Friday, June 22nd, 2012

SPECT nuclear imaging tests shows how blood flows to tissues in the brain, and show marked changes after chronic drug use. More on using SPECT for drug and alcohol addiction treatment here.

Monday, June 11th, 2012

Living in a halfway house provides you with an immediate community of recovery support. More pros for halfway house living here.

Wednesday, June 6th, 2012

To help and alcoholic or drug addict get help, prepare yourself first and then confront the addict. 1. Be sure addiction is present. 2. Educate yourself about addiction. 3. Build a network of support. 4. Avoid codependency.

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

Alcoholic drinking and possible thiamine deficiency can result in brain disorders. Learn how to treat or reverse adverse effects of chronic drinking or alcoholism by increasing your thiamine levels here.

Friday, April 20th, 2012

You can identify an addiction using common sense as well as physical, behavioral and psychological warning signs. More here on identifying addiction.

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Family alcohol abuse is a systemic problem. Learn what you can do to help your family and loved ones who abuse alcohol here.

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

Top 10 relapse prevention strategies. We review the most effective strategies for preventing relapse into drug, alcohol or behavioral addictions. Guest writer Henry Steinberger, Ph.D., the author of the SMART Recovery® Handbook, joins us here.

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

Looking for motivation to stop drinking? Here are four (4) practical tools for getting and staying motivated in alcohol recovery. Get and stay sober for good! More here.

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

ISO alcoholism support group options? We introduce five (5) reputable alternatives to 12 step meetings here. As always, we invite comments and feedback about alcoholism treatment alternatives at the end.

Monday, December 5th, 2011

Looking to attend one of your first SMART Recovery® meetings? SMART Recovery Facilitator Patrick Garnett describes what happens during meetings here.