Though there are many Alcohol Treatment Centers in The US, there are a few that have established quite a following of celebrity clientele over the years and stand to be some of the most widely known and famous Alcohol Treatment centers in this country. Betty Ford Treatment Center At Eisenhower. Here is a brief history [...]
Continue Reading...Studies have been able to identify that women are more vulnerable to the affects of Alcohol than men. Women reach higher concentrations levels of alcohol in the bloodstream and become much more impaired than men after drinking the same amounts of alcohol. The effects on the liver are much far more severe for women than [...]
Continue Reading...Coming to terms with the fact that you have a drinking problem is not easy. Furthermore, overcoming an Alcohol problem is very difficult and reaching sobriety takes a lot of time and effort. These things are not easy to give when you have a drinking problem and is a lot harder than you would expect. [...]
Continue Reading...It’s the best way I can describe my alcohol addiction. My name is Russ and I’m a recovering alcoholic. I guess you could say I was always a bit of a loner. I did well in school but didn’t really play any sports or hang out with a lot of people. I went to a [...]
Continue Reading...Meditation is a very effective form of therapy for relapse prevention in Alcohol Dependent individuals. The Eleventh Step of Alcoholics Anonymous states: “Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.” The [...]
Continue Reading...Elizabeth Zelvin’s first full-length mystery Death Will Get You Sober features amateur sleuth Bruce Kohler, an alcoholic struggling to stay sober, a character first introduced by the author in the short story Death Will Clean Your Closet. Elizabeth Zelvin is a New York City psychotherapist whose new mystery, Death Will Help You Leave Him, will [...]
Continue Reading...Lindsey Lohan, just like many other celebrities in Hollywood, has admitted herself into rehab multiple times already. Despite her reputation as a party girl, Lohan had long denied that her social life had gotten out of hand.
Continue Reading...When reaching for your keys, after becoming intoxicated, its not a question of whether you are legally intoxicated or just “buzzed” it’s a question of whether or not it is safe to drive when you have consumed any amount of alcohol. Research shows that impairment begins long before a person reaches the blood alcohol concentration [...]
Continue Reading...Some may not know the difference but there are many between the two terms. Alcohol abuse is described as any “harmful use” of alcohol. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV describes alcohol abusers as those who drink despite recurrent social, interpersonal, and legal problems as a result of alcohol use. Forgetting responsibilities [...]
Continue Reading...Sobriety is defined as a solemn or dignified personal behavior, in particular abstinence with regard to (typically) the consumption of alcoholic beverages. Reaching Sobriety is not easy, 12 step programs can be helpful, and group support has many positive effects but at the same time, not going to a meeting can be pretty easy. Looking [...]
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