The commercials on TV of attractive people throwing a few back, movies of people taking shots until they fall down, the weekday contention amongst friends that, “I can drink you under the table”—it’s these things and more. A major reason alcohol poisoning is so prevalent is the common misconception that alcohol is pretty much innocuous. […]
In years past if you asked someone to imagine what an alcoholic looked like, they would more than likely describe a man sitting under a bridge with a brown bag, unshaven and unkempt. Although society has become more enlightened on the subject, recognizing the signs of alcoholism is still not as easy as you might […]
If you make the commitment to recovery from the ravages of alcohol abuse, it doesn’t occur in a single step or specific moment. Long-term and meaningful sobriety must have in place a comprehensive plan of recovery that involves several important steps that must be completed. The first and arguably most important step in recovering from alcohol […]