Category: Alcohol Abuse

Impaired Drivers and Sobriety Checkpoints

September 14, 2011 8:32 pm | Alcohol Abuse | No comments

During a crackdown on drunk drivers police may use the sobriety checkpoint as a way to take impaired drivers off the road.  During this all drivers may be stopped by the police without any suspicion being evident.  They may also be given DUI tests even though there is no probable cause.  These have involved quite [...]

Growing Need for Drug Treatment and Intervention Programs

March 16, 2011 8:00 pm | Alcohol Abuse | No comments

No one really wants to consider the fact that his or her friend, family member or even a co-worker might have a chemical abuse problem. However, the disturbing reality is that drug and alcohol addiction continues to affect millions of people and the problem shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, there has been [...]

Reasons for Alcohol Abuse Differ in Women and Men

August 25, 2009 2:04 pm | Alcohol Abuse | No comments

For women, alcohol abuse is created from a different set of circumstances and genetics than for men.  Part of the reason women have more difficult time with alcohol stems from the fact that they also have more problems and issues and situations that act as the trigger for a dependence on alcohol.  The study done [...]