class=t>Holidays Drive Americans to Drink, but Don't Blame Holiday Blues, New Seasons Survey Reveals class=tt>Tuesday November 7, 9:00 am ET Holiday Heartache May Play Less of a Role Than Endless Parties, class=ar>PORT HUENEME, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--There's a reason DUI incidents spike between Thanksgiving and New holiday blues. While half of Americans believe that loneliness and depression do play a part, a whopping seven out of 10 blame holiday That's the key finding of a new nationwide survey of 1,000 adults, drunk-driving incidents and fatalities, respondents were asked to prevalence of holiday parties, stress associated with spending, more encounters with family, the expectation that the holidays must be happy times, the heartache associated with holidays past, increased feelings of loneliness and isolation, or none of the above.
"No matter the trigger, excessive alcohol and drug use should always be addressed sooner rather than later," said Steven M. Orenstein, MA, LMFT, and CEO of New Seasons. "The abundance of parties over-drinking, but that's not the full story.
The holiday season compounds issues of family tension, financial stress, feelings of like drinking, eating, and spending. People like to wait and make recovery a New Year's resolution, but that's a mistake. If you or a loved one has a problem, seek treatment now.
" held across gender, age, race, and economic categories. $25,000 - ranked partying second. In this group, nearly two out of Overall, loneliness and isolation emerged as Americans' clear second choice, cited by 50 percent.
Interestingly, no major 37 percent), financial stress did not outpace parties, loneliness, or $25,000 all the way up to more than $75,000 - the impact of spending were least likely to cite stress associated with spending, while those holiday over-drinking on spending (39 percent and 27 percent, stress, with only one in four citing family as a contributing factor. For a copy of the survey data, please send an email request to: New Seasons is a comprehensive, exclusive treatment system specializing in the treatment of drug, alcohol, gambling, shopping and other addictions, eating disorders, and psychological disorders. It's rehabilitation.
Its comprehensive program treats the mind, body, and spirit with a scientifically driven, holistic approach to recovery, personalized for each individual. New Seasons is located in Port reserved. All the news releases provided by Business copyrighted.
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