SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of teenagers suffering from alcoholism has been on the rise, with the total receiving treatment hitting 7,800 over the past five years, data showed Monday. According to the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service data submitted to the National Assembly, teens categorized as alcoholics increased from 2012 [...]
SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) – One out of three middle-aged men in South Korea show risky drinking patterns, suggesting heavy alcohol dependence, a study said Wednesday based on a health and nutrition survey carried out on more than 15,000 people. The study was conducted by professors Kim Dong-jun and Hong Jae-won of Inje University [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent report highlighting the deterioration of mental health among South Korean youth has been published at a time when the country mired in a period of high youth unemployment, which is forcing many young South Koreans to give up on marriage, having a child or buying a house. [...]