Sober living

With no judgement we can feel safe to explore and emerge; we get a chance to see ourselves in a new light. Longtime consultant and salesperson for in-coming conferences to Boston, Donna has developed teams at Historic Museums and Venues, John F. Kennedy Library, Brandeis University, and many venerable and start-up …

For example, you might have more than 12 fluid ounces of beer in your glass, and it might be stronger than 5 percent, in which case it’d take fewer strongest vodka proof drinks to get you more drunk. With all these factors at play, it’s almost impossible to work out …

Each emblem represents a unique message and is a visual testament to an individual’s dedication to overcoming addiction. The AA triangle represents the three core values of the system – recovery, unity, and service. These values help to address the three branches of addiction as a disease – the mental, …

Fortunately, with treatment, you can end your addiction to alcohol and live a high quality of life in recovery. No relapse is too big to recover from, and in fact, you can take immediate action to regain your sobriety. However, it’s important to assess the relapse and identify things you …

Studies in England have tended to find over-representation of Indian-, Scottish- and Irish-born people and under-representation in those of African–Caribbean or Pakistani origin (Harrison & Luck, 1997). This may partly be due to differences in prevalence rates of alcohol misuse, but differences in culturally-related beliefs and help-seeking as well as …

The potential for harm is not limited to the direct effects of the drugs themselves. Combining them regularly may lead to an individual being more apt to commit a crime, become the victim of a crime, or have potentially serious accidents. It could also lead to the loss of one’s …

Now if I drink even a little, my face gets red and hot to the touch and I feel very tired and mildly depressed. The drug is FDA-approved and has been prescribed for over 60 years as a treatment for alcoholism. It is safe, inexpensive, familiar to physicians, and widely …

Her marriage in her home while her husband continued to drink after she stopped. I’d also like to move to Mexico for 2-3 months to live on the beach and experience the nomad lifestyle to see if that’s what I actually want for my life. One of the benefits of …