Bipolar Like Me - Dealing with Denial in Alcoholism

Holiday Drinking: Keep It Safe

Saturday, November 4th, 2006

Every holiday season, people have to deal with the increased pressures and stress that the holidays place upon most of us. Whether we're traveling to be with family or doing our last-minute gift buying, most ... Read more... »

Finding the Right Alcohol Treatment

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

It is possible to make changes before you become dependent on alcohol. Many people change their relationship with alcohol before it is too late. A variety of health and treatment professionals can help people who want ... Read more... »

The Dangers of Drinking on Campus

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

Drinking and college go together like "love and marriage"—right? Wrong! Just as the love-marriage connection has increased in complexity over the years, so too has the drinking-college connection. Certainly, we have come a long way from ... Read more... »

Relapse Prevention

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

Once you have made a change, how do you maintain it? What is the difference between a lapse and a relapse? How can you recognize when a relapse is likely? A lifestyle change is not easy ... Read more... »

Sobering Up: Recovery from Addiction

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

What does it mean to be addicted? How do you get "clean" and sober? Is it possible to reduce cravings? Addiction and Habituation You are physically dependent upon alcohol or drugs when: you need the substance to reduce ... Read more... »

Lifting the Right Stones: Surviving Addiction in a Loved One

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

Researchers estimate that substance abuse in the United States costs business and industry over $100 billion each year and that governments will soon be spending over $100 million every day to incarcerate individuals arrested for ... Read more... »

A Tale of Two Diseases

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

In early 2000, Darryl Strawberry once again pleaded “no contest” to charges of cocaine possession and that, this time, he was suspended from baseball for one full year came as a surprise and disappointment to ... Read more... »

Are You a Responsible Drinker?

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

While alcohol use is accepted in our society, it is critical for each of us to achieve a responsible approach to social drinking. This approach can best be achieved through several methods. These include: Thinking about ... Read more... »

Alcoholism and Its Treatment

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

What is alcoholism? According to the American Medical Association, "alcoholism is an illness characterized by significant impairment that is directly associated with persistent and excessive use of alcohol. Impairment may involve physiological, psychological or social ... Read more... »

Treatment of Alcoholism

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

To understand treatment and make the right treatment choices, it helps to have an overview. Treatment is often seen as having four general phases: Getting started (assessment and evaluation of disease symptoms and accompanying life problems, ... Read more... »

Symptoms of Alcoholism

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

DSM-IV Criteria for Alcohol Dependence A maladaptive pattern of substance use, leading to clinically significant impairment or distress, as manifested by three (or more) of the following, occurring at any time in the same 12-month period: ... Read more... »

Stages of Change

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

Almost 20 years ago, two well-known alcoholism researchers, Carlo C. DiClemente and J. O. Prochaska, introduced a five-stage model of change to help professionals understand their clients with addiction problems and motivate them to change. ... Read more... »

My Parent Has a Problem with Alcohol

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

If you are the child of an alcoholic, you are suffering from this disease as well. More than likely you have lived with the pain of a broken family that is full of secrets and ... Read more... »

Frequently Asked Questions about Alcoholism

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

Here are some of the most frequently asked questions about alcoholism, and their answers. How can I have a drinking problem if I can hold my liquor? Anyone who drinks too much liquor in too short ... Read more... »

Dealing with Denial in Alcoholism

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

Denial is a characteristic distortion in thinking experienced by people with alcoholism. For decades, people who treat alcoholics, and recovering alcoholics themselves, have puzzled over why alcoholics continue to drink when the link between alcohol ... Read more... »

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