When I was eleven years old, my father left me in a carpark for four hours so he could go to the pub. This wasn’t exactly a rare occasion. Despite the fact that I can’t remember much of my childhood, ...

As depression rates continue to climb in many parts of the world, mental health professionals continue to look at external factors in hopes of understanding why. Some such explanations have included ...

The cultural perception of alcohol consumption continues evolving, with increasing numbers of individuals choosing to explore life without alcohol. Mental health professionals observe this ...

“I don’t know why I keep drinking.” I threw myself onto my therapist’s bright yellow couch on a hot summer day. “I am sure you had a reason,” my therapist replied. I remembered looking up at her with ...

Her blood alcohol concentration was 0.416%, more than five times the legal intoxication limit in the U.S. – leading her cause of death to be later adjusted to include "alcohol toxicity" following a ...

Every year, countless deaths are attributed to the misuse of drugs and alcohol. When it comes to understanding the risks, though, there are often discrepancies between our perceptions and reality.