Did you know by cutting back on alcohol you can improve your mental health? 1. Improve Your Mental Health Doctors and researchers of Mental Health America have found that drinking alcohol actually affects your sleep. Their research shows that some people drink alcohol to relax, yet when you drink before bed, you may fall asleep…
April is Alcohol Awareness Month. This annual awareness campaign sponsored by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) since 1987, has been instrumental in giving a voice to people who are affected by alcoholism and abuse. Tragically millions of lives are affected by people who drink alcohol. This national campaign is aimed…
As we mentioned last week, the month of September is National Recovery Month. The goal of Recovery Month spreads the positive message that behavioral health is essential to overall health, that prevention works, treatment is effective and people can and do recover. Following Recovery Month is National Substance Abuse Prevention month, during October, which focuses…
Did you know about 90% of the alcohol consumed by youth under the age of 21 in the United States is while binge drinking? The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism defines binge drinking as consuming more than one drink in a short period of time (2 hours) that brings a person’s blood alcohol…