Clinicians have long observed an association between excessive alcohol consumption and adverse immune-related effects such as susceptibility to pneumonia... read more...

One of the most common and undiagnosed conditions associated with excessive long-term use of alcohol is... read more...

Drinking has long been a major part of American culture playing an important part in everyday life. One could say it is impossible to... read more...

A person with alcohol poisoning who is unconscious or can't be awakened is at risk of dying. What you should now. read more...

The rising number of people in the United States who have been killed by alcohol in the last decade has been obscured by the opioid epidemic. As opioid overdoses killing about 72,000 people a year has grabbed America's attention, the slower moving epidemic of alcohol accelerated, especially in Southern states and the nation's capital. read more...

Fetal alcohol syndrome is a condition in a child that results from alcohol exposure during the mother's pregnancy. FAS is characterized by ... read more...

Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS), also known as Dry Drunk Syndrome, is the process in which the brain adjusts to the chemical damage caused by alcohol after heavy drinkers stop drinking. PAWS symptoms include dizziness, slow reflexes and ... read more...

If you believe you are drinking excessively, or your family and friends have called you out on your drinking related actions or if you have reasons to believe that your drinking is causing problems —then it is time to realistically start thinking about how you want to make some changes in your life and your life style. read more...

Sometimes it might be difficult to tell if you have a drinking problem. You might just see yourself as a social drinker who occasionally over-indulges. However, there are some questions you can ask yourself to determine whether or not you may have a drinking problem. Short of an admission, the best way to know if there is a drinking problem is to identify the existence of a pattern of drinking related issues. Patterns can be psychological (i.e. on-going cycle of quitting followed by drinking and remorse for failure) or physical (incidents of legal or family problems resulting from drinking). read more...

Founded and sponsored by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD), Alcohol Awareness Month was established in 1987 to help reduce the stigma so often associated with alcoholism by reaching out every April to the public with information about alcohol, alcoholism and recovery. read more...