Researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health evaluated thirty-one published, peer-reviewed studies and found that individuals born after World War II are more likely to develop alcohol disorders as well as to engage in binge drinking.
The study was funded by the National Institute of Drug Abuse and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and will be published in the December 2011 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. The study recognizes that while genetics play an important part in alcoholism risk, factors in the environment such as laws, social norms and availability of alcohol may play a greater part than once thought. In addition, the study also indicated that alcoholism among females is also on the increase.
“As the study indicates, genetics can play a large part in predisposition to alcohol disorders,” begins a spokesperson for Mountainside
Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center. “But, there are other factors which may be equally as important for us to consider, particularly the fact that we are becoming more socially connected via technology than ever before. And those social connections are shaping many variables within our own personal environments and can directly influence our choices to move from social drinking into more problematic drinking. Being aware of these increased risks is key.”
If you feel that you or a loved one has gone beyond social drinking to a more serious problem, Mountainside Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center can help with professional intervention services that are specialized to each person’s unique situation.
Mountainside Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center is a modern drug rehab facility that is skilled in serving a variety of clients with various addictions and in varying stages of their addiction. The caring, compassionate team is made up of licensed and certified social workers and counselors who have extensive experience and specialty in the addiction treatment field. In addition, the staff includes a Nurse Practitioner, as well as a Registered Nurse, both of whom also have specializations and experience within the field of addiction treatment and alcohol rehab.
Mountainside also provides services for those individuals who come to them with dual diagnoses and require the services of a Psychiatrist to help conquer the unique challenges that dual diagnosis brings.
For the past 13 years, Mountainside has established itself as an innovator within the addiction treatment field, and the treatment modalities Mountainside utilizes are regarded as among the most cutting-edge approaches in helping individuals to get, and to remain, sober. As a result of their unique, innovative approaches to addiction treatment, Mountainside has become the model for the addiction treatment field.
The program, along with its professional addiction treatment team, have earned national recognition and resulted in Mountainside being invited to Washington by the White House to meet with the White House Drug Czar, John P. Walters, for an in-depth meeting on what makes its program so successful. These accolades did not go unnoticed within the addiction treatment field and resulted in the adoption by many throughout the country of a more holistic approach to drug addiction treatment.
If you or someone you love is addicted to drugs or alcohol, or if you have any questions, please contact Mountainside
Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center for a confidential inquiry at 800-762-5433.
