Category: Sober living

  • What Is A High Functioning Alcoholic?

    Content Sign Up For Text Support To Receive: What Are The Signs Of A High Warning Signs Of Alcoholism Does Tolerance Contribute To Alcoholism? Jokes Or Brags About Drinking How Does An Alcoholic Or Other Substance Abuse Affect The Household? Friends, co-workers and extended family may see ‘just an average person’. High functioning alcoholics live…

  • Westfield Health Bulletin: Be aware of alcohols dangers, help children make good decisions

    It does not take into account factors such as body composition, ethnicity, sex, race, and age. Even though it is a biased measure, BMI is still widely used in the medical community because it’s an inexpensive and quick way to analyze a person’s potential health status and outcomes. Fatty liver disease can often be reversed…

  • Signs of alcohol intoxication

    Alcohol’s impact on neurotransmitters like serotonin and GABA can also contribute to mood changes the day after drinking. Once the effects of alcohol wear off, glutamate (a neurotransmitter) levels increase, which can lead to feelings of depression and anxiety, or “hangxiety” (hangover and anxiety), the day after drinking. There are stages of alcohol intoxication factors…

  • Addiction Memoirs Are a Genre in Recovery The New York Times

    Content Lush: A Memoir by Kerry Cohen Hoffmann Sick: A Memoir by Porochista Khakpour Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice Not to Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol by Holly Whitaker Get Your Loved One Sober Best for women Her confessional style of writing has left an indelible mark that remains influential today.…