Alcohol is not all fun and games
Alcohol can be a fantastic social elixir, but the consequences are more numerous than you may think. Below are links to information about AUD (Alcohol Use Disorder), how to know what is too much, effects on the mind and body, effects on family and social life, and more. This is only a small fraction of the information that is available, and we are fortunate to be living in a time when we can easily learn more about each of our own specific situations. Each person will find different information to be useful, so you are encouraged to continue your exploration far beyond this website. In order to keep the information up to date, please let us know at the bottom of the page if any of the links have expired and we will update them in short order.
Alcohol Use Disorder - being unable to control how much you drink
Mayo Clinic: Information about AUD, its symptoms, diagnosis & treatment, and more.
NIH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: Understanding, risks, symptoms, and treatments.
Cleveland Clinic: Overview, symptoms/causes, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and outlook.
Medicine Plus: Detailed information about AUD, binge drinking, and what to do.
Web MD: Symptoms, Types, Causes, and stages of AUD.
CDC: Binge drinking, and how many is too much.
Google Search: Alcohol Use Disorder
How much alcohol is too much? Signs, dangers, and affects
How much alcohol is too much? Effects on the body; sex and genetics.
Signs and dangers of drinking too much alcohol.
Changes in what is considered as too much alcohol.
Physical signs that your body is telling you that you are drinking too much.
Effects that alcohol has on your brain.
Your brain on alcohol, and stages of intoxication.
The science of the sauce, dopamine, and GABA.
Alcohol’s effects on the body. Brain, heart, liver, pancreas, immune system, and cancer.
Physical effects of alcohol on the body, both short term and long term.
GABA and alcohol. How drinking leads to anxiety.
Why alcohol actually messes with your sleep rather than help it.
Alcohol, insomnia, and sleep apnea.
Why alcohol causes anxiety and its relationship with panic attacks.
The link between sugar and alcohol
Social and legal effects of alcohol
Social effects of alcoholism, medical, DUI, work, and violence.
Social and economic problems linked to alcohol abuse.
Effects of harmful use of alcohol on society at large, family, and youth.
Traumatic effects of alcoholism on family and children.
Alcoholism: A family disease.
Alcoholism effects on relationships, finances, and family abuse.
Drunk driving, BAC, risk factors, and consequences.
The consequences, fines, and sentences of a DUI.
Underage Drinking: Social and medical danges, why they drink, and signs.
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