Sober living

Read about alcohol units to work out how much alcohol there is in your drinks. For more information about alcohol’s effects on the body, please visit the Interactive Body feature on NIAAA’s College Drinking Prevention website. Scientists and researchers have been tracking statistics about alcohol consumption and rates of alcohol-related deaths for decades. Inpatient/residential treatments are generally more intensive for people with more […]

Drug use in the workplace is a serious issue that must be addressed appropriately in order to ensure a safe and productive work environment. Employers have the responsibility to ensure that all employees are free from the influence of drugs or alcohol while on the job, and any evidence of drug use should be dealt

Alcohol moderation programs are endorsed as an effective option by organizations like the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The Sinclair Method (TSM), which involves taking the drug naltrexone to relearn moderation, has a success rate of 78%. Family involvement plays an integral

This is followed by a discussion of the main points raised when the notion of addiction as a brain disease has come under criticism. Key among those are claims that spontaneous remission rates are high; that a specific brain pathology is lacking; and that people suffering from addiction, rather than behaving “compulsively”, in fact show

A study published in February 2015 in Annals of Epidemiology also noted that these behaviors could contribute to a higher risk of suicide. The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs notes that anger can surface when you’re in survival mode. People with PTSD often live constantly on edge and therefore react to even small stressors with

For many people, the structure, support and life experience to be gained from these programs becomes a much needed training ground for building a drug-free lifestyle. Many people who complete treatment benefit from moving to a sober living house afterward to help them transition to everyday life and prevent relapse. Some health insurance plans may