WELCOME BACK. APRIL IS ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH, AND ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH, ALCOHOLISM IS A GROWING PROBLEM FOR OLDER ADULTS. JOINING US NOW TO TALK MORE ABOUT THIS AND ALSO THE ...

Why do women develop alcohol problems? There are a number of reasons why women find themselves struggling with their drinking. To fully understand the contributing factors, we need to explore all ...

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Having a family member or a close friend with a gambling problem puts people at greater risk of developing one, too, a new study finds. The findings add to a growing body of research suggesting that ...

Social drinking can sit on the slippery slope to alcoholism. People - and culture - can sometimes intertwine solitary drinkers with addiction. However, alcoholism often starts out when drinking among ...

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With April designated as Alcohol Awareness Month, Oxford Treatment Center, a leading provider of addiction and co-occurring disorder treatment in Mississippi, is sounding the alarm over a concerning ...

DEAR ABBY: My 32-year-old son has an alcohol problem. He and his wife refuse to accept reality and continue to be social ...

In my book, I use examples drawn from actual clients I’ve worked with. One of the clients whose story I tell, Terry (not her real name), is a wife and mother who struggles with an unhappy marriage for ...