by Anthony Myers | Mar 21, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse
Yesterday, we talked about how fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) has been linked to a number of serious physical side effects. Today, we’ll be discussing how FASD can also cause behavioral and learning problems. Fetal alcohol syndrome spectrum disorder can occur...
by Anthony Myers | Mar 20, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse
Most of us have heard that fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) can cause problems for a developing fetus. What we’re now learning is that FAS might cause a large number of problems throughout a person’s life. Fetal alcohol syndrome is complex, although its cause isn’t. It...
by Anthony Myers | Mar 17, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction, Substance Abuse
Can you be addicted to technology? Some people think so. Although the idea of addictions to technology might sound far-fetched at first, in reality, this disorder resembles other compulsive behaviors that are sometimes considered addictions. People might be addicted...
by Anthony Myers | Mar 16, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction, Substance Abuse
“I’m a lumberjack and I’m okay,” sang a lumberjack in a famous song from the television program Monty Python’s Flying Circus, a song later repeated in movies and stage productions. The truth is, all lumberjacks aren’t okay. Many struggle with alcohol and drug abuse....
by Anthony Myers | Mar 15, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction
Beware of the Ides of March. This is the warning that a fortune teller supposedly gave Roman leader Julius Caesar in 44 B.C., a warning that something bad was going to occur on March 15th. Caesar didn’t heed this warning and Brutus and others killed him on that date....
by Anthony Myers | Mar 14, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse
Later this week, a lot of people will be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. Some people might engage in holiday-related traditions with their friends and family. Did you know that how you celebrate Patrick’s Day depends a lot on where you live? In Ireland, St. Patrick’s...