Their alcohol withdrawal symptoms are so severe that they must drink continually to avoid them. People with severe or moderate alcohol use disorder who suddenly stop […]
The basic premise of the 12-Step model is that people can help one another achieve and maintain abstinence from the substances to which they are addicted. […]
Following detox, a physician might also prescribe a medication to discourage alcohol use. Antabuse, for example, makes people ill when they consume even the tiniest amount […]
Generally, the more and the longer people drink, the greater their risk of alcohol-related liver disease. However, liver disease does not develop in every person who […]
This is achieved through required sobriety, recovery group attendance, and household participation. Those who live in these houses rent rooms indefinitely and live a life in […]
Research and input from top addiction authorities, addiction medicine doctors, neuroscientists and experts from the National Institute on Drug Abuse agree in classifying addiction as a […]