Category: Alcohol Addiction

Before you choose an alcohol detox or addiction treatment program, it’s important to know what you’re getting into. Here are some of the most important questions that you should ask an alcohol addiction treatment counselor before enrolling in an alcohol detox and addiction treatment program. [...]

There’s a lot to think about before you head off to alcohol rehab: childcare if you have small ones at home, pet care if you own animals, home care if you own your home and payment of bills if you are living in a rental. [...]

One of the hardest things about heading off to alcohol rehab is leaving behind family and friends to head into an unknown environment. Before you go, there are a number of things that you can do to make the transition process and alcohol addiction treatment [...]

Lindsay Lohan is in the news again. The conditions of her probation state that she is to remain alcohol and drug free while under house arrest, but a recent drug test showed that she tested positive for alcohol. So back to court goes Lindsay, as [...]

How do you handle withdrawal symptoms that come when you stop drinking, especially if you’ve already made plans to enter alcohol rehab? There are a number of different options for patients, and there is no one right way to do things for everyone. Speak to [...]

Earlier in the month, we started the conversation of how to fill your time before you head off to alcohol rehab with a couple of different posts: Preparing Yourself Mentally for Alcohol Rehab and Talking to Your Boss Before Alcohol Rehab. Today, we talk about [...]

Continuing our series of exploratory posts this month into the best ways to fill your time during the days before you are able to start addiction treatment at alcohol rehab, today we’re talking about one of the hard steps you’ll have to take before heading [...]

During the month of July, we will be providing a six-post look at what you should do to prepare for alcohol rehab during the days before you start treatment. Whether you are on a waiting list and must wait for your room to become available [...]

‘Codependent’ and ‘enabling.’ These two terms are none too pleasant for those who stand by their addicted loved ones. Spouses are often placed in the tough position of having to decide how they’re going to handle the addiction of a loved one. If this describes [...]

Big Van Vader was a legend during his wrestling career with WCW and WWE. In a recent interview, he talks about why that career ended, how it spawned an addiction to alcohol  and prescription painkillers, and how that addiction ended his marriage and put him [...]