RehabNow.org’s helpline is a private and convenient solution for individuals seeking treatment for addiction or mental illness. Another benefit of individual therapy at Hope House – Boston in Boston, MA is that all sessions aim to speed up a single person’s progress. It makes it easier for the counselor and the patient to deal with […]

While not as frequent as in halfway houses, sober living homes may conduct random drug testing. Although some sober living facilities provide possibilities for peer support group meetings, they do not provide ‘formal’ addiction therapy. Residents must still see their therapist, doctor, or treatment center to stay on track with their treatment plan. The expense […]

Even though her death is thought to have been a heroin overdose, alcohol also played a role. He suffered severe liver damage as the years went on, leading to his passing in 1995 at the age 57. Barbara Payton had a promising career in the 1940s, but her hard drinking led her to lose out […]

His harrowing revelations form just one small piece of director Matthew Cooke’s wide-ranging documentary on the drug trade and its participants. The film, which was co-produced by Entourage‘s Adrian Grenier and also features interviews with 50 Cent, Woody Harrelson, Freeway Rick Ross, and The Wire‘s David Simon, opened in theaters this week. For Eminem fans, […]

They also have a later age of first drinking (average of 19 years) and a later onset of alcohol dependence at anaverage of 37 years. They tend to drink alcohol every other day, an average of 181 days per year, and they consumefive or more drinks on 54% of those days. They are also young […]

Accidents involving drinking over the legal BAC can end in death. Mothers against Drunk Driving (MADD) is the nation’s largest nonprofit working to protect families from impaired driving and underage drinking. Penalties should include a combination of administrative sanctions (e.g. driving licence suspension) and criminal ones (e.g. mandatory minimum fines) of adequate severity. Make this […]

If you have a natural tendency to be angry, drinking alcohol may cause you to become aggressive. There is also a theory that the disinhibition that alcohol creates raises the risk of violent behavior. Heavy drinkers are more likely to engage in risky behavior, which includes being violent and acting out hostile emotions, often against […]