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Apr
22
Alcoholism and the Functional Alcoholic
Everyone probably knows someone who knows someone or heard of someone who is an alcoholic and down on his or her luck, but alcoholism effects many more people that we may know. It's not the bums on the corner and those who have literally lost everything who have problems with alcohol, but also those who drink every single day ...
Apr
22
What is Addiction?
Addiction is characterized as uncontrollable compulsive behavior, often that results in life becoming unmanageable and needing change. Most commonly, drug and alcohol addictions are treated through attending a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program. Proven to be highly successful and powerful tools in the struggle to find recovery from addiction, these programs have helped countless drug and alcohol addicts ...
Apr
19
Detox
Detox is probably the most dreaded part of drug and alcohol rehab. Detox is the physical withdrawal of the substance from the human body and for certain substances, can be very dangerous and requires medical monitoring.
Depending on the substance of abuse, detox symptoms can range from excessive sleep for numerous days to seizures, blackouts, and severe fever. Often ...
Apr
18
Welcome to the Drug and Alcohol Blog
With the persistent growth of drug and alcohol addiction in our society, methodologies, philosophies and opinions on drug and alcohol rehab have grown exponentially. This blog has been designed to serve as a public forum open to all with questions, opinions, and experiences relating to drug and alcohol rehab.
Often, the search for drug and alcohol rehabilitation is daunting and ...
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