If you have an alcohol addiction, treatment can help protect your health, improve your quality of life, and save your relationships with loved ones. There's no one-size-fits-all treatment. Be open with others about what you're experiencing so they can support you as you work to become so...
The transition from social drinking to alcoholism varies for each individual. Factors such as genetics, mental health, environment, and personal history all play a role. For some, dependence may develop over years; for others, it may progress more rapidly. Seeking Help If you or someone you k...
Spearman correlations and linear regressions were used to determine if feeling more autonomous, competent, and related to others (need satisfied) while drinking, was linked to alcohol consumption and dependence. Results Controlling for participant demographics, reporting feeling need satisfied while ...
Full recovery from dependence on alcohol is possible, but requires reversing all of the destructive routines, developed over time, during active addiction. How challenging this is, will depend on a person's past with alcohol, and their emotional reasons for adopting alcohol as a coping mechanism ...
Struggling with alcohol addiction? At St. Joseph Institute, we empowers individuals to confront their addiction and path towards healing.
We considered the following questions: (1) What is the prevalence of alcohol use disorders (abuse and dependence) among elderly patients admitted in ED? (2) What is the prevalence of alcohol-induced disorders? (3) What is the prevalence of psychosocial and environmental problems among patients ...
If you answered yes to a number of these questions, you may be abusing alcohol and should make an appointment to speak to your health care provider. What Are The Signs of Alcohol Dependence? Alcohol dependence is a very serious condition that comes with many medical, social, and lifestyle ...
Would you like to reduce your dependence on alcohol? Are you looking for an alternative to Alcoholics Anonymous? Do you want to know how to stop drinking? There is hope. Discover the powerful and effective alternative for breaking your alcohol addiction called the Sedona Method. ...
Not all forms of alcohol abuse include physical dependence, and some people take this to mean that alcohol abuse is distinct from alcohol addiction. However, addiction is not defined merely by physical dependence; rather, it is defined by the compulsive drive to use despite negative consequences....
Many books on drug dependence say very little about alcoholism. This possibly helps to strengthen the relatively widespread erroneous idea that alcohol is quite a different substance from those other drugs which can lead to addiction. Thus, not infrequently, one encounters alcoholics of many years ...