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In addition, ask about current and past suicidal ideation or suicide attempts, as well as the family history of mood disorders, AUD, hospitalizations for psychiatric disorders, or suicidality. Alcohol misuse and depression are serious conditions that you shouldn’t ignore. If you think you have a problem with either, talk to your doctor or therapist. According […]

Knapp so perfectly describes the emotional landscape of addiction, and as a literary study it’s as perfect a memoir as I’ve ever read. I often think about what it took to publish this when she did, in the 90’s, as a female and a journalist in Boston. With a reputation for hilarious honesty, as read […]

From graduating cum laude from law school despite her excessive drinking to languishing in dive bars, King presents a clear-eyed look at her past and what brought her out of the haze of addiction. With her latest novel, Very Bad Company, best-selling author and journalist Emma Rosenblum takes a page from Rian Johnson’s Knives Out […]

Although she makes faltering progress in building a simulacrum of grown-up life, her relationship with alcohol—“I had an appetite for drink, a taste for it, a talent”—steadily overtakes everything. By the end of her drinking she is reduced to crouching on a stairwell outside her apartment, glugging whisky with her one-year-old son and failing marriage […]

If you struggle with anything related to body image, you won’t regret this read. This book may also help you see sobriety as a gift you’re giving to your body. These pages are filled with the teachings of ancient Stoics such as Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, and Epictetus. Stoicism is an ancient philosophy that believes self-control, […]

A healthy liver will eliminate one normal-sized alcoholic beverage in about one hour. After a night of heavy drinking your BAC may still be over the legal driving limit the next morning. On average, it takes about one hour for the body to eliminate one standard drink. Individuals who have higher tolerances to alcohol, such […]

Content What is an Intervention for Alcoholism? When does Alcohol use turn into Abuse? I’m Seeking Help What Happens At An Intervention? Professional and certified intervention services This can be difficult for someone to hear and may produce a sense of sadness, anxiety, or even anger. Although it’s not always easy, the sooner you intervene, […]