Therapy is important to treating symptoms of many different mental health disorders and conditions, but sometimes medications are needed to get symptoms under control. For example, antidepressants like Prozac help make symptoms of depression and anxiety more manageable so that you can focus on healing the root of the issue…
alcohol use
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is the current diagnosis for what may also be called chronic alcoholism, alcohol addiction, alcohol abuse, dipsomania, and alcohol dependence. We can define unhealthy drinking behaviors in a variety of ways, but problems are the common denominator. That is, our friend/enemy/frenemy alcohol (technically ethanol) is a…
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…