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Treating an Alcohol Abuse Disorder
Alcohol misuse and alcohol addiction are serious problems throughout the UK. In England alone there are an estimated 600,000 dependent drinkers and many more binge drink or regularly drink above the recommended safer drinking guidelines.1 In the UK the term alcohol misuse is generally used and this encompasses both harmful drinking and alcohol dependence.2 Alcohol…
What Happens When You Give Up Alcohol
Many people across the United Kingdom enjoy an alcoholic drink with friends from time to time without this seemingly leading to a serious problem with alcohol abuse. However, for those who consume more than the recommended amount of alcohol per day/week, the toll that this alcohol consumption may be having on your body and mind may be…
How To Work Through Alcohol Addiction
Recovering from an addiction can be an unpredictable yet progressive process. Whilst it is a comprehensive journey, the process will alter for each person who commits to alcohol rehab. Having awareness of how to work through alcohol addiction is therefore important. The recovery process can also feel like a long and testing commitment, yet it can…
What Is The Relationship Between Women And Alcohol Abuse?
Alcohol abuse is a serious issue that can affect people of any gender, class, race and circumstance. It is also possible for anyone to slide from problem drinking into full-blown alcohol addiction but there are some factors and social trends that affect the big picture. Historically, men have drunk more than women. That is still the case in the…
How Does CBT Help Addiction?
Impulsive decisions, habits and behaviours are mostly justified and fuelled in the mind. Behaviours and outlooks are formed, accepted, and maintained through cognitive processes, which are found to impact physical actions and choices. For someone who’s addicted to drugs or alcohol, negative emotions thought processes and experiences can justify the action of substance abuse. Whether from early childhood, through stigmatisation, or internal…
Addiction Recovery Tips This New Year
The run-up to New Year’s Eve is an intoxicating, overindulgent time. Most people want to celebrate, involving high drug and alcohol consumption. Yet once the New Year enters, intentions, actions, and resolutions change. Sobriety is one of the most common resolutions each January. For the average person, the New Year provides a fresh start, motivation,…
The Psychology Of Addiction
The psychology of addiction is complicated, tapping into the argument of choice vs disease. Due to the physical action of drug and alcohol consumption, many argue that it’s a choice. Yet the reward and reinforcement of consumption shows the psychological disease that addiction is, and how impactful emotional factors can be. An addiction can be…
The Connection Between Mental Health and Addiction
Both mental health conditions and addiction are recognised as co-occurring disorders. Here’s where both disorders develop and carry effects on a parallel basis, seen as a significant co-occurring connection. In context, mental health issues are found to increase the vulnerabilities of substance abuse, risking addiction development. Also co-occurring, addiction to drugs and alcohol is found to directly increase symptoms of mental…
The Link Between Alcohol And Depression
Both addiction and mental health conditions go hand in hand, recognised as co-occurring disorders. While the recognition of a dual diagnosis may be common, the link and cause between both remain complex and overwhelming to understand. There is a vicious circle-like link between certain conditions such as alcoholism, with disorders such as depression, due to…
Addiction Treatment – A Timeline
There are a number of different sobriety milestones to work through, to withdraw from drugs and alcohol, to sustain recovery, and to prevent relapse. Those milestones are fulfilled through the drug and alcohol rehabilitation process. However, due to the personal nature of addiction, that process, from its length and timeline to its contents will be different for every individual. Being aware of this, along with what…