The main goal when determining the level of care is to match the intensity of the treatment to the severity of the addiction.

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Health experts caution against drinking too much, but alcohol is everywhere. Experts say the things that make us pour another drink are in our body and environment.

The new nutrition guidance notably removes the previous recommendation to limit alcohol consumption to 1 drink or fewer daily ...

I was addicted to alcohol for more than 15 years. What started as binge drinking in high school and college became a pattern of blackouts, emergency room visits, regret and shame. As peers grew up and ...

If I don’t change, my life will not get better.” Those were my son Daniel’s words—an aha moment of clarity, the springboard ...

Thankfully, we can implement self-forgiveness, which can help us overcome the Enemy’s greatest tool: shame. We can do this by ...

Taking Ozempic or Wegovy can halve the risk of being diagnosed with alcohol use disorder or relapsing, according to a study from Case Western Reserve University. Ozempic and Wegovy users are shedding ...

This post is in response to Does Binge Drinking Make Someone an Alcoholic? By Lantie Elisabeth Jorandby M.D. Most people who drink alcohol do so socially and in moderation. But for some, alcohol ...

Pregnant women should never consume alcohol because of the high risks to their babies and themselves. According to the ...