For many people, the wintertime can be a difficult season. The days are shorter, the weather is colder, and for some people, it can be a lonely time. So it's not surprising that some people experience seasonal depression during this time of year. But what you...
Our Louisville Addiction Treatment Center is dedicated to helping those with alcohol addiction. Our personal plans focus on understanding what happens to your brain when you use alcohol. How Alcohol Affects You For thousands of years, people have brewed alcohol....
The Louisville Addiction Treatment Center is devoted to helping you with alcohol issues. Our unique REBT enables you to understand what happens to your brain when you use alcohol. The Effects of Alcohol People have brewed alcohol for thousands of years. But,...
According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), 26.5 % of adults in the United States reported binge drinking at least once in a 6-month period in 2018. Approximately 6.6% of those individuals reported drinking heavily in a one-month...
There is no one-size-fits-all answer to the question of how to help a family member get rid of an alcohol and drug addiction. Every situation is unique and requires a different approach. However, there are some general things that you can do to support your loved...
The length of time it takes for someone with an addiction to get through outpatient care is individual. No two people with addiction respond the same way to treatment, and the alcohol detox timeline can last from ten days to more than a year. It doesn't mean that...
Alcohol withdrawal is a severe medical condition that can be life-threatening. If you, or someone you know, has been physically dependent on alcohol, withdrawal symptoms will vary depending on how long and how much they drank. It can lead to an uncomfortable...
It isn’t uncommon for people to recommend ‘drowning your sorrows’ when you have had a bad day or something has been a bit tricky. More importantly, it is common when people seem stressed, upset, or down. Unfortunately, we know that alcohol is a depressant, and...