If you are a teacher, social worker, physician or counseler, it can be difficult to find fresh and interesting alcoholism education materials. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (also commonly referred to as NIAAA) is a good start for basic information, manuals, flyers, handouts, and brochures. They also offer a web based program teachers can use and even a curriculum teachers may use. Searching Google...

Using Kudzu for alcoholism treatment is becoming more and more popular for those wishing to avoid medications such as Librium and others when detoxing their bodies of their alcohol dependence. Detoxing safely is often a necessary step for those who are severely addicted to alcohol, since often the withdrawal symptoms can be dangerous and even fatal. Many medical centers are available where you can go in for help for treating...

In recent years studies have been done to learn more about the causes of alcoholism in women. Alcoholism affects both men and women differently, even though it is the same condition. Those interested in women’s health issues will want to understand how women process alcohol differently from men and how alcoholism develops in women. It is undeniable that men and women are different, and also have different societal...

Just because you don’t drink doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy yourself at a party! Having a theme filled with fun activities and plenty of delicious foods will Here are some great sober party theme ideas to help you enjoy a party without alcohol. Holiday Any Time of The Year This is a great sober party theme idea – it doesn’t matter what the season is, pick a holiday and go wild with that theme!...

Dealing with an abusive alcoholic unfortunately is something that many friends and family members of someone with a drinking problem must deal with. An abusive alcoholic does not always have to be abusive to be considered an abusive alcoholic. Some may only be abusive when they are drunk, others may only be abusive when going through alcohol withdrawal. Often times it is unpredictable when someone with an alcohol abuse...

Lately I’ve been listening to the song “How to Save a Life” by a band called the Fray. Since YouTube won’t let you embed the video, sorry you will have to click here to watch it. Here are the lyrics to this song: Lyrics to How To Save A Life : Step one you say we need to talk He walks you say sit down it’s just a talk He smiles politely back at you You stare politely right on through Some...

The symptoms of alcohol dependency, while already somewhat covered in our posts Signs of an Alcoholic and Alcohol Withdrawal Symtoms is something we felt deserved yet another article on here at TalkRehab.org. The symptoms of alcohol dependency can easily be misinterpreted as other illnesses or conditions. For example, one alcoholic I know was repeatedly trying to quit drinking and at the same time was having serious anxiety...

Something that many people fail to grasp is that the recovered alcoholic often swears to “never drink again”…however, as many of us know, it is difficult to truly NEVER drink again. Many factors lead to this…maybe you have a special occasion when a Champagne toast is expected, or there is some other reason specifically that makes you want to have a drink. The truth is, yes, a recovered alcoholic...