We're learning more about the craving that fuels self-defeating habits—and how new discoveries can help us kick the habit.
Today many experts are recommending that partners and families become involved with the recovery process. And contrary to the popular myth that “you can’t help an alcoholic until he wants help,” families and partners are now being encouraged to do what they can to help...
or perhaps you were out with people that you used to use with. Identifying triggers can help you find better ways of coping with or avoiding them in the future,
Both cancer and fibrosis are diseases involving dysregulation of cell signaling pathways resulting in an altered cellular microenvironment which ultimately leads to progression of the condition. The two disease entities share common molecular pathophysiology and recent research has illuminated the how each pr...
the older guys who would pat me on the back on their way out as they said, “keep coming back.”“What the fuck does that mean?” I would think. I know now that when I keep coming back, I’m developing a practice that helps me stay sober—similar to how an athle...
Some have relapsed along the way; some have not—but to varying extents they all remain aware and watchful of the possibility. Some clearly think that everyone would be better in the long run to live the way they currently live; others consider where they are now a personal solution for ...
But as a high-functioning alcoholic, I still made my work deadlines. I was always around people who didn’t just use drugs; they abused them. And no matter how much I knew the difference between right and wrong, I was perpetually on a quest to distract myself from myself. ...
In the study, approximately one-third of people who had been abstinent less than a year remained that way. But after a year of sobriety, less than half relapsed. Those statistics are encouraging, but making the decision to get sober is still tough. But while those first days and weeks...