When you’re addicted to drugs or alcohol and looking to get clean, rehab gives you the best opportunity at long-term sobriety and reclaiming your life. However, if you enter rehab when you don’t really want to or don’t approach it with the right attitude,...
The negative effects of chronic alcohol abuse on the body are well known. They include damage to the digestive and gastrointestinal systems including the liver, to the cardiovascular system including the heart, and to the central nervous system including the brain....
You’ve done it, you’ve accepted that you need help and agreed to enter an alcohol rehab center, but you’ll need to sort out a few things before you start down the road to recovery. Deciding Which Alcohol Rehab Works For You So, you’ve realized that you have a problem...
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), drug and alcohol addiction treatment is a $35 million industry. However, only a fraction of people suffering from an alcohol abuse disorder will get the treatment they need. In the...
No matter what reasons you have for drinking – whether it’s to fit into a crowd, to forget about your problems, or to feel better about yourself or your life – no good reports have ever existed from binge drinking or alcohol abuse. When you start drinking it looks...
It’s that time of the year again, the time where students flock to the beach, drinking and partying in excess. You don’t want to end up in an alcohol rehab center, but you also don’t want to miss out on the fun. So what do you do to stay sober during spring break? Go...
