Addiction | Substance Use Disorders | Treatment
An Unsent Letter to Dad: the Impact of Secondhand Drinking on Children
Secondhand drinking – it’s as real as secondhand smoke. Its impact can be devastating to a child. The Impacts of Secondhand Drinking I’d like to share the words of a high school girl who wrote a letter to her alcoholic father, never mailed. It’s the rawness of her hurt, so many years into her life,…
Read MoreThe Good, the Bad and the Discovering Alcoholic
This is a guest post from my good friend, The Discovering Alcoholic, who writes a top rated recovery blog, www.discoveringalcoholic.com, covering alcoholism, substance abuse, treatment and recovery issues. From the timeless teachings of the ultimate spaghetti western we learn that good, bad, and even ugly are relative terms dependent upon situational interpretation. This is a…
Read MoreControlled Drinking Can’t Work for an Alcoholic
Controlled drinking can’t work for an alcoholic. Really? Why? Don’t they just have to stop once they’ve had enough? One of the more confounding aspects of all this is why some people who drink too much and behave terribly and cause problems within their families because of their drinking can learn to “re-drink,” get their…
Read MoreKeeping It Simple – Key Concepts for Alcoholism Recovery
Alcoholism recovery. Sometimes when a person is seeking help – either for themselves or a loved one whom they believe drinks too much – the way forward feels crowded, confusing and often overwhelming. To start recovery, one has to stop drinking entirely and then treat their disease for what it is – namely, a chronic,…
Read MoreResearch Unleashed With the Decade of the Brain
Research unleashed with the decade of the brain – the 2000s – has been nothing short of astounding. Likely you are well aware that I preface the key points of just about every one of my talks, articles and posts with a comment about the “new brain research of the past 10-15 years has ______.”…
Read MoreAddiction Recovery – How Can I Make Sure S/He Succeeds?
How can I make sure s/he succeeds in addiction recovery? Should I talk with his/her sponsor? How many meetings should they be going to a day? These are not uncommon questions of many family members with a loved one who has entered a treatment program or started AA or promised to really stop this time.…
Read MoreSubstance Abuse Semantics
This is a guest post from my good friend, The Discovering Alcoholic, who writes a top rated recovery blog, www.discoveringalcoholic.com, covering alcoholism, substance abuse, treatment and recovery issues. A well deserved hat tip to my favorite scientist blogger Abel Pharmboy over a Terra Sigillata for bringing to my attention this article posted by Science Blog’s…
Read MoreSecondhand Drinking – Understand, Treat and/or Prevent It and We Can Reduce Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism and Underage Drinking
Secondhand Drinking is caused by another person’s drinking behaviors. If we understand the causes of drinking behaviors, we can prevent secondhand drinking. And, if we prevent secondhand drinking, we can reduce underage drinking, alcohol abuse and alcoholism. How? First is to Understand Drinking Behaviors These are the behaviors that a person exhibits when they drink…
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