Reminders of all they can gain from sobriety help your loved one in recovery focus on their accomplishments. In keeping with the 12-Step philosophy of “one day at a time,” another thoughtful sober anniversary gift could be a book of daily affirmations. Help your friend …
Another one of the most important ways to support recovery is to understand that multiple relapses over a number of years are typically part of the process. They are not occasion for blame or despair but for encouraging resumption of recovery. Families can develop awareness …
Alcoholism is a chronic disease that takes months or years of treatment and support to recover from. It takes years to conduct studies on people recovering from alcoholism. That’s why 2017 and 2018 alcohol relapse statistics aren’t available yet. However, studies published in recent years …
Edwards et al. indicate that several pretreatment characteristics (e.g., personality, employment characteristics) predicted posttreatment outcomes. Since this research was conducted, the study of predictors of outcome has progressed substantially (c.f., Adamson, Sellman & Frampton, 2009 for a review). It is important to note that alcohol …
In the 2017 survey, 20% of the homeless population self-reported a substance abuse disorder. The percentage of deaths due to drugs and alcohol is 5.03%, which is lower than the national average (13.36%), the state average (6.06%), and the other four cities we researched. The …
Unscheduled by the federal US government, Salvia divinorum is controlled in many states. The most prominent advocate for its continued legality is the ethnobotanist Daniel Siebert, who maintains the Salvia divinorum Research and Information Center. Incidentally, it’s no bad thing if you find it a …
Up to a third of those who survive traumatic accidents, illness, or disaster report drinking problems. Alcohol problems are more common for those who experience trauma if they have ongoing health problems or pain. Stress and trauma are both causes of alcoholism, making PTSD a …
Here, the team at Delamere wellness retreat shares more information on this dangerous drug, its origins, composition and the reason it’s so addictive. One of the newer chemicals in the booming category of synthetic or designer drugs, Flakka is typically made from a synthetic version of an amphetamine-like stimulant …
Here, the team at Delamere wellness retreat shares more information on this dangerous drug, its origins, composition and the reason it’s so addictive. One of the newer chemicals in the booming category of synthetic or designer drugs, Flakka is typically made from a synthetic version of an amphetamine-like stimulant …
One 2020 study found that a compound in hops (the very same hops that makes beer beery) might interact with GABA receptors in the brain — yep, that GABA. They used to go by the name central nervous system (CNS) depressants, which mixing zantac and …