Category: Sober living
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How to Drink in Moderation: 6 Effective Tips
Is it because you simply forgot and would benefit from a reminder in your calendar? Or maybe this means there is a part of you that doesn’t like the idea of observing drink counts? Moderate drinking has the fewest health risks of all drinking patterns. But it can be a difficult pattern to achieve, especially…
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Marijuana Dependence: Not Just Smoke and Mirrors
These studies reinforce the role of glutamate upregulation during cannabis abstinence on clinical outcomes such as craving and relapse. Individuals who use marijuana daily are more likely to develop a psychological dependence due to changes in brain chemistry, particularly in the endocannabinoid system. Research published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence indicates that individuals…
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Alcohol’s Effects on the Body National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism NIAAA
In the remaining half, however, neuropsychological difficulties can range from mild to severe. For example, up to 2 million alcoholics develop permanent and debilitating conditions that require lifetime custodial care (Rourke and Löberg 1996). Examples of such conditions include alcohol-induced persisting amnesic disorder (also called Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome) and dementia, which seriously affects many mental functions…
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Current Addiction Statistics: 2025 Data on Substance Abuse & Trends
DFW recently surpassed Chicago to become the second-largest financial services hub in the nation, eclipsed only by New York.57 Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Liberty Mutual, Goldman Sachs, State Farm, Charles Schwab Corporation, and Fidelity Investments maintain significant operations in the area. The Metroplex also contains the largest Information Technology industry base in the state…