The Pros and Cons of Drinking After Alcohol Treatment Alcoholism is a chronic brain disease. This means that, in one way or another, it exerts its effects for a lifetime. But what does this mean for the everyday actions of people affected by alcoholism? Can an alcoholic ever drink again? And if so, in what...
Halloween in sobriety can be tough. It marks the first of many Fall-Winter holidays that are socially centered around drinking. Honestly, though? The holiday can be so much more than an excuse to dress up and get wasted. There are so many ways that you can still have fun without drinking being the main event....
Being sober is cool. At least that is what millennials today have to say, and they’re not just talking the talk. We now live in a world where juice crawls are the new pub crawls. We get up before the sunrise to dance our sober butts off at Daybreaker raves before hitting up our creative...
Written by Lindsey Whittaker Edited by Deb Kavis Years ago before I started working in the addiction field, I had friends who didn’t drink. They were sober for many reasons with varying differences. The one thing that always remained the same, however, was that as a “normie” I never knew how to be around them...
Helaina Hovitz was one of several child survivors who got caught in the horrors of September 11th, 2001, as a 12-year-old girl living and going to school blocks from the World Trade Center. As she writes in her book After 9/11, One Girl’s Journey Through Darkness to a New Beginning, it was a long road...
You’re out with friends to celebrate the weekend. As you settle into your seats at your local bar the waitress brings over the first round of drinks. You can’t wait to take that first sip of the weekend but first, you simply must take a selfie. #weekend. #thirstay. #turntup. It’s normal to want to let loose...
Being in recovery from alcohol addiction is not always easy and it takes a lot to maintain sobriety. When you complete your alcohol addiction treatment at The Discovery House, you will be equipped with the tools you need to maintain a strong recovery as well as a multitude of relapse prevention resources, tools, and exercises....
