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Can Heavy Drinking Cause a Stroke?

Most people know that alcohol can harm your liver, but is it true that heavy drinking can also cause a stroke? To answer that question, we first need to learn what constitutes “heavy drinking.” The NIAAA has given us guidelines to help…

Why Do I Feel Shame After Drinking?

Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blog, Recovery

If you have been asking yourself lately, “Why do I feel shame after drinking,” it could be a good sign. This might be the turning point, when you admit you have an alcohol problem and are ready to seek support. The truth is that your…

Addiction Treatment for Professionals

Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blog, Recovery

You may be well aware that you have developed a substance problem, but aren’t sure how to fit detox and rehab into your schedule. The answer for busy executives is addiction treatment for professionals. Executive treatment programs are…

How Long Does Meth Stay in the Urine

Blog, Meth

If you are facing an upcoming drug screening, you may wonder, “How long does meth stay in the urine?” Methamphetamine, also known as meth, crystal, or ice, is a highly addictive substance that can quickly cause destruction in a person’s…

Executive 7 Day Detox is an Inpatient Rehab that Allows Cell Phones

Amenities, Detox

Learn Why Execs Need Their Devices at Rehab One of the most often cited barriers to getting treatment for a drug or alcohol problem is that rehabs take your phone away. For a professional that must stay engaged in daily business matters, that…

Hydrocodone Withdrawal Symptoms and Timeline

Detox, Hydrocodone, Withdrawal

Narcotic pain relievers are opioids that work by blocking pain signals from reaching the brain, while also inducing a sense of relaxation and even euphoria. On the surface, these drugs would appear to be a gift for individuals recovering from…

How the Body Heals After Quitting Alcohol

Alcohol, Alcoholism, Detox, Recovery, Rehab

As much damage as alcohol inflicts on our mental and physical health, the amazing resilience of the body is on full display soon after someone stops their drinking habit. Since alcoholism can sneak up on a person, swooping in from behind and…

Alcoholism and Social Isolation

Alcohol, Alcoholism, AUD, Detox, Recovery, Rehab

Does Loneliness Cause Alcoholism Alcohol abuse may have gotten out of hand. Before you knew what was happening on a neurological or physiological level, your body was making adaptations to the substance. Like a thief, alcohol has begun to rob…

8 Tips To Help Stop Drinking Alcohol

Alcohol, Detox, Recovery, Rehab

How to Stop Drinking Alcohol As humans, we may fancy ourselves as beacons of self-control, fully in charge of our lives and our destinies. The reality, however, reveals the limits that we actually have over certain weaknesses, although pride…

Alcohol Treatment for Professionals

Alcohol, AUD, Detox, Recovery, Rehab

It isn’t hard to comprehend at all. Life is stressful, complicated, and often discouraging—no wonder alcohol consumption is on the increase. In fact, according to a report in JAMA Psychiatry, alcohol use, high-risk drinking, and alcohol…

Executive Rehab Programs Short Term For Women

Alcohol, Detox, opiates, Recovery, Rehab

Executive Short Term Rehab Programs For Women Although addiction does not discriminate between the sexes, when it comes to women definite nuances regarding barriers to treatment as well as addiction-related issues do exist. Professional women…

Being Addicted to Prescription Drugs and How to Break Free

Detox, opiates, Recovery

You have a malady—chronic pain, insomnia, anxiety, or some such issue—you go to the doctor and you come out with a prescription in hand. This is the usual routine we have all become accustomed to. We go to the doctor and he or she will provide…

Acupuncture for Alcoholism and Depression

Alcohol, depression, Detox, holistic, Recovery

Is Acupuncture Good For Alcoholism and Depression When battling the dual diagnosis of alcoholism and depression it is helpful to employ all possible tools available. Each of the disorders on their own are difficult and complex, but together…

How To Get Off Narcotics Safely

Detox, opiates, Recovery, Rehab

How Long Does It Take Narcotics To Wear Off As maligned as prescription painkillers are in recent years, using these opioids is still the most effective method for managing acute, short-term pain following an injury or surgery. The pain medications…

Alcoholism Family Support and Treatment Options

Alcohol, Detox, Family, Recovery, Rehab

Alcoholism is, indeed, a family disease. Anyone caught up in the immediate orbit of the alcoholic will be drawn into the chaos and pain, as there is no way to separate from the overall effects of the alcoholism. These effects run far and deep,…