Halloween is the start of the holiday season and is the first of many important days that people celebrate with one another. Even though celebrating might feel different this year due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, it’s best to stay prepared if you struggle with drug or alcohol addiction. The holiday season can prove to…
Attending college can involve joining all of the heavy parties you can attend that serve alcoholic beverages when you should be studying for exams. According to a 2016 Monitoring Future Study, 81% of college students have tried alcohol at least once in their lives, and 67% have been drunk. It is important that college students…
When lawmakers during the early 20th century realized the harmful effects of abusive substances, they felt it was best to ban these drugs to ensure no one gets their hands on them. Unfortunately, history shows that when you ban something that everyone wants, it will only make people want to get access more through secret…
What is Drunk Driving? Drunk driving is when you are driving while there is still alcohol in your system. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 29 people die every day from motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver and there is one death every 50 minutes. Driving home while you are intoxicated…
It can be frustrating to see someone you love succumb to alcoholism whether it is a friend, relative, or someone you are in love with. You want to change them and you want to scream at them for all that they have put you through without thinking of addiction as a brain disease. It is…
It can happen when someone has had a lot of alcohol to drink, someone can smell something foul on their breath. It is important not to ignore this sign as it can mean there is a sign of damage to the digestive system. To avoid having a smelly breath, you should abstain from alcohol and…
Alcohol addiction does serious damage to the liver. In fact, by the time patients go to the doctor for help, their cirrhosis has already progressed. More needs to be done to ensure that people stop drinking so that they can be in good health. A new study shows that those with cirrhosis are very sick,…
Being a sponsor to someone in Alcoholic Anonymous is about helping someone new to A.A. who needs guidance and encouragement to get them through the program. If you have been in sobriety for more than a year and feel confident that you can impart your wisdom to someone else, you are ready to become a…
You see it in the music videos and you hear it in the lyrics how much alcohol plays a starring role in country music. According to the Country Music Association, people from ages 18-24 are listening to country music and have increased from 54% in the past decade. It is important that country music fans…
Alcoholism is a very serious disease in that you can experience intense cravings that make it feel like you cannot go a whole day without alcohol. There are medications out there to reduce those alcohol cravings. It is important to understand that these medications do not provide a cure for alcoholism and that other forms…