If your life is falling apart around you and you drink often, you may have an alcohol addiction. For most people, it’s a hard thing to admit that they can’t control their drinking. However, those people who can see the truth can also choose to seek help. What is that help? It’s not all the…
Without a doubt, alcoholism can ruin the lives of problem drinkers. Unfortunately, it also can deliver several forms of collateral damage. While the family is always a major concern, collateral damage sometimes extends beyond unsuspecting family members and friends. We should all be aware of the problems drinking and driving can create for unsuspecting motorists…
Detoxing from alcohol isn’t something you should do alone at home. Because of the possibility of severe alcohol detox side effects, it’s safer to do it at a facility. What happens in the process? More importantly, what are the withdrawal symptoms medical experts will help you overcome? How Detoxification Works You check into the detox…
Encouraging someone you love to attend a teen alcohol detox can be difficult. However, it can also be one of the most beneficial things you ever do for him or her. If you’re concerned about your son or daughter. If you believe that he or she has an addiction to alcohol, an alcohol detox is…
For many, a glass of wine at the end of a long or stressful day is the ultimate reward. Small daily consumption of wine does not indicate that the individual suffers from an alcohol problem. However, when one or two glasses turns into a drinking problem, how much wine is too much? The risk of…
Alcoholics are notorious for using rationalizations to justify their drinking. They do this to permit themselves to drink when they know how it adversely affects them. One stereotypical term comes to mind. A functioning alcoholic is someone who can successfully hide their addiction, at least for a while. It’s incredible that anyone can operate on…
One of the most important questions discussed in the sobriety community today is, are you still sober if you take prescribed medications that have a psychoactive effect? This question gets to the root of what it means to actually be “sober.” When most people think about sobriety, they think about abstinence from psychoactive drugs as…
Heavy Drinking Linked to Strokes in Middle Age Are you thinking about having that extra glass of wine with dinner tonight? If you’re in your 50’s or 60’s, you may want to avoid it, as heavy mid-life drinking is as likely to cause a stroke and diabetes. Drinking too much alcohol and blood pressure increase…
When most people think of addiction, they think about the current opioid epidemic that the country is facing. The reality is that many people each year are dying from alcohol-related deaths as well. The question everyone continues to ask, “is alcohol addictive” and the answer to this may save some lives. It’s important to first…
Alcohol is one of the most difficult substances to treat for abuse and addiction because it’s a legal drug that is everywhere you look. In bars, at parties, at weddings, at work events and in many other locales, alcohol is often the main event.But if you’re concerned as to whether you might be drinking too…