Category: Sober living

For example, a computed tomography (CT) scan tests for liver enlargement, which can occur after years of chronic drinking. Your doctor may order this test if your blood tests indicate abnormal liver functioning. There is research showing that about 19.5…

Drinking and driving can result in serious injury, fatality, damage and legal ramifications. Stewart added that MADD is looking toward different solutions to “end this worsening public health crisis,” including “impaired driving prevention technology” in all new vehicles through the…

She says she started using drugs as a child, and at the height of her modeling career in the 1990s, she was regularly misusing alcohol and cocaine. Drew Barrymore made headlines when she announced her struggle with addiction at just…

So he developed cognitive behavior therapy, rooted in the philosophy of Albert Ellis’s rational emotive behavior therapy, to change these harmful patterns of “emotional reasoning” and spark genuine change. Research suggests that behavioral activation is not only effective for depression…

Individuals looking for support for addiction can select the “Addiction/Substance Abuse” filter under “Conditions and Services” or search for the specialization in the search bar. They can also view each provider’s profile to see their educational background and any specializations,…

Together, each of these studies indicates that agonism of 5-HT2A receptors may be a novel small molecule steroid-sparing therapeutic strategy to treat inflammatory diseases that include asthma, atherosclerosis, and inflammatory bowel disease. Importantly, the doses of R-DOI necessary to produce…

Outpatient rehabs are treatment programs designed for individuals needing support for addiction or certain mental health conditions. Unlike inpatient rehabs, where individuals liberty cap effects reside, outpatient rehabs allow patients to live at home while participating in a structured treatment…

They’ve revised their prescription approaches to minimize risk and have developed better protocols for managing issues that arise. So long as its used safely and as directed, there’s no doubt that oxycodone has an important place in medicine. Though highly…

Alcohol withdrawal causes a range of symptoms when a person with alcohol use disorder stops or significantly decreases their alcohol intake. The symptoms can range from mild to severe, with the most severe being life-threatening. Many people stop experiencing alcohol…