Even drinking a small amount of alcohol can impair judgment, coordination, and reaction time. It can increase the risk of work and household accidents, including falls and hip fractures. It also adds to the risk of car crashes. Heavy drinking over time also can cause certain cancers, liver cirrhosis, immune system disorders, and brain damage. [...]
Posts from ‘May, 2009’
Facts About Alcohol and Aging
Some research has shown that as people age they become more sensitive to alcohol’s effects. In other words, the same amount of alcohol can have a greater effect on an older person than on someone who is younger. Some medical conditions, such as high blood pressure, ulcers, and diabetes, can worsen with alcohol use. Many [...]
Alcohol Use and Abuse
Anyone at any age can have a drinking problem. Great Uncle George may have always liked his liquor, so his family may not see that his drinking behavior is getting worse as he gets older. Grandma Betty was a teetotaler all her life—she started having a drink each night to help her get to sleep [...]
A Snapshot of Annual High-Risk College Drinking Consequences
The consequences of excessive and underage drinking affect virtually all college campuses, college communities, and college students, whether they choose to drink or not. Death: 1,700 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die each year from alcohol-related unintentional injuries, including motor vehicle crashes Injury: 599,000 students between the ages of 18 and [...]