While residents aren’t required to have completed a rehab program before entry, many of them have. The tools that individuals learn in intensive rehab programs may set them up for more sustainable success in a sober living house. Maintaining sobriety can be a difficult process, however, a sober living house may provide you with the […]
The Four Stages of Sobriety What to expect when you quit drinking. by Benya Clark Exploring Sobriety
Sobriety is a general term for staying away from mood and mind-altering substances. Challenges in the process can include intense cravings, relapse, or a return to using the mind-altering substance. Staying sober may require several strategies and supports, including seeking professional and peer support. Not everyone who quits drinking experiences physical withdrawal symptoms — I’ve heard […]
As mentioned, a true allergy to alcohol is extremely rare, though cases of skin reactions have happened. Excessive acetaldehyde can lead to sickness, an irregular heartbeat and the aforementioned facial flushing. Taylor notes that sometimes an alcohol intolerance is the result of genetics. If a certain drink (or several) doesn’t agree with you, then steer […]
We asked over 2,000 U.S. residents to be honest about their history of driving while under the influence of alcohol. Our findings and research below reveal the alarming rate of people getting behind the wheel after drinking, and show the need for education and prevention of this deadly habit. Alcohol screening and brief interventions typically […]
Through the years, more and more federal and state employment laws started evolving and drinking on the job became a liability to business owners. Therefore, business owners started adopting strict policies prohibiting drinking alcohol while at work to avoid any unnecessary liabilities. There are obvious advantages to getting the alcoholic into treatment earlier rather than […]
The RP model developed by Marlatt [7,16] provides both a conceptual framework for understanding relapse and a set of treatment strategies designed to limit relapse likelihood and severity. Because detailed accounts of the model’s historical background and theoretical underpinnings have been published elsewhere (e.g., [16,22,23]), we limit the current discussion to a concise review of […]