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The effect of substance abuse during pandemic to stay for decades

The effect of substance abuse during pandemic to stay for decades

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The pandemic has not only limited Americans to their homes but has also pushed them towards the bottle. With the lockdown posing multiple challenges and changing the new normal, more and more Americans sought the comfort of alcohol as a coping mechanism.

According to a recent study, as many as every third American has tried binge drinking since the pandemic began. The study results were based on 2000 interviews carried out by scientists from the School of Public Health, University of Texas. Read more

Co-occurring conditions with anxiety disorders - 2: Social anxiety disorder and alcohol addiction

Co-occurring conditions with anxiety disorders – 2: Social anxiety disorder and alcohol addiction

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Social anxiety is a disorder that affects how people feel or deal with the social situations. Commonly known as social phobia, people with this disorder are afflicted by excessive and irrational anxiety or fear in certain social situations or during interactions with other people. Besides seriously affecting one’s personality and general life skills by triggering increased self-consciousness and nervousness, social anxiety can lead to agoraphobia, depression or other mental illnesses, when left untreated. Read more

Underage drinking may lead to mental problems in adulthood

Underage drinking may lead to mental problems in adulthood

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It is unfortunate that in the United States, where drinking under 21 years is illegal, people between 12 and 20 years consume 11 percent of alcohol consumed in the country, with binge drinkers consuming 90 percent of it. Read more

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