Links between Eating Disorders and Substance Abuse A recent study published by CASA (National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse) has shown a strong link between substance abuse and eating disorders in women. Other studies show that at least half of women with eating disorders also abuse alcohol or drugs compared with only 9% of the … Read More
Are eating disorders on the rise? The answer is “yes” — the prevalence of eating disorders is growing more rapidly than one may think. In fact, CBS recently reported that in the past decade, eating disorder treatment centers have seen a 40-50% jump in the number of eating disorder patients over 35 years of age … Read More
Eating disorders statistics: Stereotypical or surprising? Everyone’s heard a lot about eating disorders statistics and many of us think we can picture the girl who struggles with this difficult addiction. She’s tiny, almost frail-like, pretty though, probably Caucasian, social – she even makes us feel jealous because she’s so cute…right? WRONG!! Believe it or not, … Read More
