ of the costs are related to binge drinking. Research by
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Studies Show More Americans Engaging in Excessive Alcohol Use While Under COVID-related Restrictions Research is producing a clear trend – Americans were drinking more during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stress, economic instability, isolation, and an uncertain future may have all played a role in the increase in drinking. For many, it wasn’t just a few
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“A Serious, But Preventable Public Health Problem” According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), binge drinking is a “serious but preventable public health problem.” The problem is not only extremely costly, but it can also be deadly. The CDC defines binge drinking as consuming five or more alcoholic drinks within
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How Alcohol Interferes With Your Critical Functions Heavy drinking, whether it is done in one sitting (binge drinking) or over time can be detrimental to your health. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), excessive alcohol use can affect nearly every organ including your: Brain Heart Liver Pancreas Alcohol can
Statistics on Binge Drinking and Heavy Drinking The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) recently published a detailed infographic regarding the harms of excessive drinking in the country. According to their research using the CDC’s (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Alcohol Program, “Excessive drinking is one of the biggest, most detrimental issues to public
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KU Medical Study Indicates That Heavy Drinking During College Years May Lead to Obesity Later According to a study conducted at the University of Kansas Medical Center, heavy drinking during college can lead to obesity down the road. Binge drinking or “heavy episodic drinking” during early adulthood is linked to an increased risk for
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The Danger of Alcohol-Induced Blackouts Excessive drinking or binge drinking can cause a person to temporarily lose their memory. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), alcohol-related blackouts “are gaps in a person’s memory for events that occurred while they were intoxicated.” These blackouts happen because the alcohol prevents the
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