Category: Sober living

Vanderburgh House has values based on Christianity but also employs evidence-based treatments at its different facilities. Since the AIDS pandemic in the 1980s, the group has been active in reaching out to those affected by HIV/AIDS, of which there is a significant overlap with those affected by substance use disorders. Join Vanderburgh House’ team of…

An alcoholic can have a good job, social life and be surrounded by family and friends. Understanding the nuances between moderate and binge drinking is essential for individuals who consume alcohol. This clarity can help one make informed choices about alcohol consumption and its potential impacts on health. If you feel the need to cut…

Clinical experience shows that when clients feel they cannot be completely honest, it is a sign of emotional relapse. It is often said that recovering individuals are as sick as their secrets. One of the challenges of therapy is to help clients practice telling the truth and practice admitting when they have misspoken types of…

But the wires nonetheless revealed a pulsing ecosystem of independent brokers, truckers, packagers, pilots, shrimp-boat captains, mechanics, and tire-shop owners. In the United States, the system included meat-plant workers, money-wiring services, restaurants, farm foremen, drivers, safe houses, and used-car lots. The ecosystem harnessed the self-interest of each of these actors, who got paid only when…

In the late 1950s and 1960s, an increasing number of published reports of barbiturate overdoses and dependence problems led physicians to reduce their prescription, particularly for spurious requests. This eventually led to the scheduling of barbiturates as controlled drugs. Barbiturates are medications that cause you to relax or feel drowsy. Barbiturates have been around since…

Because of the drug’s high potential for misuse, it is rarely prescribed for these treatments and is prescribed in very low doses. The country’s ports are believed to regularly receive containers of cocaine that are in transit and do not even land ashore, the drugs agency said. “What makes this different from other [seizures] is…

Subsequently, during a business trip to Akron, Ohio, Wilson was tempted to drink and realized he must talk to another alcoholic to stay sober. He phoned local ministers to ask if they knew any alcoholics. Norman Sheppard directed him to Oxford Group member Henrietta Seiberling, whose group had been trying to help a desperate alcoholic…

All of the volunteers were averaging seven alcoholic drinks at a time before the trial. There are also archaeological reports of psychedelic beer having been brewed and consumed for similar reasons — to establish a social connection between leaders — in Egypt, Scotland, and Norway. Some evidence even suggests psychedelic beer was brewed at the…

However, in a sober home, you work with a professional who helps to keep you focused and provides ongoing relapse prevention education. You need to communicate where you are and what you’re doing so someone knows how to help you if you need it. Trying very hard to avoid temptation to go drink or do whatever…

This means they can be especially helpful to individuals at risk for relapse to drinking. Combined with medications and behavioral treatment provided by health care professionals, mutual-support groups can offer a valuable added layer of support. Studies show most people with this condition recover, meaning they reduce how much they drink, or stop drinking altogether.…