Where Does Casual Drinking End and Alcoholism Begin?

“First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby Where does casual drinking end and alcoholism begin? We live in a society where the use of alcohol is a cultural norm, and it begs the question where does casual drinking end […]

What Are Alcohol-Related Brain Disorders?

Alcohol-Related Brain Disorders (ARBD) is an umbrella term that covers different conditions including Wernicke- Korsakoff syndrome (wet brain) and alcohol-induced dementia.

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