Alcohol use disorder: Causes, symptoms, and treatments by Kate Hanselman, PMHNP-BC | Nov 4, 2024 | Addiction, Alcohol & Drugs, Disorders, Mental Health Topics Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is the current diagnosis for what may also be called chronic alcoholism, alcohol addiction, alcohol abuse, dipsomania, and alcohol dependence. This comprehensive look at alcohol use disorder will provide an in-depth explanation of the disorder, its causes, diagnostic criteria, symptoms, and treatments.
Dry dating: How to navigate first dates without alcohol by Wistar Murray | Apr 26, 2022 | Alcohol & Drugs, Mental Health Topics, Relationships In my experience, online dating in NYC was mostly a matter of meeting at the right bar. The bar couldn’t be your local. You wanted to keep your local to yourself in case the date went sour. But the bar couldn’t be far away either because you didn’t want to…
Safe drinking tips for college students: Preserve your physical and mental health while under the influence by Jason Crosby | Oct 19, 2021 | Alcohol & Drugs, College, Mental Health Topics For many undergraduate college students (as well as those who’ve since graduated), drinking alcohol seems synonymous with the university experience. It can be a way to celebrate getting through final exams or winning a home football game. Most notoriously, a drink in hand can also loosen our social inhibitions, to…
Women and alcohol: Why we drink and how we can empower our sober curiosity by Wistar Murray | Sep 27, 2021 | Alcohol & Drugs, Mental Health Topics, Women's Issues So you’re thinking about getting sober. Maybe your body can no longer rebound from red wine hangovers. Maybe the wellness industry has finally hammered home the contradiction in eating quinoa for lunch, then drinking a bottle of toxins at night. Maybe you’re worried about your liver health, or premature aging,…
Research says binge drinking in adolescence could lead to anxiety later in life by Taylor Bennett | Mar 21, 2019 | Alcohol & Drugs, Mental Health Topics, Research Quick Summary A new study “Adolescent alcohol exposure epigenetically suppresses amygdala arc enhancer RNA expression to confer adult anxiety susceptibility” from the University of Illinois at Chicago says that binge drinking in adolescence can lead to anxiety in adulthood. This still holds true for individuals who stop binge drinking while…