Maintaining a Positive Outlook in The Winter
These are the best ways to maintain a positive outlook during the dreary winter. Call (855) 981-8935 for more information about mental health & addiction.
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How COVID-19 Has Changed Recovery
This is how the pandemic has changed the way we look at recovery. Call (855) 981-8935 for more information on our recovery and therapy processes in Florida
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How Friends Can Help and Hurt Sobriety
These are the ways that your friends can help and hurt your pursuit of sobriety. Call (855) 981-8935 for more information on sober living practices in Florida
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Reasons that People Will Avoid Rehab
These are the most common reasons that people use to avoid rehab. Call (855) 981-8935 for more information on addiction rehabilitation in Florida
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How Mental Health Can Help and Hurt Recovery
Learn about the ways that your mental health can either get you through or prohibit recovery. Call (855) 981-8935 for more about mental health and addiction
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5 Ways to Deal with Depression in Recovery
Learn about the 5 Best Way to deal with depression while in recovery. Call (855) 981-8935 for more information on mental health addiction treatment in Florida
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How Long Does Alcohol Stay in Your System?
Finding out how long alcohol can stay in your system is a common question. After all, you do not want to risk trying to drive if there is still any alcohol left in your system. Unfortunately, the answer depends on many different factors. You need to measure how much you were drinking, the proof of the alcohol, and your body size as starters. How well your kidneys and liver function also factor into how long alcohol can stay in your system. Then there is the factor of how old you are, whether you are male or female, and if you ate anything before or while drinking.
Thankfully, there is a pretty good rule to follow should drinking be a part of your regular routine. Most people will have no residual alcohol left after 2-4 hours if they were drinking a can or two of beer in that time. Anything more than that, the time goes up exponentially. The best way to be sure that there is never any alcohol in your system is to stop drinking. That way, any time you need to go out, you know it is safe to do so without putting yourself, or anyone else around you, at risk.
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Nutritional and Vitamin Therapy is Essential in Alcohol Detox and Alcoholism Recovery
Imagine this: you have a few drinks with some friends and you have a great night. You do this again every weekend. Every weekend turns into weekdays, sometimes with your friends and sometimes in your living room alone. Some days, you start drinking in the morning to get your day started and suddenly, you can’t live without a drink in your hand.
More than 75,000 deaths annually are attributed to the excessive consumption of alcohol, according to Ralph W. Hingson, a Professor at the Boston University School of Public Health. Excessive Alcohol Consumption is also the third leading preventable cause of death in the United States.
Alcoholism (AUD) is a chronic disease characterized by the inability to control drinking due to both a physical and emotional dependence on alcohol. Those who struggle with alcoholism feel as though they cannot function normally without alcohol. In turn, this affects their professional goals, personal matters, and the family and friends in their lives.
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Helping Someone with Addiction and Depression
How do you help someone with addiction and depression? Everyone’s circumstance will be different, but knowing what you’re facing is a great start. The phrase “Knowledge is power” is certainly true here — the better you understand it, the more useful you can be to the person you care about.
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No More Fix: A Substance Use Crisis
As more and more parts of our nation move into “stay at home” orders and normal movement becomes difficult, law enforcement and National Guard presence become much more prominent, and all of the other bits of loveliness that can come along with a crisis, daily life and habits are thrown into disarray.
A favorite restaurant for Friday night dinner is no longer open. A little thrift store that always has amazing treasures sits dark and empty. A park that was great for a run or walk is roped off. Life as you know it is different right now, and there are a million examples of how different it is. Some of them not so savory.
For people with addiction who are in the grip of their addiction, these tighter controls, increased law enforcement presence, and new travel restrictions can mean that their sources for supplying their drug of choice have run dry as well.
