Need-to-Know Diseases Caused by Alcohol Abuse

Apr 28, 2020

Need-to-Know Diseases Caused by Alcohol Abuse In the U.S., alcohol is second only to tobacco when it comes to the most common type of substance abuse, and you don’t have to be an alcoholic to suffer the side effects. Anyone can suffer injuries, and even moderate...

Drug-Induced Liver Disease: What Is It and What Are the Signs?

Apr 24, 2020

Drug-Induced Liver Disease: What Is It and What Are the Signs? The liver is one of the organs most involved with processing drugs and alcohol. Due to this, it is also one of the most susceptible to damage and disease caused by drug or alcohol abuse. Understanding what...

The Disease Model of Alcoholism

Jan 22, 2020

The Disease Model of Alcoholism Is alcoholism a disease? It may very well come down to who you ask. Many people are more eager to view alcoholism as a character flaw instead of a disease. This line of thinking created a stigma around alcohol dependence for decades. It...

Brain Damage from Drug & Alcohol Abuse

Nov 7, 2019

Brain Damage from Drug & Alcohol Abuse Addictive drugs affect the centers of the brain that create the feelings of pleasure. The euphoric effect makes a user want to continue the effect, making addiction likely once someone tries them casually. There is a risk of...

Alcoholism – A Drinking Disease or A Thinking Disease?

Mar 8, 2019

Alcoholism – A Drinking Disease or A Thinking Disease? I am often amazed how the thinking of alcoholics and addicts, prior to effective alcoholism treatment, is so similar. I have worked with hundreds of such people from ages 18 to 77, male and female. The...

5 Things That Triggered Me To Drink and Use and How I Overcame Them

Jun 26, 2018

5 Things That Triggered Me To Drink and Use and How I Overcame Them I went to rehab for the first time in late December, 2010. It’s crazy that only 3 years before that I was graduating with my MBA and working for one of the top entertainment companies in the world....