Alcohol Abuse
Enjoying an occasional glass of wine or cocktail can be a pleasant way to transition from workday to a relaxing evening. If, though, you’ve noticed that your glass is turning into a bottle, you’re not alone. Alcohol sales have skyrocketed during the pandemic. Heavy drinking can lead to anxiety or…
Living under lockdown and being quarantined has led to an upswing in the alcohol we Americans drink. A Nielsen survey found that as of March 31, 2020, as stay-at-home orders were being issued across the country, alcohol sales increased by 54% at brick-and-mortar stores and 262% online, compared with the…
What to do if you take anti-anxiety medicine and want to get pregnant? For pregnant women, using benzodiazepines might be OK. Also, a meta-analysis (which is a study of studies) compared behavioral therapy alone to pairing it with anti-abuse drugs to find the most effective way to treat substance and…
Do we have a game-changer for treating alcohol abuse? Several medications, when combined with therapy and support, are enabling some patients to cut back on alcohol intake or have fewer heavy drinking days.
Think sipping on a few measly ounces of alcohol while pregnant is safe? Think again. While media has long given conflicting information about whether or not drinking during pregnancy is safe (“A glass of red wine during your third trimester?” “Sure!”), a new study lends more evidence to the camp…
By Dr. Marc Manseau JustCareUSA With the holiday season upon us, there are many opportunities to drink alcohol. Some are undoubtedly tempted to over-indulge, and people who struggle with alcohol may find this time of year particularly challenging and stressful. But what are the benefits and risks of alcohol? Many…
AA isn’t magic; it’s group support that is highly similar to cognitive behavioral therapy and self-evaluation. its tenets have stood up well over time. Addiction is on everyone’s minds these days, whether alcohol, opioid, street drug or other substance. In our land of plenty, we have turned into a society…
Before we say goodbye to 2014, we’d like to ring in the new year with 5 important stories in case you missed them. These articles go to the heart of our mission to change the conversation about side effects. [metaslider id=5816] In the past year, we looked at long- and…
Hell must be freezing over. For years the accepted rule for alcoholics was complete abstinence from any alcohol and from any drugs (that are not critical to health). The rationale for avoiding pain meds and mood elevators/stabilizers was that a thwarted alcohol addiction could crop up as a pain killer addiction,…
