Help for Families | Secondhand Drinking | Codependency
Worried a Loved One’s Drinking May Be Alcoholism? Here’s Information on Treating the Disease
Worried a Loved One’s Drinking may be alcoholism? Is there a difference between alcohol abuse and alcoholism? Can alcoholism successfully be treated? Information on Treating the Disease for Those Worried a Loved One’s Drinking May be Alcoholism Thanks to late 20th and 21st century brain and addiction-related research findings, it is now understood that alcoholism…
Read MoreNIAAA’s Therapist’s Guide to Alcohol & Intimacy for Couples
For therapists working with couples in which intimacy and/or alcohol-related problems are a concern, NIAAA’s Guide for Marriage and Family Therapists, “Alcohol Problems In Intimate Relationships: Identification and Intervention,” may help. It may also prove a helpful read/review for couples struggling with these issues, as well. The following is a quote of the “Purpose of…
Read MoreWhat Was I Thinking?
The following is a guest post by Carolyn Hughes, a freelance writer with special interest in alcohol issues. As she described her story, “For nearly 20 years I nearly drank myself to death. Here are some insights into what was going on in my alcoholic head.” Carolyn is currently writing The Hurt Healer, a novel…
Read MoreThe Importance of Continuing Care in Addiction Treatment – Whitney Houston’s Story
The importance of continuing care in addiction treatment was sadly, starkly shown in Whitney Houston’s story. Her death is a reminder of the power of the chronic, often relapsing brain disease of addiction. It also points to the importance of developing a solid “Continuing Care Plan” to follow the acute detox/rehab treatment period in order…
Read MoreAre You a Child of an Alcoholic?
If you are a child of an alcoholic, you’ll want to read this post – even if you’re not convinced your parent is necessarily an alcoholic, but their drinking and the behaviors that result cause you pain. It is a guest post by Cathy Taughinbaugh, founder of TreatmentTalk.org, and author of the book, “101 Natural…
Read MoreHonoring Children of Alcoholics
Next week, February 12-18, SAMHSA and the National Association for Children of Alcoholics honor children of alcoholics: An estimated 25 percent of all children in the United States are affected by or exposed to a family alcohol problem. SAMHSA supports the National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA) during its Children of Alcoholics (COA) Week. COA…
Read MoreWondering What to Do About a Loved One’s Substance Abuse?
Loved one’s substance abuse – does it have you worried? are you wondering what you can or should try to do? I get a lot of phone calls from people — especially family members — husbands, wives, siblings, parents — desperate for answers about what to do for a loved one with a substance abuse…
Read MoreAbout Diet | Nutrition as a Key to Brain Health | Recovery
Diet | Nutrition are a key to brain health | recovery from addiction. Brain health is a key element of addiction recovery because addiction (whether to drugs or alcohol) is a chronic, often relapsing brain disease. As I’ve mentioned in other posts, nutrition is one of the four key “things” a person can do to…
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