12-Step Programs
What are 12-step programs? Since 1935 — the year that Alcoholics Anonymous was founded — millions of people have turned to 12-step programs to help
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Alcohol Abuse
What is alcohol abuse? Many people enjoy drinking alcohol in social settings or to relax. But sometimes people may find they’re drinking too much. And
Last Call
In my mother’s hospital room there was a single window, and if you stood before the window, you could see the Aerial Bridge. In Minnesota
Seniors and Substance Abuse
Is substance abuse a problem among seniors? While the nation wages war on marijuana, cocaine, and other street drugs, roughly one out of five seniors
Alcoholism FAQ
Casual drinking is a common ritual in our culture — from campus keg parties, to a “beer and a dog” at the ballgame, to a
Binge Drinking
The drunken college freshman managed to crawl into the dormitory bathroom, but that’s as far as he got. I found him lying in a toilet
College Drinking
In March 2007, an 18-year-old college freshman at Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, went into cardiac arrest after a night of heavy drinking at
Seniors and Alcohol Abuse
If you’re over 60, you may use alcohol in much the way you did when you were younger. You may have a glass of wine
College Students
Like many college students, Kathy Morrison was an expert at remote learning. While her professors lectured on physics and Shakespeare, Morrison would often stay in