Archive for July, 2010
12-Year-Old Daughter Calls 911 While Mother Drives Drunk
A 12-year-old New York girl called 911 from a cell phone while being driven in a swerving vehicle by her intoxicated mother on a busy interstate highway Sunday night. The 48-year-old mother, Jamie Hicks, was charged with felony Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) after the police dispatcher located the vehicle’s position through the cell phone connection and troopers were sent to the scene. Hicks’ 10-year-old son was also a passenger in the vehicle at the time.
Gender of Alcoholic Parents and Their Children Related to Offspring’s Risk of Psychiatric Disorders
It’s commonly known that children of parents who abuse alcohol are likely to develop psychological problems themselves once they reach adulthood. Yet a new study has revealed a gender relationship between the parent with an alcohol use disorder and their children that directly affects the level of risk passed along to offspring. Although just the occurrence of prenatal alcoholism influences a child’s likelihood of developing psychiatric problems, daughters of alcoholic mothers have the greatest risk of developing mental illness.
Talking to Clergy Members May Help Alcohol Abusers
A new study from the University of Michigan Health System and Saint Louis University has found that people suffering from alcohol dependency and problem drinking can find solace by using clergy services, suggesting that clergy services can be an important aspect of recovery.
African Teens with Troubled Childhoods Are More Likely to Abuse Alcohol
A new study released in the latest issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health shows that African children who experience abuse or neglect are at a higher risk of problem drinking during adolescence or early adulthood.