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Monday, October 27, 2014

The Sobriety :60 for Red Ribbon Week covers teen drinking risks

There isn't one, single, age group of people more affected by alcohol than young people. Why is this risky co-called 'rite of passage' a big deal? For centuries teens have been lured to that first drink by curiosity, kicks, or aping what they see at home. New studies identify a few things about the harm of the words, “what's one gonna hurt?” Watch episode #12 of The Sobriety :60 at http://youtu.be/HLdTL4BNWpA  for a minute (give or take) on teens' top drug of choice.

Visit alcohologist.com for a replay of the Bringing Inspiration To Earth show feature with Scott Stevens. Lucy Pireel's "All That's Written" included a feature on Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud called "When alcohol doesn't work for you anymore."  Details on the third literary award for Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud also can be found on www.alcohologist.com, plus an interview with Scott Stevens on Health Media Now and one at Christoph Fisher Books.  Mr. Fisher is an acclaimed international author from the UK, among his works is the Alzheimer's book "Time to Let Go."  




Thursday, October 23, 2014

Red Ribbon Week t-shirts now on sale

All new design.  The price of $15 includes USPS PRIORITY SHIPPING. $25 for TWO to the same address. White Fruit of the Loom 100 percent cotton t-shirt with "Alcohol IS a drug" logo. Adult sizes S-3X. Order athttp://www.alcohologist.com/how-to-order.php

Visit alcohologist.com for a replay of the Bringing Inspiration To Earth show feature with Scott Stevens. Lucy Pireel's "All That's Written" included a feature on Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud called "When alcohol doesn't work for you anymore."  Details on the third literary award for Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud also can be found on www.alcohologist.com, plus an interview with Scott Stevens on Health Media Now and one at Christoph Fisher Books.  Mr. Fisher is an acclaimed international author from the UK, among his works is the Alzheimer's book "Time to Let Go."  

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Sober for October ON THE AIR 10/22, AM1590 WCGO Chicago



"Sober Radio" will feature Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud author Scott Stevens Wed. morning around 9:30am CDT for a candid conversation on alcoholism, alcohol and health, sobriety, relapse and recovery.  Listen LIVE in Chicagoland and southeast Wisconsin... or stream it live at www.1590WCGO.com


Visit alcohologist.com for a replay of the Bringing Inspiration To Earth show feature with Scott Stevens. Lucy Pireel's "All That's Written" included a feature on Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud called "When alcohol doesn't work for you anymore."  Details on the third literary award for Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud also can be found on www.alcohologist.com, plus an interview with Scott Stevens on Health Media Now and one at Christoph Fisher Books.  Mr. Fisher is an acclaimed international author from the UK, among his works is the Alzheimer's book "Time to Let Go."  

The Sobriety :60 - Alcohol and skin problems


How brutal is alcohol to the skin? Check out the latest minute of alcohol insight on the eleventh episode of The Sobriety :60 - Skin at http://youtu.be/7lDb7L0n3jk

Visit alcohologist.com for a replay of the Bringing Inspiration To Earth show feature with Scott Stevens. Lucy Pireel's "All That's Written" included a feature on Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud called "When alcohol doesn't work for you anymore."  Details on the third literary award for Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud also can be found on www.alcohologist.com, plus an interview with Scott Stevens on Health Media Now and one at Christoph Fisher Books.  Mr. Fisher is an acclaimed international author from the UK, among his works is the Alzheimer's book "Time to Let Go."  

Monday, October 20, 2014

Sober for October ON THE AIR 10/20 on News/Talk WSVA-AM 550 Virginia



Author Scott Stevens will talk alcoholism, recovery, health, alcohol's tie to breast cancer, as well as Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud with host Mike Schikman on WSVA.  Listeners in Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley or DC, listen LIVE at 4:37pm EDT... or stream it from www.wsvaonline.com

www.alcohologist.com

Visit alcohologist.com for a replay of the Bringing Inspiration To Earth show feature with Scott Stevens. Lucy Pireel's "All That's Written" included a feature on Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud called "When alcohol doesn't work for you anymore."  Details on the third literary award for Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud also can be found on www.alcohologist.com, plus an interview with Scott Stevens on Health Media Now and one at Christoph Fisher Books.  Mr. Fisher is an acclaimed international author from the UK, among his works is the Alzheimer's book "Time to Let Go."  

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Teen drinking under parent's eye not harmless: Damages brain, encourages trouble

The European model of letting teens experiment with drinking at home – with meals or socially – doesn’t stand up to its alleged benefits of keeping them free of danger or educating them about responsible use. New research from Australia’s National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre suggests rethinking when parents permit young people to use alcohol because of damage to the brain.

The popular European theory has parents claiming 'they're better off drinking at home with me where I can supervise' in the belief this somehow protects teens from binge drinking later. The Research Centre studied 2000 families over four years and proved it doesn't work.

In the U.S. a 2011 Monitoring the Future Survey found one third of U.S. eighth graders and seven of 10 high school seniors had tried alcohol. Thirteen percent of eighth graders and 40 percent of twelfth graders drank during the past month. The Australian study found teenagers whose parents supply alcohol in early adolescence are three times as likely to be drinking full servings of alcohol at age 16 as children in families that do not supply alcohol.

Teen drinking, however, alters DNA, damages a developing brain, and can lead to health and behavioral trouble later on, according to the Australian study. (See related 2013 examiner article on Alcohol and DNA.) John Scott from Australia’s DrinkWise says: "We'd advise that parents delay for as long as possible, acknowledging that many parents know that their kids are going to start drinking or sneaking the occasional drink, but we'd say delay as long as possible."

Aside from the negative health outcomes, Ian Hickie from the University of Sydney’s Brain & Mind Research Institute says the assumed behavioral benefit of having kids ‘learn’ to drink at home doesn’t hold water: "In fact, it's the opposite, you've probably normalized the behavior and probably increase the chance that they'll drink irresponsibly in another place."

"Underage drinking should not be a normal part of growing up. It's a serious and persistent public health problem that puts our young people and our communities in danger," said U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Administrator Pamela S. Hyde. "Even though drinking is often glamorized, the truth is that underage drinking can lead to poor academic performance, sexual assault, injury, and even death." Teen drinking also can lead to alcohol abuse as an adult or the disease of alcoholism.

Oh, yeah… it’s also illegal in the U.S. and, in most jurisdictions, against the law for parents to supply it.

Parents have the biggest influence on their teen's drinking, and their vulnerable developing brains. Hickie adds, "It's important for you to say 'I'm concerned because your brain's still growing, I'm concerned that you won't get the maximum brain function at the end of the day.

“Being a responsible drinker comes down to making good decisions. To make good decisions, you need a brain that's reached full potential,” he concluded.
www.alcohologist.com

Visit alcohologist.com for a replay of the Bringing Inspiration To Earth show feature with Scott Stevens. Lucy Pireel's "All That's Written" included a feature on Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud called "When alcohol doesn't work for you anymore."  Details on the third literary award for Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud also can be found on www.alcohologist.com, plus an interview with Scott Stevens on Health Media Now and one at Christoph Fisher Books.  Mr. Fisher is an acclaimed international author from the UK, among his works is the Alzheimer's book "Time to Let Go."  

Sunday, October 12, 2014

The Sobriety :60 - Domestic Violence



An abuser will abuse whether intoxicated or not.  However, some DV problems occur when alcohol is part of the equation with people not otherwise inclined to raise their voices or their hands. It obliterates good judgment.  Why else would a 2013 JAMA Report from the American Medical Association find that 92 percent of the domestic abuse assailants reported use of alcohol on the day of the assault?  Watch a minute on alcohol and Domestic Violence at http://youtu.be/23eqvAX32vo



Visit alcohologist.com for a replay of the Bringing Inspiration To Earth show feature with Scott Stevens. Lucy Pireel's "All That's Written" included a feature on Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud called "When alcohol doesn't work for you anymore."  Details on the third literary award for Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud also can be found on www.alcohologist.com, plus an interview with Scott Stevens on Health Media Now and one at Christoph Fisher Books.  Mr. Fisher is an acclaimed international author from the UK, among his works is the Alzheimer's book "Time to Let Go."  

Monday, October 6, 2014

The Sobriety :60 - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

There's a baby born every four and a half minutes with some degree of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Right here... in one of the most educated, media-connected countries in the world.  Episode #9 - Alcohol and FASD, can be found at http://youtu.be/7qIw9bhsFpo

Visit alcohologist.com for a replay of the Bringing Inspiration To Earth show feature with Scott Stevens. Lucy Pireel's "All That's Written" included a feature on Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud called "When alcohol doesn't work for you anymore."  Details on the third literary award for Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud also can be found on www.alcohologist.com, plus an interview with Scott Stevens on Health Media Now and one at Christoph Fisher Books.  Mr. Fisher is an acclaimed international author from the UK, among his works is the Alzheimer's book "Time to Let Go."  



Sunday, October 5, 2014

The hypocrisy of the NFL wrapping itself in PINK


This is the first October Sunday of the NFL season.  It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so the league and its teams wrap stadiums and players in all the pink it can to show support for those impacted by the disease.

It's hypocrisy of the highest order when the same league derives an enormous amount of its income from the alcohol industry, which encourages women to consume a product that is the ONLY dietary factor tied to an increase in breast cancer risk.


A 2013 study links the amount a woman drinks in the years prior to having children to breast cancer years later. The Journal of the National Cancer Institute released the study results online Aug. 28, 2013 showing a double-digit increase in breast cancer risk for women who drank as little as one drink daily prior to conception. The results were independent of drinking after first pregnancy.

"The risk increased by 11 percent for every 10 grams a day of intake, about six drinks per week," said study author Dr. Ying Liu of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. A drink, or 10 grams of alcohol, is a 4 oz. glass of wine or a 1.5 oz. shot of hard liquor... or one 12 oz. can of the product of the Official Beer Sponsor of the NFL.

Researchers also discovered an increase in benign breast disease, a non-cancerous condition which accounts for 80 percent of breast lumps. These benign lumps do increase the risk of breast cancer by 500 percent. 

One in eight women will have an encounter with breast cancer in her lifetime. The only dietary factor with a proven connection to increased breast cancer risk is alcohol consumption. More than 100 studies 1920-2014 have conclusively linked alcohol consumption to increased breast cancer risk. A consensus panel formed by the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) in 2007 concluded: "The evidence on cancer justifies a recommendation not to drink alcoholic drinks" ... a recommendation still maintained by the organization. And it takes relatively little alcohol to boost that risk. As little as one drink a day can provide a double-digit increase in the chance of getting the disease. Three or more servings of alcohol per day gives you the same risk as a daily pack of cigarettes. 

Alcohol increases production of the hormone estrogen. Estrogen increases are behind 80 percent of breast cancers. Toxic alcohol also creates another toxin -- acetaldehyde -- as it is metabolized by the body. That second toxin has been shown to alter DNA and breast tissue in drinkers, leading to increased cancer risk later in life, even after quitting drinking.
(View the Breast Cancer segment on The Sobriety :60)

Of course the NFL can't not embrace the pink campaign for the cure. It would be bad corporate citizenry to ignore the biggest advocacy campaign in America, and it would fly in the face of the league's stated goal of attracting more female fans.  How about keeping it real, making a massive donation, and telling the women (and men) what those 12 golden ounces cause instead of pimping it in every endzone camera angle and commercial break?
www.alcohologist.com

Visit alcohologist.com for a replay of the Bringing Inspiration To Earth show feature with Scott Stevens. Lucy Pireel's "All That's Written" included a feature on Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud called "When alcohol doesn't work for you anymore."  Details on the third literary award for Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud also can be found on www.alcohologist.com, plus an interview with Scott Stevens on Health Media Now and one at Christoph Fisher Books.  Mr. Fisher is an acclaimed international author from the UK, among his works is the Alzheimer's book "Time to Let Go."