Friday, July 17, 2009

New Web site to help manage drinking.

Nowadays, there is almost an Online tool for about anything and alcohol problems is no exception. To address alcohol related problems, a new government Web site, www.rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov has been set up by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism or NIAAA.
The site and the campaign behind it aim to change people attitude towards alcohol consumption and how it can affect lives as a health risk factor. The main goal by the Institute is to raise awareness that such terms like "abuse" and "dependence" generally used to describe someones alcohol problems, are not totally reflective of today's understanding of the issue.
Beside that conceptual realignment, the Institute and the site have devised different levels of risks based on alcohol consumption and offer some practical ways for people to gage their standings, so to speak.
On the site, they can enter their average consumption or twist it anyway they want anonymously and see for themselves what the implications may be. The site also offers some helpful tools for dealing with issues like changing drinking habits, how to deal with drinking triggers, how to track your urge to drink, how to develop your skills to say no in certain social situations etc.

For more, see WSJ.com

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