Buddy T has been the Alcoholism Guide for About.com: Alcoholism since February, 1997. His blog post of today is titled, “Recovery During the Holidays,” which I thought may help readers who are either in recovery themselves or love someone who is…
Newly sober people are often confronted with drinking and using situations during the holiday season for the first time since they began their recovery journey. There are solutions to the temptations of the season, according to Hamish White, a certified alcoholism and drug dependency counselor from North Toronto. Read more…
About Lisa Frederiksen
Lisa Frederiksen has been consulting, researching, writing and speaking on substance abuse, addiction, treatment, dual diagnosis, underage drinking and help for the family centered around 21st century brain and addiction-related research since 2003. Her 4o+ years experience with family and friends’ alcohol abuse and alcoholism, her own recovery work, and her research for her most recent books, including "Crossing The Line From Alcohol Use to Abuse to Dependence," frame her work. She founded BreakingTheCycles.com in 2008 and writes a blog of the same name.