A Damaging Time for Mother and Baby The impacts of drug and alcohol addiction can have serious side effects and implications on a person’s overall health and well-being. As you engage in alcohol or drug abuse, there are serious impacts to a person’s physical health including damage to specific organs such as the liver, kidneys,…
How is Binge Drinking Defined? According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, binge drinking is defined as “a pattern of drinking alcohol that brings blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to 0.08 percent or higher.” For most women, this pattern of alcohol abuse corresponds to drinking four or more drinks in two hours. For…
Set Yourself Up for Success With Sober Plans for New Years The New Year is a time of great excitement, celebration, and reflection. However, if you have struggled with addiction at any point in your life, you should always have a keen focus on having a sober New Year’s eve. This is something that can…
Why Many Celebrities Opt Not to Drink There are numerous people around the world who put celebrities up on a pedestal. They mistakenly believe that since celebrities have an abundance of money and people who love them, they don’t struggle with many of the issues that a “normal” person would have to face. The reality…
Both detox centers and rehabs promote addiction recovery, but they do so in different ways. One way to think about medical detox is that it addresses the past. It enables the body to safely remove the chemical toxins associated with their past drug or alcohol abuse. Doing so allows them to overcome their physical dependence…
Struggling with addiction is one of the hardest things a person can deal with in life and thankfully there are a lot of alcohol and drug rehab resources available. Alcohol addiction and drug addiction can also greatly impact the friends and loved ones of substance abusers and drug addicts, making the entire situation very painful…
What is Wet Brain? When a person is struggling with an addiction to alcohol, there are several issues that they may experience both during the time that they are in active addiction as well as in the days, months and even years following their treatment. Wet brain, also known as Wenicke-Korsakoff Syndrome (WKS) is a…
Maintain Your Sobriety with Mocktails The winter and holiday months tend to be incredibly challenging for individuals who are working toward maintaining their sobriety, especially if they are new to their sobriety. While there may be friends and family members who look forward to drinking during this time of year, it’s critical that you remember…
Most people are aware that alcohol can damage health, but they may not know just how it can cause both physical and mental health to deteriorate. Certainly, alcoholism can cause liver damage and disease, but did you know that it’s also linked to an increased risk of cancer? Today, more than 14 million people in…
What is Alcohol Rehabilitation? If you or a loved one struggles with alcohol abuse, consider seeking help from an alcohol rehabilitation center. Alcohol use disorder occurs when an individual has problems controlling their drinking, when they’re preoccupied with alcohol, or continue to use alcohol even when it causes problems. Unhealthy alcohol use is defined as…