Alcohol Intervention
April 14, 2008
With alcohol abuse, intervention achieves the best results if it is performed early on with the afflicted individual. Unfortunately, this usually doesn’t occur until the alcoholic’s problems have reached crisis level proportions.
Changes in Recovery from Drug Addiction and Alcoholism
April 10, 2008
There are some major changes in your life that can happen almost immediately. If you get a new job that is very different from your old one and has a new schedule, the whole structure of your life can change in a matter of a few days.
Addiction Recovery Requires Long Term Care
March 28, 2008
Quality drug and alcohol treatment programs pay attention to the long-term needs of their patients. Rehabilitation doesn’t happen overnight. A treatment center that says you can recover with detox alone is grossly mistaken.
The Key to Recovery? Commitment!
March 22, 2008
Commitment is the key to recovery. You can’t “give recovery a try”. It must be something you are going to do. Your commitment has to be, stand on a rooftop and let the whole world know, strong. This is not a place to come because your friends are giving rehab a try, or because your favorite celebrity is doing it. The work that goes into recovery is hard work and it is serious work. It is also work that is often done in groups with you peers in recovery. They deserve to work with addicts who are just as serious as they are about recovery. Read more
Tolerance Is a Sign of Alcohol Abuse
March 21, 2008
It’s common in American culture for people to brag about their ability to consume a large amount of alcohol, especially among young people. Alcohol tolerance is often seen as a sign of masculinity for males and being able to “hold their own” for females. In certain social settings, those individuals who feel the effects of alcohol after only one or a few drinks can be made fun of and even seen as weak by the heavier drinkers. They might even drink more to try to catch up, leading to ill effects. Read more
All About Alcohol
February 29, 2008
The costs of heavy drinking do not only amount to the few bucks lost in the purchase of alcoholic drinks. It can cost you, your education, your job, your family or even your life. This is because persistent alcohol drinkers often display impaired performance of tasks because of hangovers and alcohol withdrawal distress. Read more
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