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5 Ways Therapy Helps Break Binge Drinking and Self Loathing

5 Ways a Therapist Can Help You Break the Cycle of Binge Drinking and Self-Loathing

by Beth Rush

March 31, 2025

Break the cycle of binge drinking and self loathing with therapy. Learn 5 powerful ways a therapist can help you build resilience, compassion, and lasting

Six Practical Tips to Avoid Drunk Driving Accidents Over the Holidays

Six Practical Tips to Avoid Drunk Driving Accidents Over the Holidays

by Randy Withers

December 15, 2024

Learn how to avoid drunk driving accidents with these 6 helpful tips to ensure your safety and the safety of others during the holidays.

Alcoholism and Diabetes: Is There an Increased Risk?

Alcoholism and Diabetes: Is There an Increased Risk?

by Susan Chubbs

August 14, 2022

In this article, we're going to talk about the co-morbidity of alcoholism and diabetes, with an emphasis on how the former affects the latter.

7 Simple Things You Start Doing Right Now To Support An Alcoholic In Recovery

7 Simple Things You Start Doing Right Now To Support An Alcoholic In Recovery

by Melissa Goodmon

December 16, 2021

Coronavirus has made life hard. For recovering alcoholics and addicts, it's far worse. Here's how to support an alcoholic during stay-at-home with these 7 tips.

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How Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Zambia Radically Changed the Way I See Addiction

by Kate Haldeman, LPC, Ed.S., NCC

October 4, 2020

Drug and alcohol abuse in Zambia is rampant. In this post, a licensed mental health professional shares how her experience there changed how she sees

How To Prepare For An Intervention That Actually Works

How To Prepare For An Intervention That Will Actually Work

by Randy Withers

September 26, 2020

If someone you love suffers from addiction, an intervention may be a way to get them help. In this post, learn 6 ways to prepare

myths about addiction

7 Myths About Addiction You Need To Stop Believing

by Randy Withers

July 21, 2020

Myths about addiction get sick people killed. There’s no other way to state it. Few other epidemics have been so horribly misunderstood.

7 Things You Need To Know If You Want To Help An Addict

7 Things You Need To Know If You Want To Help An Addict

by Randy Withers

May 31, 2020

Addiction is a complicated and baffling disease that affects tens of millions of men, women, and children. If you want to learn how to help