Women Driving Force in High Binge-Drinking Rates Alcohol AddictionBy Lucida TreatmentJuly 1, 2015Increased participation among women largely accounts for a recent spike in binge drinking in the U.S., according to new findings reported by a team of American researchers.
Binge Drinking Among Women Rapidly on the Rise Alcohol AddictionBy Lucida TreatmentJune 9, 2015Overall binge drinking and heavy drinking is on the rise in the U.S., and rapidly growing rates of drinking among women are a big part of the reason, according to a new study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington.
Panama City Beach Puts New Limits on Spring Break Partying NewsBy Lucida TreatmentMarch 5, 2015Spring break will be a little different now that the Panama City Beach City Council has passed new laws to tackle the wild behavior the week is notorious for. While some have laid the blame for the new rules on Fox News’ Sean Hannity, who did a series of segments highlighting the excessive behavior on…
Unwanted Pregnancy Linked to Dangerous Alcohol Use Alcohol AddictionBy Lucida TreatmentJanuary 29, 2015Each year, millions of American women become pregnant without any prior planning; significant numbers of these women do not welcome their pregnancies. In a study published in October 2014 in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, researchers from two American universities compared alcohol consumption patterns among pregnant women who wanted to be pregnant to…
Do You Realize How Much You Drink and What It’s Costing You? Alcohol AddictionBy Lucida TreatmentSeptember 14, 2014One out of every five adults in Vermont drinks too much. Vermont is a little above the national average when it comes to how many of its citizen binge drink, but not by much. Binge drinking, having four or more consecutive drinks for a woman and five or more for a man, is a nationwide…
Eight Identified Categories of Drinkers Alcohol AddictionBy Lucida TreatmentJune 23, 2014Just as no two people are alike, no two stories of alcohol abuse will be exactly the same. There is variety and individuality even in our difficulties. A recent study tracked 177 people with admitted risky drinking patterns for five months.
Binge Drinking Unrecognized Among Women in U.S. Alcohol AddictionBy Lucida TreatmentJune 29, 2013Pregnancy, breast cancer, and heart disease are women’s health issues frequently discussed among health experts. Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) added binge drinking as another health concern for women. Binge drinking could potentially damage a woman’s overall health, and could add risks to all of the women’s health issues mentioned above.
