Table of Contents Alcohol Withdrawal: Here’s What You Need to KnowHow the Road to Recovery BeginsThe Truth About Alcohol WithdrawalWhat Is Detox?What Causes Alcohol Use Disorder?Different Drinking HabitsWhat Does an Alcohol Overdose Look Like?A Look at Co-Occurring DisordersTake the First Step TodayPathways Recovery Is Here to Help You Take Your Life BackFrequently Asked Questions Alcohol …
Table of Contents Rolling the Dice: Here’s Why Drinking Too Much Is a GambleAlcohol Poisoning: What You Should KnowDo I Have Alcohol Use Disorder?The Differences Between Binge Drinking and Heavy DrinkingA Country With a Drinking ProblemIs It Time to Seek Treatment?Your Path to Recovery Starts HereFrequently Asked Questions Rolling the Dice: Here’s Why Drinking Too …
Across the country, emergency departments (EDs) have experienced greater influxes of alcohol-related incidents, including incidents that result in patients being admitted to the hospital for further treatment. Each year EDs find themselves dealing with critical and noncritical cases alike. One of the most common reasons to visit an ED, for example, is chest pain. Nevertheless, …
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When you go to the post office you try to avoid smiling at the clerk as you purchase some stamps. When you go for a walk around your neighborhood you worry neighbors might think you’re rude since you never smile at them. Maybe you feel very relieved that current events let you hide your smile …
Table of Contents The Benefits of Quitting Drinking: Living Out a Healthier LifeWhat Does an Alcohol Use Disorder Look Like?Understanding the Health Risks of Heavy Alcohol ConsumptionMaking a Change: Deciding To Quit DrinkingLearn About the Benefits of Quitting AlcoholBetter-Looking Skin (Look Younger!)Get Better Quality SleepAchieve a Healthier WeightReap Mental Health BenefitsSave MoneyImprove NutritionLower Risk of …
Most people are usually familiar with what dilated pupils are, and chances are you are as well! When you were younger you might have shone a flashlight into one of your eyes and watched your pupil shrink before moving the light away and watching it dilate again. You might also recall your most recent visit to …
California and homelessness is hardly a novel talking point. For many years, residents and politicians alike have expressed frustration with the growing homeless population and have debated back and forth about public policy that has been proposed in attempts to help the crisis. Many areas of California have become infamous to people even outside the …
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You might be familiar with a pervasive stereotype of alcoholics having a red face or a plump, bulbous kind of nose. In many TV shows or movies that are done with a more cartoon or whimsical style, some drunk characters are often portrayed as jolly and perhaps a little loud or accompanied by over-gesticulating and …
What Is Alcoholic Nose or Rhinophyma—Is That More Than a Myth? Read More »
When you were younger, you might have heard stories about how substance use affected the appearance of friends or family members. Maybe in school, you were shown pictures of people who had an addiction and were told that you could end up like that through drug use. In the past decades, there have been a …
If you ever experienced any kind of substance use prevention education in school, you might recall being shown pictures of people who were addicted to a variety of substances. Bloodshot eyes, unfocused gazes, and unappealing scabs or sores might be some of the examples that you saw projected on the screen. Your teacher might have …
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