Celebrating While Sober: How to Attend Parties in Sobriety Achieving sobriety is worthy of celebration and reaching a point in your life where you can confidently choose not to drink is something you should feel great pride in. That feeling of pride at finally making...
How Much Alcohol Is Too Much? What You Need To Know About Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Fetal alcohol syndrome or fetal alcohol spectrum disorders affect children of mothers who consumed alcohol during pregnancy. New mothers are often advised to abstain from alcohol during...
Cirrhosis of the Liver: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment Cirrhosis is a condition of the liver in which it has become severely scarred and damaged. Healthy liver is replaced by scar tissue, preventing the liver from normal function. Blood flow is also...
The Illusion of Functional Alcoholism Alcoholics in the media are often portrayed in one of two ways: They either appear grizzled, unwashed, and borderline homeless (or actually homeless) in an effort to show that their alcoholism has destroyed their entire lives, or...
Healthy Distractions in Recovery One of the most important steps in recovery is taking care of yourself. Regaining your life is more than returning to daily routines. It is important to discover personal interests that build confidence and self-esteem and make you...