Should You Stop Drinking Before Alcohol Rehab?
Congratulations! You’ve signed up to go to alcohol rehab but you’ve got a couple of days or a week before you can actually leave. Whether it’s by your choice or due to availability at the alcohol addiction treatment center you’ve chosen, you’re faced with how you should be spending the next few days. Most alcoholics . . . . Continue Reading
Whitney Houston Goes to Drug Rehab
It’s not just Whitney Houston’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina, who is making headlines due to alleged drug abuse and potential addiction behavior. Now it’s Whitney herself who is reportedly beginning a drug rehab program. Like many celebrities, there is no admission from her camp that she is actually living with an active drug addiction that requires . . . . Continue Reading
Christina Aguilera Talks About Taking the Good with the Bad: First Interview After Drinking Bust
It was all over the headlines when Christina Aguilera was arrested and jailed briefly for public intoxication while her boyfriend, Matthew Rutler, was charged with a DUI for driving the car under the influence of alcohol. Aguilera didn’t seem to take the incident or the media rush to tell the world very seriously. She said: . . . . Continue Reading
Domestic Violence and Alcohol Addiction
There is no excuse for any kind of physical aggression against someone you love. Addiction, intoxication, a bad day at work, even poor choices on the part of the victim – there is nothing that can make domestic violence okay or acceptable. It doesn’t matter what you did. No one who loves you should ever . . . . Continue Reading
Real Life and Life After Rehab
Real life is a part of life after drug or alcohol rehab. As a recovering drug addict, you’ve probably being working hard to get back to everyday living. Sometimes, you may wonder what you get in return for your frustration. Don’t worry, this feeling is normal. You may face some challenges, but getting through them . . . . Continue Reading
Coping Skills for Women in Drug or Alcohol Recovery (Part II)
Coping skills are essential for a woman in addiction recovery. Life is full of change and adjustment, and a good set of coping skills can keep you on track through it all. Here’s another set of critical skills you need to stay sober during recovery. Keep Your Body and Mind Healthy When your body doesn’t . . . . Continue Reading
Alcoholism, Women and Sex
Too often, alcohol and sex go hand in hand, whether you’re a college student on spring break or a professional woman having wine on a dinner date. Unfortunately, when alcohol addiction or alcoholism is in the equation, sex can take a morbid turn for both men and women. Diseases, unwanted pregnancies, planned pregnancies that end . . . . Continue Reading
Women, Alcoholism and Liver Problems
When you drink, the liver is the organ most involved in processing the substance. As a result, women who suffer from alcoholism or alcohol abuse tend to have liver problems in addition to addiction issues when they head to alcohol rehab. In some cases, liver disease is the wake-up call that lets alcoholic women know . . . . Continue Reading
Arrogance Will Quickly Suck You Into Addiction Relapse
You know all you need to know about staying sober, and really – those people at meetings annoy you. You don’t really need to keep going to those anymore since you’ve got it handled. And why should you stop seeing your old friends? They know you can handle it when they drink in front of you. Your drinking wasn’t that much of a problem in the first place. You could probably even drink one or two and it wouldn’t make any difference. You know who that is in your mind speaking to you? Arrogance, and he doesn’t care a bit about your sobriety.
Sobriety And Changing Your Social Group
Does the title of this post scare you when you think about getting sober? Does it make you reconsider sobriety, even if all the arrows in your life are pointing in that direction. OK, there may be one possible way to keep your entire social group when you decide to become sober. Your entire social group gets sober right along with you. If that sounds like a near impossible task, then you get the point. Getting sober may be absolutely necessary for your life, it does require some real sacrifice and change on your part.