substance abuse, addiction, addiction treatment, help for families, co-occurring disorders, underage drinking, mental illness, 21st century brain and neuroscience research.
Just a reminder…. binge drinking for women is defined as 4 or more standard drinks per ocassion, and for men, it’s 5 or more standard drinks per ocassion. A standard drink is 5 ounces of table wine, 12 ounces of regular beer, 3.3 ounces of champagne and 1.5 ounces of 80-proof liquor. Know your limits – stay safe.
About Lisa Frederiksen
Lisa Frederiksen has been consulting, researching, writing and speaking on substance abuse, addiction, treatment, dual diagnosis, underage drinking and help for the family centered around 21st century brain and addiction-related research since 2003. Her 4o+ years experience with family and friends’ alcohol abuse and alcoholism and her seventh and eighth books, "Loved One In Treatment? Now What!" and "If You Loved Me, You'd Stop!," frame her work. She founded BreakingTheCycles.com in 2008 and writes a blog of the same name.
