Prevalence and correlates of drug/alcohol-facilitated and incapacitated sexual assault in a nationally representative sample of adolescent girls. – McCauley JL, Conoscenti LM, Ruggiero KJ, Resnick HS, Saunders BE, Kilpatrick DG.
This study reports the prevalence, case characteristics, and associated health risks of IS/… (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Alcohol study on blood concentration estimation: Reliability and applicability of Widmark formula on Chinese male population. – Yang CT, Fung WK, Tam TW.
Widmark formula suggests estimating blood alcohol concentration level (BAC) on a given amount of alcohol administrated with knowledge of subject’s body weight and sex. The idea has been referenced extensively in forensic science with application in drink d… (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Assessing barriers to change in drinking behavior: Results of an online employee screening program. – Aseltine RH, Demarco FJ, Wallenstein GV, Jacobs DG.
Background: The impact of alcohol abuse on worker productivity is considerable and appears to be increasing over time. Although early screening and intervention may help prevent or reduce the damaging health and productivity effects of problem drinking, ba… (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Differences in patterns of alcohol consumption among Hispanics in the United States, by survey language preference, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2005. – Pearson WS, Dube SR, Nelson DE, Caetano R.
We examined the association between language chosen for a national health survey and alcohol … (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Do You Have Pornography on Any of Your Family’s Computers? Are You Sure?
Porn addiction is a growing problem for many Internet users. With the advent of broadband internet connections, pornography has become so much easier (and cheaper) to access. No longer do you need to embarrass yourself by going to a store and ask for it, but you can immediately access all the pornography you want online [...]
Three Clues That You Have a Gambling Problem
This article is about gambling addiction and how to overcome it. The author provides avenues for help and the mentality needed to overcome addiction.
Helping a Heroin Addict UK – Signs of Abuse
Do you know the signs of drug and heroin abuse? Friends and family of addicts are lied to time and again. With drug addiction comes a lot of lying and secrets. In England most addicts seen by government addiction services in 2007-08 were prescribed heroin-substitute medication by GPs and NHS doctors. This is bad news [...]
Alcohol Drinking Patterns
Alcohol drinking patterns differ widely among age groups and gender. There are any numbers of variables that contribute to the differences in alcohol consumption among the cross section of drinkers. Family history is an important variable to be considered when looking at tolerance among those early in their drinking history. It appears that those that [...]
Help and Support For the Spouse of the Alcoholic – Is Your Spouse’s Alcoholism Killing You?
Couple dynamics of addiction are discussed. How to allow a crisis to happen so that the alcoholic/addict becomes motivated to get help. Family members can recover regardless of whether the addict does. The “struggle” from both partner’s frame of reference is discussed.
The Habit Can Go, But You Can Stay
In this article, I have taken on the persona of an addict. The article tells the story of a woman who received help and changed her life.