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...
Surviving Your First AA Meeting Your first AA meeting can be a daunting experience accompanied by shame, dread, and despair. However, a support group is extremely important in alcohol treatment and once you get through the first meeting, you will come to find that you...
Life After Rehab from Alcoholism Overcoming alcohol addiction is a long process and often the individual may find himself needing to start the process of recovery multiple times before eventually succeeding. In the process of recovery, it is not uncommon for...
How to Help a Loved One Through Treatment for Addiction It is commonly thought that treatment for addiction is only effective when the addict voluntarily enters a rehab facility. However, the fact is that many addicts who find themselves in rehab and who do eventually...
Alcohol rehab centers are a valuable tool to help those suffering from alcohol abuse. Unfortunately, there is often much damage done to the addict and their loved ones before they seek help. According to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, 17.6...
