Table of contentsChallenges of Having an Alcoholic Spouse or PartnerHow People Deal With a Partner’s AlcoholismAre Partners of Alcoholics More Likely to Become Alcoholics Themselves?Lasting Side Effects of Having an Alcoholic PartnerHow to Help an Alcoholic Spouse or...
Jody Lamb is a Michigan personal growth author, blogger, and adult child of an alcoholic (ACoA). She has spent the last ten years healing from the trauma and neglect she experienced as a child. Her most recent book, “7 Things That Change Everything” addresses the...
In 2017, about 20 million people ages 12 or over had a substance use disorder in the past year and nearly 15 million of these people struggle with alcohol use disorder.1 While addiction takes a heavy toll on the user, leading to serious physical and psychological...
Updated on July 8th, 2020 Table of contentsWhat Are The 3 Stages of Alcoholism?Stage #1: DenialStage #2: Loss of ControlStage #3: Emotional and Physical DeteriorationWhat Are Common Symptoms of End-Stage Alcoholism?How Many Drinks a Day is Considered an Alcoholic?Do...
Table of contentsWhat Is Smoking Alcohol?Is Smoking Alcohol Dangerous?How Do People Smoke Vaporized Alcohol?Who Is Smoking Alcohol Vapor?Misconceptions and Misinformation About Smoking AlcoholSide Effects of Inhaling Alcohol VaporSmoking Alcohol vs. Drinking...
James Frazer struggled with feelings of abandonment, low self-esteem, and social rejection early in life. In his mind, everyone else had it better than he did, and his lot in life was just never going to be as good as everyone else’s. His parents divorced at a very...
From the outside looking in, Kali Warnock’s life as a kid was picture-perfect. Her parents were both very involved in her life, she excelled at sports and loved playing them, and she was the ideal preacher’s kid at her church. But behind the facade, things were very...
April is Alcohol Awareness Month, a national observance founded and sponsored by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD). This year, we’d like to share some encouraging quotes from our very own alumni, many of whom struggled with alcohol...
Amit grew up in a home with two loving and supportive parents, but the older he got, the more disengaged from society he became. Convinced that his youth was the time to have fun and take risks, Amit slowly began to stray from his homegrown values and started drinking...