A new study published in the British Medical Journal shows that people who work long hours are more prone to become binge drinkers. The findings revealed that people who work more than 48 hours a week are more exposed to alcohol abuse. Also, a recent report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that binge drinking kills more middle-aged people that college … [Read more...]
A New Test Predicts Which Teens Will Have an Alcohol Problem
This may sound like it’s taken out of a sci-fi movie, but Medical Daily just reported that there is a new test available that will tell the parents which of their children will grow up to abuse alcohol in their teen years, specifically, which of them will binge drink. Binge drinking is an alcohol related issue that involves the consumption of large quantities of alcohol during short periods of … [Read more...]
Study Finds that Binge Drinking Kills 88k Americans Each Year
A recent study published by the United States’ Center for Disease Control confirms the long held assumption that binge drinking is one of the determinant factors of death for adults of working age in the U.S.. The findings of the research state that some 10 per cent of all deaths recorded among working age adults can be chalked up to drinking in excess. The study in question was published in … [Read more...]