Drug and alcohol addiction is a pervasive problem affecting individuals, families, and communities worldwide. According to the report Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States: Results From the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, almost 41 million people aged 12 or older had an illicit drug or alcohol use…
Two Options for Getting Better Choosing to seek help for your alcohol addiction is a commendable choice to make that is the hardest part of your recovery journey. Now that you have overcome that initial step of deciding to get help, you have a choice to make about the right levels of care for your…
What to Look for in an Alcohol Rehab Center Nearly seven percent of Americans will develop an alcohol use disorder. While that’s a sobering statistic, only a fraction of people will seek treatment for their alcohol use disorder. If you’ve decided to seek treatment for your addiction at an alcohol rehab center, you are making…
Using Drugs and Alcohol While Pregnant Can Be Damaging to 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…
What is the Definition of Binge Drinking? 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…
How to Stay Sober During New Year’s Eve 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 be challenging for…
Are A Lot of Celebrities in Recovery? 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 past drug or alcohol abuse. Doing so allows them to overcome their physical dependence on…
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…