Living with an Addicted Spouse

Living with an addicted spouses can be complicated and painful, and blurring the line between supporting and enabling their addiction is easy to do. It’s important to understand the difference in loving them and being supportive of them versus allowing them to...

Staying Sober in a Drinking Crowd

Staying sober can be difficult, especially when everyone around you is drinking. When you’re on a mission to cut back on alcohol, places like holiday parties or gatherings to watch a big game are hard to attend. Because they are places where friends will most...

How-to Benefit from Alcohol Support Groups

Alcoholism is a very complex disease that can have both long-term and short-term effects. There are alcohol support groups that help people struggling with alcoholism deal with what they are going through. These support groups are free, and open to those who are...

How to Moderate Your Drinking

Learning to moderate your drinking is an important practice if you tend to overindulge in alcohol. It’s still possible to enjoy the taste and effects of alcohol without going overboard each time. If you struggle with setting limits, practice mindfulness when drinking....

Blacking Out: The Causes and Risks

Blacking out happens when a person drinks an excessive amount of alcohol that causes temporary amnesia. They might wake up the next morning without any recollection of what happened during periods of the night before. Drinking this heavily can be incredibly dangerous...