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5 Questions to Evaluate Your Drinking or Drug Use
If you had an opportunity to change the present course of your life and you knew you wouldn't have to do it alone would you be interested in knowing more?
AA for Atheists – How to Take What You Need and Leave the Rest
Myths and misconceptions regarding Alcoholics Anonymous that continue to prevent people from accessing self-help. For the atheist or agnostic, concerns about having a "Higher Power" are a significant obstacles that can be overcome.
Shame after Drinking - Why You Feel So Low the Next Morning
Morning after drinking guilt and shame - why do you feel so low that next morning and what can you do about it?
Considering Marijuana Maintenance: Cannabis as a Substitution Therapy for Alcoholism
Looking at the scientific evidence for and against marijuana as a substitution medication for alcoholism.
Personal Alcohol Harm Reduction Ideas – Small Steps of Progress You Can Take on Your Own
If drinking’s a problem but you can’t or do not want to stop, consider taking small steps right now to minimize the harms associated with use. Here are some ideas to get you started.
Dating: How to Handle Different Opinions about Acceptable Alcohol Use
Building a new relationship: are you over-reacting or does your partner have a potential alcohol problem? How can you tell? What should you do?
How to Handle a College Roommate Who Abuses Drugs or Alcohol
Your drug and alcohol using roommate disrupts your studies. What should you do? Here are 3 ways to handle this situation.
Prevent Teen Drug and Alcohol Use – Enforce Constructive Time
The more time your teen has for 'hanging out', the greater the odds of trouble. Head-off problems by swapping out some of that free time for time spent engaged in constructive activities. Here are some ideas to get you started.
Considering Milk Thistle for Alcoholic Liver Disease – an Overview and Review of the Evidence
If you have alcoholic liver disease should you be taking milk thistle? The research evidence is inconclusive, but a number of studies show real benefits and no studies show significant harms. Read on to learn more about this potentially life-saving herbal medicine.
How AA Works – Identifying the Individual Mechanisms That Help People Maintain Abstinence
OK – so we know that AA helps people stay sober…but how and why does it help? Well, some of the ways people benefit from AA include: by changing their social networks, by experiencing less depression, by increasing self-confidence and others.
A Timeline Charting the Progressive Nature of Alcoholism
Here are 2 facts about alcoholism: It tends to get worse over time (it is progressive) and most people experience a fairly similar progression of symptoms and consequences. Here is a timeline which charts the progressive experiences of alcoholism through the early, middle and late stages. If you have a drinking problem, find out where you fall on the timeline and consider what’s coming in the future.
How to Control Your Drinking on Your Own – From Problem Drinking to Moderation
So you’re drinking too much and you want to change – you have 2 choices, either cut down or quit entirely. While abstinence is the safest course of action it’s not for everyone, and some people want to at least try to cut down before conceding to a need for complete sobriety. Do you want to become a more moderate drinker? If so, here’s how to do it….
Why Does Drinking Release the Rage? Understand Alcohol-Related Anger and Aggression
Why does alcohol lead to aggression and rage for some, but not for others? Learn more about how alcohol facilitates aggression and learn what kinds of people are most prone to alcohol related anger.
Are You Ready to Quit Drinking? Overcoming Ambivalence to Change
Few people make a decision to quit alcohol for good before resolving feelings of ambivalence about drinking – after all, if there wasn’t something we enjoyed about alcohol then why would anyone ever develop a problem?! Read on to answer a few quick questions that should help you to clarify what is that you like and don’t like about drinking and what it is you’d like and not like about quitting – so that you’ll develop a better idea about whether you are ready to quit for good!
Alcohol Abuse and Stomach Pain? It's Probably Gastritis
Heavy drinking can cause acute or chronic stomach pain.
How Many Calories Are in That Drink?
Learn how many calories some common alcoholic drinks contain.
Alcohol and Anxiety – Why They Don’t Mix
Although a drink or two can reduce anxiety temporarily, in general, alcohol makes anxiety worse; and sometimes significantly so.
Addicted to Alcohol? Learn About Alcoholism & Treatment
The difference between alcohol abuse and alcohol addiction (alcoholism), what puts you at risk of becoming an alcoholic and what to do once you’ve crossed that invisible line to addiction.
Understanding the ‘Dry Drunk': The Challenges and the Steps to Permanent Change
Understanding what it means to be a "dry drunk" and un-learning negative behaviors can pave the way to permanent recovery.
Addiction in the Elderly - Is Grandma Addicted?
Why do older people become addicts? What drugs are they likely to abuse? What to do if you suspect your beloved senior citizen relative is using drugs.
Introducing the HAMS Harm Reduction Program - An AA Alternative
Is moving from high-risk drinking to moderate-risk drinking a worthy goal? To learn more about harm reduction, here’s an interview with HAMS founder Kenneth Anderson.
Alcohol Policies and Laws to Reduce Alcohol-Related Harms – Which Programs Work and Which Programs Don’t
Although a legal substance, a lot of legislation regulates how we can buy, sell and consume alcohol – and this is understandable, since alcohol misuse costs Americans an estimated $223.5 billion per year. Find out what types of alcohol polices actually work well to reduce the harms of excessive alcohol use and which ones – though they may sound good – do not work very well at all.