Rethinking the social side of problem drinking

Social drinking also a well-worn path to alcohol use disorder

When picturing a 'typical' alcoholic, people tend to imagine a person drinking at home alone. But that focus overlooks the social origins of many serious alcohol problems.

Social Drinking Could Mask Alcoholism, or Provoke Problem Drinking

Although research tends to emphasize isolated alcoholics, people who routinely abuse alcohol in public are equally susceptible to addiction.

Rethinking the social side of problem drinking

When picturing a "typical" alcoholic, people tend to imagine a person drinking at home alone. But that focus overlooks the social origins of many serious alcohol problems, say the authors of a new review paper in the journal Current Directions in Psychological Science.

Review: Social drinking also a well-worn path to alcohol use disorder

When picturing a "typical" alcoholic, people tend to imagine a person drinking at home alone. But that focus overlooks the social origins of many serious alcohol problems, say the authors of a new review paper in the journal Current Directions in Psychological Science.

Univ. of Missouri Healthcare doctor says there’s no health benefits at all to alcohol use - Missourinet

It’s been accepted for decades that a glass of wine at dinner can be good for your health. Not so, says a doctor with MU Healthcare. Lucas Buffaloe, M.D., Associate Professor of Clinical Family and Community Medicine, told Missourinet that the healthiest level of alcohol use is zero. “I know that a lot of people […]

Social Drinking, Not Solitary, Drives Most Alcohol-Related Harm

New research challenges the stereotype of the solitary drinker, showing that social drinking plays a central role in the development and consequences of alcohol use disorder. Studies reveal people consistently drink more in social settings, where heavy drinking often leads to serious harms like violence, risky sex, and traffic fatalities.