Talking to children about alcoholism can often be a very difficult thing to do. Children, who don’t see the world as grown-ups do, or do not really even know what alcohol is, may not understand things the way we do. If you’re helping a child deal or understand a parent in recovery, or if you ARE a parent in recovery, it’s important that you talk to the child in terms the child understands and make things...

Writing anything - be it stories or poetry - can be a therapeutic way for someone in recovery to understand their emotions and feelings as they try to sort out everything they are going through. There are many excellent poems for Alcholism and Addiction that have been written - some that cover the pain addiction puts you through, others talk about sober life - some are funny, some are sad. If you know someone who is going...

Alcoholism, like many other diseases and conditions, has many medical alternatives to treatment. These “natural remedies” are what most drug and alchohol counselors would consider to be holistic healing. A holistic approach to alcholism, like everything else in this world, has its pros and cons. Ideally, if you are interested in a holistic approach to alcoholism, it should be done under the care and supervision...

The most important thing to do to help an alcoholic go through withdrawal is to learn about withdrawal symptoms and what the body is going through. Alcohol withdrawal can be very dangerous - and even fatal - so for a severely addicted alcoholic, the best thing to do is go to a treatment center that can provide medication to alleviate withdrawal symptoms and monitor the person to make sure they are safe while detoxing...

If you live on the East Coast, there are many East Coast luxury rehab centers. You don’t necessarily need to be a celebrity or travel to California to take advantage of some of the perks of a luxury rehab center. Luxury rehab centers generally offer the same counseling and treatment as the “regular” drug and alcohol rehab centers - but with perks like serene/majestic settings, spas, swimming pools, gourmet...

This is a cute video worth sharing - it shows you exactly why sometimes the best beer is a root beer.

If you work with teenagers, or are a parent, or may need materials for teaching about drunk driving, you may find the drunk driving poems below helpful. All poems are copyright TalkRehab.org, but you may use them as long as you credit TalkRehab.org with a link or as the author. You Might Not Care About You… You might not care about you or what happens to you or whatever it is that you really do… But would...

When you look at alcohol poisoning statistics, you probably associate alcohol poisoning with young teens or binge drinkers - someone who decided to drink a whole fifth of vodka in an hour or didn’t understand their limits. The facts about alcohol poisoning are pretty simple: it IS lethal, and it can happen to just about anyone who drinks too much at one time. Finding alcohol poisoning statistics isn’t an easy...

Knowing the signs of alcohol poisoning and treatment for alcohol poisoning is critical, as alcohol poisoning can often be fatal. Being able to recognize the signs and symptoms of alcohol poisoning can make the difference between getting treatment for alcohol poisoning in time - and in many cases life or death, Alcohol poisoning is what happens when someone drinks too much alcohol. Alcohol Poisoning results because the...

This is a video from The Late Show with Craig Ferguson, speaking out about his own alcoholic experience and why people should leave Britney Spears alone. He says some very good things about alcoholism and recovery and rehab. While it’s a long video, take a few minutes and listen to what he has to say.