People with severe alcohol use disorder also tend to have nutritional deficiencies from a poor diet and irregular eating habits. Often, symptoms stop progressing and even improve after you stop drinking. But in some cases, your care team may prescribe medication like rivastigmine or memantine, which are typically used for managing Alzheimer’s disease symptoms. The […]Continue reading
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Here’s How Long Common Drugs Stay in Your Body : ScienceAlert
Alcohol can be detected in your saliva if your BAC is 0.02% or above. It can be hard to know what your BAC is, but online calculators can help you to estimate this. Since your body can lower your BAC by 0.015 per hour, you can use your estimated BAC to make an educated guess […]Continue reading
What You Need to Know About Spiritual Illness and Disease
My intention was to build on that foundation and talk further about the evolutionary molecular and cellular mechanisms that exist in us today and determine whether we are diseased and ill versus healthy and well. My trajectory was to move from physical to mental to social, and then to spiritual illness and disease. However, given […]Continue reading
Learn What Spiritual Malady Is And The Role It Plays In Your Recovery
Addiction is not only a disease of the brain but also of the spirit, highlighting the critical role of spiritual healing in recovery. In the 12-Step Program, integrating a higher power into our lives is a cornerstone of combating addiction. This connection with a power greater than ourselves is not necessarily religious but is about […]Continue reading
Understanding the ‘Spiritual Malady,’ & How to Heal Glenwood Springs
Not just emotionally, but invite us over for Christmas, cook us a nice meal. But seriously, that’s the kind of deep relationships you can build here in CR; as deep as family. Last year I was diagnosed with diabetes, which I’ve written more about here. Fortunately, it was caught early enough that I had a […]Continue reading
The Role of Spirituality in Addiction Recovery
Right now, on this inventory step, all we’re doing is identifying our part in any damaged relationships. We won’t actually act on this step until we get to Principle 6. For right now, just ask yourself who might be on your amends list. Spiritual Malady and the Relapsing Nature of Alcoholism If we’re serious about […]Continue reading
The Role of Peer Support and Mentorship in Addiction Recovery
These activities not only preoccupy the mind and body of someone looking to quell the massive urges to take substances again, but they also serve to make a better version of the person after rehab. Mental health providers can also work as mentors as long as they have experience in long-term recovery. However, mentors don’t […]Continue reading
Understanding Alcohol Use Disorder National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism NIAAA
The disorder makes a person who has it experience an intense desire for alcohol even when it adversely affects their health. However, referring to a person with this condition as an alcoholic has negative connotations that can be harmful and hurtful. While many people may use the term “alcoholic” to describe someone who has an […]Continue reading