by Taylor Bennett | Jul 5, 2019 | Alcohol, Counseling News
Drinking even a small amount of alcohol, like one pint of beer, can significantly impair our driving abilities. Researchers from the University of Sussex question the current legal limit.Study participants drank a cocktail containing enough alcohol to keep them within...
by Taylor Bennett | May 20, 2019 | Alcohol, Counseling News
Alcohol use disorder or AUD diminishes men’s ability to process their emotions. This effect isn’t as significant in women. Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine used MRIs to analyze brain activity in individuals with AUD. They found that the...
by Taylor Bennett | Apr 18, 2019 | Alcohol, Counseling News, Depression, Drugs and Mental Health
New research found that middle aged US adults are experiencing rising feelings of despair, indicated by increases in depression, suicidal ideation, drug and alcohol abuse.A drop in US life expectancy was seen in 2016 and explained by an increase in deaths among...
by Taylor Bennett | Apr 16, 2019 | Alcohol, Anxiety, Counseling News, Video
Binge drinking in our teens can lead to anxiety later in life.Researchers from University of Illinois at Chicago discovered that binge drinking in adolescence increases our risk of developing a mental illness, like anxiety, later in life. This is true even if we stop...
by Taylor Bennett | Apr 3, 2019 | Addiction, Alcohol, Counseling News
Some people aren’t capable of identifying when they’ve had enough to drink. Consequently, they drink way too much. A UC Santa Barbara study found a brain mechanism that senses the negative effects of alcohol, like headaches and dizziness. It alerts us to these effects...
by Taylor Bennett | Mar 22, 2019 | Alcohol, Anger, Counseling News, Factors of Aggression
Some people become more aggressive or violent when they drink alcohol; they pick fights with others, shout, and say inappropriate things.The reason certain individuals display this aggressive behavior after alcohol consumption is that alcohol lowers inhibitions and...
by Taylor Bennett | Mar 21, 2019 | Alcohol, Counseling News
New research suggests that binge drinking in our teenage years can increase our risk of developing anxiety in adulthood.Furthermore, even stopping this bad habit while still in adolescence can produce the same effect.The researchers wanted to further explore claims...
by Taylor Bennett | Mar 21, 2019 | Alcohol, Counseling News, Video
People remember more while still intoxicated than they do a week later.A University of Gothenburg study recruited 136 participants and divided them into twogroups. One group drank vodka, while the other drank juice. Participants then watched ashort film that depicted...
by Taylor Bennett | Mar 7, 2018 | Alcohol, Counseling News, Mental Health
A friend recently told me that her dad used to put a tiny bit of wine in her sippy cups to “help her sleep.” We both laughed, but I apparently wasn’t very good at masking my concerns. “Why do you look so uneasy?” she asked. I proceeded to tell her that my parents were...
by Taylor Bennett | Feb 22, 2018 | Alcohol, Counseling News, Mental Health
Have you ever witnessed a friend become increasingly aggressive during a night out? As their bar tab grows, so does their aggression and hostility. They get into a silly (but heated) argument with another friend or better yet, a random person minding their business in...
by Taylor Bennett | Dec 15, 2017 | Alcohol, Counseling News, Mental Health
Lip (short for Phillip) is a strong young adult, who has overcome more than most of us experience in a lifetime. As a teen in high school, his primary concerns were putting food on the table, paying the bills, and taking care of his four younger siblings alongside his...
by Taylor Bennett | Nov 22, 2017 | Alcohol, Mental Health, Relationships
Tom caught his very first glimpse of Ana on the last day of classes—she was trying to unchain her bike from a bike rack and clearly in a fit of frustration. So, he stepped in and succeeded to free her ride. This gained him a smile and a quick number exchange… and...
