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...
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...
When you’re recovering from alcoholism and you find an awesome tool to help you stay strongly rooted in your recovery, you want to share it with everyone you know. If you or someone you know is in alcohol addiction recovery, the following four books can help you to understand the underlying issues that are related...
A common misconception that a lot of people have in regards to recovery from alcohol addiction, is that you go to rehab, you get better, and then you move on with your life. In majority of cases, however, in order to maintain your sobriety you have to work at it every day, even after you’ve...
The American Society of Addiction Medicine defines addiction as a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry. Dysfunction in these circuits leads to characteristic biological, psychological, social and spiritual manifestations. This dysfunction is reflected in an individual pathologically pursuing reward and/or relief by substance use and other behaviors. But what if...
