Sober living

Drinking may also be a method to self-medicate negative emotions, including anger. Alcohol is a depressant substance, meaning that it helps to suppress some of the “fight-or-flight” stress reactions that anger can induce. Repeated alcohol abuse as a coping mechanism increases the odds for developing problems related to alcohol, however. It also raises the risk …

Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism NIAAA Read More »

Crack cocaine stays in someone’s system longer than they feel the drug’s effect. Drug tests can detect evidence of the drug for several hours, months, or even years after use. Crack scared of being sober induces a very short high ranging from only five to 10 minutes. This method of ingestion affects how long cocaine …

Cocaine Detection: How Long Cocaine Stays in the System FHE Health Read More »

Treatment options for substance abuse implement therapy, counseling, medication and other proven tools designed to retrain an addict to live without drugs. Drinking too much and too quickly can lead to significant impairments in motor coordination, decision-making, impulse control, and other functions, increasing the risk of harm. Continuing to drink despite clear signs of significant …

Alcohol’s Effects on the Body National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism NIAAA Read More »

Future work would need to assess the effectiveness of this tool in the field without such interference. The population of people who use MM is pretty well educated and is made up for the most part of problem drinkers rather than those meeting full-blown alcohol dependence criteria. The idea is to teach problem drinkers more …

Differences between abstinent and non-abstinent individuals in recovery fromalcohol use disorders PMC Read More »