Following the holiday season, many people participate in what is known worldwide as Dry January. This 31-day sobriety challenge starting the month of January was established 10 years ago by a U.K. charity called Alcohol Change UK. The organization started the campaign...
The first hurdle of drug and alcohol addiction treatment often involves cleansing someone’s body of a substance’s toxins. Otherwise known as detoxification, or detox for short, this process is frequently associated with unpleasant withdrawal symptoms and mental...
You might have a drink to take the edge off after a difficult day with the kids or to prepare for an overwhelming social event. Maybe you reward yourself with a night out drinking once a week. And while neither of these situations may be a problem at first, it can...
One of the most common reasons people hesitate to seek alcohol addiction help involves the question of whether their addiction is “bad enough.” However, individuals shouldn’t approach treatment with the intention of comparing themselves to others. Instead, consider it...
