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- Web site and materials to help people evaluate their drinking patterns and cut back on drinking, if they chose to do soNational Institute of Health: Rethinking Drinking Offers Tools... (March 9, 2009)
- Launched by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and AlcoholismNIAAA: Rethinking Drinking
- NIAAA is part of the National Institutes of Health, a government agency
- Purpose: To evaluate users' drinking patternsNIAAA: Rethinking Drinking
- Target group: Adults who drink more than the low-risk limitsNIAAA: Rethinking Drinking
- 3 in 10 American adults drink more than low-risk limitsNIAAA: Rethinking Drinking
- Users' drinking habits are evaluated based on statistics on alcohol use
- Users' are placed in different risk categories
- Test is quick, anonymous and can be taken multiple times
- Advice is given based on the results
- Also the name of several other programs and Web sites related to alcoholism and alcohol use
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Rethinking Drinking is a government Web site with a mission to help people recognize patterns of drinking problems and evaluate their drinking habits in an effort to prevent alcoholism. The Web site was launched by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.Fox News: Drink Much? Web Site Can Predict Alcoholism (March 10, 2009)
Risks
Users are considered to be at a low risk if they drink less than four (for a man) or three (for a woman) standard-size alcoholic drinks the days they consume alcohol and less than 14 (men) or 7 (woman) drinks a week. According to the site, 3 in 4 Americans drink more than so. 1 in 4 of those have alcoholism or alcohol abuse problems. The others are at a greater risk for these or other health problems.NIAAA: Rethinking Drinking-
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Rethinking Drinking Questions
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is after short and efficient nap - now's learning Japanese, drinking hot tea, thinking & rethinking, reconsidering...;)
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Seriously rethinking this drinking thing. I think I should stop or start earlier in the day. Hmm. Earlier in the day it is.
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I feel like I am dying. I am now seriously rethinking binge drinking. On another note, someone please bring me Sims 3 World Adventure.
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