Our modern society is suffering from the quick increase of various types of addiction ranging from alcohol to different drugs. And as a result of it, numerous rehabilitation centres have developed in each and every corner of a city. Though rehabs are known for providing quality treatments to the addicts, yet there are quite some [...]
There is a common feeling within alcoholics who decide to give up drinking is that they can manage on their own and there is no need for external guidance from rehab centres. A fact they are unaware of is that the possibility of quitting drinking reduces if one doesn’t join any rehab centres. There are [...]
There has been some observation where alcohol related problem runs deep through family tree. So, is alcohol unavoidable if your parent is addicted to alcohol? There’s a logical explanation for answering this question. The chance of being addicted to alcohol does increase in such cases. Still this quotient can’t single-handedly justify the addiction for a [...]
Thanks to the in numerous soup operas on air, drinking and smoking amongst women are no longer considered as taboo. Flip through the famous cosmopolitan magazine or watch Sex and the city all that you get to see are women drinking and smoking. Reality is much different than the make belief world. In reality alcohol [...]
There are millions of families worldwide who have been destroyed by the bad influence of alcohol. Most of those who have seen or been part of such damaged families are known to wonder whether alcoholism is a part and parcel of their life or not? They are known to suffer from low self esteem and [...]
Are you paying a large sum for your child’s college expense only to realize that he is blowing away the entire deal by drinking? If so, then it is high time you pull up your socks and take control over the situation.
I realized I was in the same boat a few months ago, and this [...]
Alcoholism does not affect an individual alone, but has adverse affect on the entire family. There are days at a stretch, when the alcoholic feels better and the entire family feels good and then again a phase comes when he broods for days steeped in alcohol and the entire family broods with him.
People affected with [...]
Drunk driving is gradually becoming a severe problem that affects almost all individual on the road. Actually, what these means is driving of vehicle, when not in a stable position may be because of alcohol or any other drugs. Drinking of alcohol or taking any drugs results in reduced reaction, vision, competence and perception.
In many [...]
Alcohol can cause intense damage to your health. Actually, when you drink then the alcohol get mixes with each and every cell of your body. Stomach is the first place to get affected, and then alcohol is engrossed straight into the blood stream. One of your body’s defences when you consume too much is by [...]
There is a group named Fetal alcohol syndrome which deals with birth defects which happens by consuming alcohol at the time of pregnancy. Children with these syndromes have many mental, behavioural and physical problems. They are retarded, small and may be underweight babies. As time passes by, they frequently face difficulties with problem solving, attention, [...]
