Living with an alcoholic partner is difficult on any day, and even more so when you are quarantined with an alcoholic spouse. There are ways to cope with being quarantined with an alcoholic spouse. There is help for the individual …
Are you wondering how you are supposed to fill your time sober in quarantine? Perhaps you know that you need a comprehensive treatment program. The Right Step continues serving clients in need of treatment during the coronavirus pandemic. A difficult …
The social distancing, quarantines, business closures, and other actions taken because of the coronavirus present special challenges for individuals in recovery. The staff at The Right Step recognize the issues that you have with isolation, anxiety, and the possibility of …
The differences between substance addiction and process addiction are substantial. Most people have never heard the term “process addiction” and erroneously assume it is the same as substance addiction. The truth is that there are some substantial differences between substance …
Drinking and driving is an established high-risk behavior because it puts so many people in danger. Why do so many people do it, then? For those who use alcohol on a consistent basis, alcohol use disorder may be present even …
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Not everyone exhibits the signs of alcohol and drug abuse that are very obvious. Many men and women are high-functioning addicts, which means they are able to continue about their day and participate in normal activities. That doesn’t mean they …
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It is time to change, or at least amend, the way we think about binge drinking. “Binge Drinking” often reminds people of frat parties, complete with beer bongs, a sea of plastic cups, and college kids puking on the front …
Everywhere that adolescents look on television, on billboards, in magazines, on the Internet, and the radio, they see messages about alcohol, sex, and drugs. They are constantly being exposed to these messages and are impacted by what they see, read, …
Denial is a part of addiction. Denial of the addiction problem also includes not being open and honest about the symptoms and the severity of alcohol and drug addiction. There are many reasons why people who struggle with addiction do …
Many people who drink alcohol may be wrong about how much they are consuming. A new survey finds that drinkers could be off by as much as 40 percent. The health survey found that people regularly misjudged both how much …
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