These living homes aren’t just places for recovery—they’re stepping stones back into society. Your recovery doesn’t end once you leave a halfway house; instead, it’s more akin to graduating from one level to another – each requiring unique tools and strategies for success. Aftercare Programs give us the tools and strategies to make our voyage […]

If you wish to get a tattoo representing your journey of recovering from alcohol addiction, consider this design. Most alcohol sobriety tattoos may depict a shattered alcohol bottle or glasses with spilled alcohol. For a dramatic effect, one may show a phoenix rising out of it to show the progress towards sobriety. However, a subtle […]

IV therapy delivers liquids directly into a patient’s vein and is usually done only in medically supervised settings. This facility is one of the largest manufacturers of intravenous and peritoneal dialysis solutions in the United States. FDA is actively working with Baxter and our colleagues in HHS and across government to confirm how much product […]

Decreasing the number of drinks per week may work for almost everyone; for others, a month without a drink works just fine to reduce someone’s tolerance. The first month is the hardest, but gradually decreasing the number of drinks per week can help bring down the tolerance level without suffering from withdrawals. Tolerance to alcohol […]

Especially being alcoholic more often than not, it is our nature to have that “my way or the highway” mentality. Intellectually, believing in something we cannot physically see or a scientifically proven exists is a hard pill to swallow, those intellectual individuals shut the idea out completely. These core beliefs make it harder for us […]

She also served as the inaugural chair of the Clinical and Consumer Sleep Technology Committee and is the current chair of the AASM Public Awareness Advisory Committee. Lindsay Modglin is a nurse and professional writer who regularly writes about complex medical topics, as well as travel and the great outdoors. She holds a professional certificate […]

This can prolong some of the effects of naltrexone for up to 70 hours. However, it’s still recommended to take this medication daily to yield the best health outcomes. As a physician on the Monument platform, I’ve seen many of my patients benefit from medication to help stop drinking. Another helpful way to combat cravings […]

Separately, studies have shown abstinence from alcohol in moderate to heavy drinkers has an impact on not only weight loss, but insulin resistance and cancer-related growth factors. “A lot of people notice their skin looks better when they stop drinking, not for days, but for a few weeks or a month,” says Dr. Collins. Without […]

When alcohol use becomes addiction, it is important to seek the help of a professional in order to abstain from use and achieve sobriety. Chronic alcohol use can be incredibly damaging both physically and mentally, and initial withdrawal may be dangerous without the assistance of medical professionals. Professional help can also help an individual to […]

Within 13 hours of binge drinking, your systolic BP goes up by nearly four points and your diastolic BP goes up by 2.5 points, according to the Cochrane Database of Systemic Reviews. The last thing you want is for that casual drink after work or glass of wine at dinner to negatively impact your heart […]