HOW TO REMAIN SUPPORTIVE AFTER TREATMENT If your friend decides to come back home after rehab, remember, this can be a bittersweet experience for him or her. It's about returning back to “normal” life and [...]
You have a close friend that struggles with alcoholism. You want to be a good friend and assist in any way you can. Feeling lost? Don't know where to start? You don’t know if you [...]
There is true power in being with other people who are working the steps and seeking support in recovery. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a group that provides a safe, non-judgmental space to grow and learn [...]
People in academia share a simultaneous denial and pride in their addiction as the profession does little to dissuade this idea. Self-medicating has become the norm for academics when they socialize and just as a [...]
Drug and alcohol abuse are typically seen as root causes for various other illnesses that can occur when an individual is using substances. There are typically five common co-occurring disorders with alcohol people may not [...]
People struggling with addiction are ashamed to tell people. Especially if you are famous, you want to maintain a perfect image for fans to have of you. Former WWE wrestler Eva Marie decided to come [...]
It is hard to know what to do when faced with your own addiction. It can feel like a series of failures, even if you recognize that you have a serious problem and need help. [...]
Someone with alcohol addiction may think that it is no one’s business how much alcohol they consume for a certain amount of time. Even though alcoholism is happening to one person, it affects the entire [...]
People who struggle with alcoholism demonstrate changes in the brain’s ability called ‘executive function.’ This part of the brain controls memory, reasoning, and problem solving. Learn more about how drinking too much over time, and [...]
Alcohol changes your behavior. We typically characterize this as a loss of inhibition. Researchers at the University ofMissouri-Columbia in the United States conducted a study on 147 undergraduates to find out how our personalities change [...]
