For the first time, researchers demonstrated in an animal how heavy alcohol use leads to long-term behavioral issues by damaging brain circuits critical for decision-making. Let’s examine some key statistics about the potential psychological conditions related to alcohol consumption that we listed above. Alcohol initially acts like a stimulant by triggering brain receptors to release [...]

Think about all the times you have experienced adverse outcomes from conflict management. It involves finding a middle ground where both parties feel their needs are met, which is essential in avoiding conflict in relationships. It’s easy to think of conflict as something to fear, but it’s more helpful to see it as an opportunity. [...]

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Excessive drinking combined with the cold can lead to hypothermia, which occurs when your body temperature drops so low that it causes a cardiac arrest. A study7 of hypothermia and alcohol poisoning in adolescents found that in winter 26.6% of the intoxicated subjects experienced mild hypothermia. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and [...]