Posts Tagged ‘drug and alcohol’

Dubai in the UAE has been struggling with results in current rehabilitation programs in use to treat alcohol and drug addiction. Alternative drug free withdrawal and life skills rehabilitation program in the United Kingdom may be the answer. I am particularly concerned with addicted and alcoholic women and how they can be helped in a safe, non-lockup environment. Giving an alcoholic a substitute prescription drug is not the solution but only serves to feed an addiction. There is help in the UK.

Women in the United Arab Emirates have made great advances in the last decade but among their many successes still exists many family troubles and addiction. Some still seek help in alcohol and drug use where the grip of addiction has become stronger than the fear of strict laws and repercussions to the misuse of alcohol and drugs.

Alcoholism can be a big problem if you allow it to go on for too long. Not only can it have a negative impact on your personal relationships, it can also have a negative impact on your health. This is why it is important to enter into an alcohol addiction treatment program so you can avoid these negative effects before you lose everything. The whole process of this treatment will follow through three basic steps.

Unless the alcoholic comes to the conclusion that he needs help on his own, often one of the first steps in alcohol treatment is the intervention. Whether a group of family and friends chooses to hold the intervention or a friend or family member takes the alcoholic to the treatment center for intervention, helping the alcoholic realize he has a problem is required so he can get the help he needs.

Alcoholism Affects Men’s and Women’s Brains Differently – PsychCentral.com
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PsychCentral.com

Alcoholism Affects Men's and Women's Brains Differently PsychCentral.com They examined brain images from 42 abstinent alcoholic men and women who drank heavily for more than five years and 42 nonalcoholic men and women. The researchers found that a greater number of years of alcohol abuse was associated with smaller … Women Recover Better After Abstinence from Long-Term AlcoholismCounsel & Heal BUSM/VA researchers uncover gender differences in the effects of long-term …Science Codex 'Alcohol affects brain differently in men and women'Firstpost IBNLive.com all 12 news articles »

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Kim Richards set to write a book about ‘Real Housewives’ and alcoholism? – Examiner.com
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Kim Richards set to write a book about 'Real Housewives' and alcoholism? Examiner.com “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Kim Richards has been through lots over the past year, as she dated an alcoholic while she herself was abusing alcohol to deal with her problems. She also entered rehab just before Christmas and now she is … and more »

Alcoholism And Drug Abuse in the News

Salem-Cumberland coalition health advocates attend national substance abuse …
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Cumberland/Salem Regional Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition Rebecca Alfaro Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Staff photoMembers of a Salem-Cumberland regional coalition recently attended a training institute to improve substance abuse …
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Joey Kovar dead at 29: 'Real World' star battled drug and alcohol addiction
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Kovar entered rehab during his season of "The Real World" in 2008 following an intervention by his housemates who were frightened by his alcohol use. He admitted at the time that he had struggled with substance abuse for years. Kovar also sought …
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Seeking answers to tragic use of painkillers
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Divorcing An Alcoholic

Alcoholism is a tragedy in itself and mixing a marriage along with it is a recipe for disaster. You may not have been aware that you were marrying an alcoholic from the start. Maybe you were high school sweethearts and then came along your 21st birthdays and alcohol took over, or maybe you were just blind to your spouse’s problem, but now it’s obvious and this is not what you signed up for in a marriage.

Alcohol Destroyed My Marriage

You are not alone. Alcohol destroys many marriages, relationships and families. Your spouse will put alcohol above everything else in their life and that is not your fault. Alcohol is a disease, one that consumes the mind, body and spirit and destroys everything in its path, including your relationship and family. If your spouse is an alcoholic, what they really need is to get some serious help. Unfortunately if your spouse is in denial and has no willingness to stop drinking you may be fighting an impossible and never ending battle.

Substance And Alcohol Abuse in the News

AA works and it's free, yet Pentagon snubs the substance abuse program
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When retired Navy psychiatrist Dr. Ronald Smith worked at the service's pioneering alcohol and drug abuse recovery program in the late 1970s at the Long Beach Naval Medical Center, he recalled, “we'd pile all the patients into gray vans and take them …
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The Partnership at Drugfree.org, GRAMMY Foundation® and MusiCares …
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Working toward a vision where all young people will be able to live their lives free of drug and alcohol abuse, The Partnership at Drugfree.org works with parents and other influencers to help them prevent and get help for drug and alcohol abuse by …
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TRICARE substance abuse treatment falls short, experts say
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