When a loved one struggles with substance abuse, it can be difficult to know what to do. Getting help is crucial, but it’s also important to be sure of the signs. By recognizing the signs and symptoms of alcohol and drug abuse in a loved one, you can offer the right resources to allow them…
My Journey to Recovery
My Journey to Recovery If you looked into my life you would say it was the American Dream. Step foot inside my inner circle and the turmoil, resentment, financial distress and emotional baggage to my loved ones, business associates and myself was overwhelming. I had many run ins with the law throughout my 20’s and…
Is There a Way to Find Confidential Help for Alcoholics?
Struggling with an alcohol addiction can be incredibly difficult, but you don’t have to go through it alone. Help is available, and detox and rehab programs can give you the tools, resources and skills needed to beat your addiction once and for all. Patients don’t need to sacrifice their privacy in order to seek assistance….
Is Detox From Alcohol Painful?
It is perfectly normal to be concerned about the pain or discomfort that might arise during detox from alcohol. While the period of withdrawal is far from easy, it doesn’t have to be painful. In professional detox facilities, patients get care, medical attention, and the necessary medications to ease pain and ensure comfort throughout the…
5 Things to Look for in Alcoholism Treatment Centers
Given the serious nature of dealing with addiction, it becomes absolutely necessary for those individuals who are afflicted with addiction to be diligent when trying to find a way out from under the thumb of drugs and/or alcohol. In most cases, the only viable solution is going to be through the full continuum of care…
Why is Alcohol Detox Instrumental to Recovery?
Detoxification from alcohol is the first step on the path toward recovery. An alcohol detox means completely stopping the consumption of any alcohol, which can be a challenging process. Withdrawal symptoms may be physical as well as psychological, so it’s important that alcohol detox is performed in a licensed treatment center. Although alcohol detox can…
I Went to Rehab for a Drug Addiction, Can I Drink Alcohol?
Drug addiction is a very cunning disease, and it’s the only disease where the mind doesn’t want you to get better. Whether you were abusing prescription painkillers, benzodiazepines, meth, heroin, cocaine or any other drug, drug addiction affects everyone in the same way. While you’re in treatment, not only will you be receiving different types…
Adding Up the Damage
The cumulative effect of alcohol. People like to divide things into simple problems. A caused B. Unintended consequences of B caused C. But collecting them all creates the big picture and it is much more frightening than any one piece, especially when it comes to alcohol. A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control…
Take Binge Drinking off the Memorial Day Calendar
Take Binge Drinking off the Memorial Day Calendar Memorial Day barbecues are coming up, a time for people who don’t usually drink that much to binge drink to welcome summer. But two new studies about binge drinking should give you pause about tossing back that fourth or fifth beer at a party. A quick refresher:…
Who Taught You to Drink?
Who Taught You to Drink? A new study by researchers at Sam Houston State University shows that children pick up the alcohol and drug use habits they see at home. The old ad was right: I learned it from watching you! The study compared parents who did not use substances like alcohol, marijuana or other…
