Step One AA acknowledges that not only are you powerless over alcohol, but your life has also become unmanageable as a result. This unmanageability often manifests in various ways, such …
This may vary from person to person and be influenced by things such as extent and length of use. Talking openly about a lapse or relapse with a care team …
Multiply that by a conservative $7 per drink, and that’s at least $5,096 spent on alcohol each year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a man …
When I asked how much all of this cost, Keski-Pukkila looked uneasy. “Well,” he told me, “it’s 2,000 euros.” That’s about $2,500—a fraction of the cost of inpatient rehab in …
In the case of self-destructive behavior, a peaceful, respectful confrontation may be planned and organized in advance by one or more concerned people, usually family or friends, and sometimes with …
Those who are dependent on alcohol can taper off safely by engaging with supervised medical detoxification at one of our pet-friendly treatment facilities. After about one week of detox, you …
Each semester that I taught college courses on addiction, I was dismayed by students’ lack of basic knowledge about what psychoactive substances actually do in their brains and bodies. There …
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