Alcohol Dependency
Jennifer is a forty-year-old administrative assistant who has been ingesting alcohol in an irresponsible and excessive manner since her fiancée and she decided to break up. In truth, for the past eleven months she has been drinking nearly a bottle of wine every night, and on the weekends she also has been drinking more than [...]
How do you recognize that you have a drinking problem? When is it plain to see that you are engaging in alcohol abuse?
If you have hopelessly struggled to quit drinking or if you have given your word to yourself that your drinking days are behind you and then you realized that you were drinking in [...]
Continue reading about When Drinking Becomes a Problem That Requires Attention
Teresa was a thirty-eight-year-old graphic designer who realized that she had a drinking problem. For instance, within the past five months she has felt the need to have several drinks before going to work, four months ago she tested positive for a hair alcohol test at her place of employment, six weeks ago she got [...]
Jennifer is a forty-two-year-old sales assistant who has been ingesting alcohol in a hazardous and irresponsible manner since she and her live-in boyfriend severed their relationship. In fact, for the past eight months she has been drinking nearly two bottles of wine every night, and on the weekends she also has been drinking several cans [...]
Jennifer is a forty-one-year-old paralegal who has been drinking in an irresponsible and abusive manner since her boyfriend and she broke up. In actual fact, for the past eight months she has been drinking just about one-and-a-half bottles of wine every night, and on the weekends she also has been drinking a number bottles of [...]
For more than a few years alcoholism research has revealed the fact that there is strong association between alcohol dependency and life-threatening health conditions.
As an illustration, in 2005, medical investigation and alcohol abuse and alcoholism statistics showed that alcohol abuse and alcoholism cost the United States an estimated $220 billion on an annual basis. It [...]
Continue reading about When Heavy and Abusive Drinking Leads to Serious Health Problems
How do you recognize that you have a drinking problem? When is it clear that you are involving yourself in irresponsible drinking?
If you have unproductively tried to quit drinking or if you have given your word to yourself that your drinking days are behind you and then you realized that you were drinking in a [...]
Teresa was a thirty-four-year-old bookkeeper who knew that she had a problem with her drinking. As an illustration, within the past month she has felt the need to have more than a few drinks before going to work, six weeks ago she tested positive for a blood alcohol test at her place of employment, five [...]
What are the critical issues in a productive alcohol intervention? Why do some alcohol addiction interventions go well while others bomb?
The Requirement for An Established Track Record of Intervention Achievement
Scientific inquiry demonstrates that a “winning” alcoholism intervention needs to be overseen by an intervention specialist who has an established record of intervention achievement.
Fundamentally this means [...]
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Teresa was a thirty-seven-year-old fashion designer who knew that she had a drinking problem. As an illustration, within the past seven months she has felt the need to have a few drinks before going to work, two months ago she tested positive for a saliva alcohol test at work, two months ago she got pulled [...]
