This week is North American Occupational Safety and Health Week. This observance exists to educate the public on the benefits of safe workplace. So why write about it here? [Read more…]
Many individuals are not aware that they are drinking alcohol (or using drugs) excessively and awareness often comes slowly. It is difficult to admit that drinking is affecting your life negatively and it can be hard to recognize the consequences. Here are just a few of the many possible consequences from excessive alcohol use: [Read more…]
Alcohol abuse in the elderly population appears to be under-reported. The severity of the problem often goes unnoticed as there are fewer opportunities to observe possible red flags in drinking behavior. The elderly generally drink at home alone, don’t have work related problems due to drinking, and have less chance of driving under the influence. Changes that one might normally associate with aging appear, and when those changes are increased slightly or significantly due to alcohol use, it is often missed. [Read more…]
How would you know if your child is using alcohol or drugs? Being a kid can be very stressful and most youth demonstrate signs of stress at times during their childhood and adolescence. Usually, these signs of stress are transient and, although they certainly warrant discussion with your youth, they don’t generally represent a need for extensive outside intervention from you or others. [Read more…]
For the 26th year, April is being recognized as Alcohol Awareness Month. This year’s theme is “Healthy Choices, Healthy Communities: Prevent Underage Drinking”. The focus is on increasing public awareness and understanding of the public health issue of underage drinking. The use of alcohol by young people has some startling facts: [Read more…]
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