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In April it will have been four years that I have not taken a drink.

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If you find yourself having to reason with a loved one as to why he or she should cut down on alcohol, perhaps this will be ammunition for you: Heavy drinking can wreak havoc on the ...

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Excessive Drinking and the Digestive Tract
By Deborah Ross HERWriter on January 25, 2012 - 2:41pm
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Did you know that drinking four or more alcoholic drinks during one sitting is considered binge drinking?

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How Binge Drinking Affects Mental Health
Impacted 1 Lives By Rheyanne Weaver HERWriter on January 18, 2012 - 7:24am
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Children are resilient. That's something we hear all the time and for the most part it's true. Children often cope with big changes, illnesses or even deaths better than adults do.

A Stressed Child Often Becomes a Stressed Adult, Depending on Support Networks
By Susan Cody HERWriter Guide on January 16, 2012 - 5:37pm
ATLANTA (Reuters) - One out of six adults in the United States is a binge drinker, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated on Tuesday.

One in six adults goes on drinking binges: CDC
on January 11, 2012 - 6:45am
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Despite the legality of alcohol for people 21 and over, there can severe consequences associated with drinking it and becoming addicted to it.

Alcoholism: Symptoms, Causes, Risks and Treatments
By EmpowHER on November 29, 2011 - 7:28am
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The positive side is that treatment and recovery are possible, as suggested by the name of the month.

Alcoholism: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Risks
By EmpowHER on November 3, 2011 - 5:08pm
LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Amy Winehouse had more than five times the legal driving limit of alcohol in her blood when she died on July 23 aged 27, British media reported on ...

Winehouse had high alcohol levels in blood: inquest
on October 26, 2011 - 1:51pm
(Reuters) - The toll that heavy drinking takes on the U.S.

Excessive drinking's toll on U.S. economy growing, CDC says
on October 17, 2011 - 1:45pm
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In this edition of EmpowHER's "HER Week in Health" for the week of October 7, 2011, Bailey Mosier talks about a study that shows how Facebook may serve as an additional screening source ...

HER Week In Health October 7, 2011
By EmpowHER on October 7, 2011 - 4:06pm
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A program that helps communities identify and target health risks in young people led to fewer teens drinking, smoking and being delinquent, accord

Local program cuts youth drinking, violence: study
on October 6, 2011 - 1:16pm

Alcoholism Definition

Definition

Alcohol abuse is excessive or problematic alcohol consumption. It can progress to alcoholism.

Alcoholism is chronic alcohol abuse that results in a physical dependence on alcohol (withdrawal symptoms) and an inability to stop or limit drinking.

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