Now We Know

About Now We Know Android App

Do you worry about a friend’s drinking? Wonder about secondhand drinking? Are you taking more Vicodin than prescribed? Do you think addiction is a choice? Can teens really become alcoholics | addicts or is it just a phase? Do you think depression is real?

There’s a whole new body of brain and addiction-related research that’s shedding new light on these age-old questions. We now know:
• Approximately 19M adults live with major depression–a serious medical illness.
• Young adults 18-20 have the highest rate of alcoholism of any age group in the U.S.
• Addiction is a brain disease that renders "choice" impossible if the person with the disease uses any amount of the drug or alcohol to which they’re addicted.
• Taking more of any medication than is prescribed is a sign of drug abuse.
• Secondhand drinking is what happens to the person on the receiving end of someone’s drinking behaviors (DUI, verbal abuse, sexual assault).
• It only takes 5 ounces of wine to equal one “standard drink.”

Disagree? Want to know more? It’s all at NowWeKnow–the official app of Lisa Frederiksen and BreakingTheCycles.com.
• Find quick facts about drinking alcohol | drug use | mental illness | secondhand drinking | addiction treatment | recovery | and related topics.
• Listen to podcast interviews.
• Watch short videos.
• Get the most reliable answers based on the most current, expert research.