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Reduce Stress and Improve Your Health in 6 Easy Steps
By Christine Leccese If you are like most people, your new year’s resolution includes something about getting in shape. (I’m doing the Couch to 5k running program, myself.) What is it for you? Running? Weight training? Finally checking out that … Continue reading
Don’t Become “That Guy” at Your Holiday Parties
By Paul Fitzpatrick The holidays are a time when most of us enjoy festivities with friends and have a drink or two. But the holidays can also be a time when people become That Guy…and a drink or two can … Continue reading
Dropped Out, Laid Off, and Split Up… Why Won’t We Mention the Drinking?
By The Discovering Alcoholic High school dropouts are twice as likely to use alcohol and marijuana compared to those who remain in school according to SAMHSA. What we usually hear from people who dropout, however, is “I never went to … Continue reading
Five Steps You Can Take to Help an Alcoholic in Recovery
By Christine Leccese One person’s alcohol problem usally extends out to impact his family, friends, or colleagues. But, how does it impact that person’s friends and family when he has decided to stop drinking and go into recovery? I know … Continue reading
Qutting Alcohol: What’s in it for you?
by Adrian Zupp Throughout alcohol awareness month, you’ve likely heard a lot about how to determine if you have a problem with alcohol. For some people with serious alcohol issues, total abstinence is the best solution. For others, simply cutting … Continue reading
The Dangers of Mixing Alcohol With Medications: A Nurse’s Perspective
By Olufemi Olatunji, RN-BC As a nurse at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Wilmington, Delaware, I see my fair share of people who experience adverse effects from mixing alcohol with their medication. The plain fact is that many medications … Continue reading
What Exactly is Alcohol Abuse? Who has A Problem?
In an effort to convey a lot of information about alcohol use and abuse, Military Pathways put together an expansive infographic. Below is a part of it.
Sometimes We Laugh at Drunk People, But It’s Never Funny to be “That Guy”
by Paul Fitzpatrick Who is That Guy? That Guy (‘[th]at’gI), n. One who consumes too much alcohol and loses control of self or situation with humiliating or compromising results: Used to suggest shameful or embarrassing behavior: What is That Guy … Continue reading
Could Secondhand Drinking Be a Problem in Your Life?
By Lisa Frederiksen We are all familiar with the term secondhand smoke and how it refers to the negative effects someone experiences as a result of being exposed to another person’s cigarette smoke. However, we generally do not give as … Continue reading
What You Need to Know About Substance Abuse and TBI
The following post ran on the DCoE blog in February. By Diana Moon, DCoE Public Affairs For many, drinking in moderation doesn’t pose a problem. But for those with traumatic brain injury (TBI), using drugs or alcohol to cope can … Continue reading