Stop the Stress of the Holidays from Affecting Your Recovery
Stress and the holidays often go hand in hand. For those who struggle with drug and alcohol addiction, the triggers to relapse can be found on every corner.
The Argument Against Addiction as a Disease
Until recently, it was commonly believed that addiction was an issue of willpower: those who were morally strong could stop drinking and abusing drugs and those who weren’t were shunned. Over the years, however, more and more research has demonstrated the changes that occur in the brain and how addiction has the characteristics of a . . . . Continue Reading
Can Christianity Cure Drug and Alcohol Addiction?
Spirituality is a big part of drug and alcohol addiction recovery, in part because it has so little to do with active addiction. The new way of looking at life can make recovery so much different from active addiction that patients can honestly start fresh and build a new life for themselves. When patients in . . . . Continue Reading
Kardashian BF Scott Disick Reports He’s Not Completely Clean and Sober
The Kardashians are often in the limelight for one thing or another, but on a recent season that highlighted Kourtney Kardashian and her relationship with boyfriend, Scott Disick, addiction played a large part of the story. Disick’s behavior while under the influence of alcohol was a huge topic in the program, causing problems between him . . . . Continue Reading
Has Alcohol Abuse Turned Into an Alcohol Addiction for You?
Both alcohol abuse and alcohol addiction are problems that make you lose out in life – money, friends, family, opportunities, hope, goals – but the good news is that both issues can be treated at an alcohol rehab. It helps to know whether you are dealing with alcohol abuse or alcohol addiction when seeking treatment; . . . . Continue Reading
Should You Stop Drinking Before Alcohol Rehab?
Congratulations! You’ve signed up to go to alcohol rehab but you’ve got a couple of days or a week before you can actually leave. Whether it’s by your choice or due to availability at the alcohol addiction treatment center you’ve chosen, you’re faced with how you should be spending the next few days. Most alcoholics . . . . Continue Reading
Christina Aguilera Gets Drunk and Arrested
In the scheme of things, the legal issues themselves are not that big of a deal: Christina Aguilera was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of public intoxication and was released on a $250 bail. It’s not the legality of the thing that has her friends, family and fans concerned, however. It’s the fact that this . . . . Continue Reading
Women, Tattoos and Alcohol Addiction
Women make a lot of choices during alcohol addiction that they have to live with for the rest of their lives – tattoos are just one of them. Many celebrities have bemoaned their tattoo choices, claiming that they were drunk when they got them. Waking up the next morning – or one day, years later . . . . Continue Reading