It’s important that those in recovery and their loved ones understand that relapse is not failure, but a temporary setback.
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For those in recovery from alcoholism and drug abuse, the ability to recognize what triggers cravings is a vital turning point on the road to health.
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The holiday season can be full of chaos, pressure and–for someone in recovery–temptations at every turn.
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The idea that a glass of alcohol will reduce stress is probably as old as alcohol itself. “Unwinding” has become almost synonymous with drinking in our culture.
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An intervention can be described this way: It’s a process that is designed to end a spiral of chaos and crisis in a family or individual that is the result of addiction. The goal is to move all persons involved out of crisis, with the more specific goal of providing immediate help and relief to [...]
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Drug addiction is a disease of the brain. Initial drug use might be voluntary, but repeated abuse has been shown to alter gene expression and brain circuitry, which in turn affects human behavior. Once addiction develops, these brain changes interfere with an individual’s ability to make voluntary decisions, leading to compulsive drug craving, seeking and [...]
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Alcohol affects women and men in different ways for different reasons.
In general, women and men have different body types. As a rule, men weigh more than women and women have less water in their bodies than do men.
This means that for men, the alcohol they consume is more diluted because of the presence of water. [...]
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One of the more difficult and vexing situations that the families of alcoholics must contend with is the unwillingness and downright refusal of an alcoholic to seek treatment.
It seems obvious to everyone – that “Susan” has a serious drinking problem that is negatively impacting everyone and everything around her. Everyone has pleaded with her to [...]
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People who have participated in an in-patient treatment facility for chemical dependency ask this question a lot – “How many of us will relapse?”
It’s natural that a newly recovering addict would want to know his or her odds of staying sober. People wonder if one drink or using on one day, as an isolated incident, [...]
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The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and the American Society of Addiction Medicine recently presented a revised definition of alcoholism: “Alcoholism is a primary, chronic disease with genetic, psychosocial and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. The disease is often progressive and fatal. It is characterized by impaired control over drinking, preoccupation [...]
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