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abedbashir
April 14, 2021
Sober living

What Happens If I Drink Alcohol After a Long Period of Sobriety? by Paul Goodman AINYFAlcohol is NOT Your Friend

Knowing these statistics, why would any of these people choose to drink again? When explaining this concept to your non-alcoholic friends, though, you may have to give them more detail so that they can understand why you simultaneously want to be sober and wish you could drink at the same time. By focusing on these...

abedbashir
April 14, 2021
Sober living

Panic Attacks & Panic Disorder: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

This type of self-medication can lead to alcohol dependency and may result in regular, alcohol-induced panic attacks. Alcohol withdrawal may contribute to the onset of panic disorder, or heighten pre-existing mental health issues that make the condition worse. Chronic alcohol use and binge drinking damage the heart muscle, making it harder for the heart to pump...

abedbashir
January 6, 2021
Sober living

How to Wean Off Alcohol & Safely Taper Drinking

You may experience alcohol withdrawal symptoms when you quit drinking alcohol. This can happen whether you’re quitting alcohol cold turkey or tapering. It can be tempting to just “rip off the Band-Aid” when getting sober, but tapering off alcohol is often much safer—and much less stressful. Rather than quitting drinking abruptly (or “cold turkey”), many...

abedbashir
December 18, 2020
Sober living

Drug Addiction vs Drug Dependence

Medically, and in practice, addiction is most often diagnosed using the DSM-5 category of substance use disorder. Unhelpfully, however, nowhere in the DSM-5 is this explicitly and transparently mentioned. In fact, the American Psychiatric Association (APA), who are the developers of the DSM, nonchalantly utilize the terms “substance use disorder” and “addiction” interchangeably on their...

abedbashir
October 28, 2020
Sober living

9 Supplements Proven to Help You Overcome Addiction and Withdrawal

In this article, I’m going to discuss the best alcohol detox supplements. We will review a number of highly effective supplements for alcoholics that include many basic vitamins and https://ecosoberhouse.com/ go well beyond them. It can be exciting and motivating for you in your recovery journey! Consider getting a CBC blood test to find out...

abedbashir
March 16, 2020
Sober living

Alcohol and Your Kidneys National Kidney Foundation

Whether a kidney patient is on a fluid restriction or needs to drink more fluids, alcohol must be considered. One of the most important considerations about alcohol in a renal diet is the fact that alcohol is a fluid. While many kidney patients have concerns about not keeping on weight, adding alcohol is not a...