The ten warning signs of alcoholism can help you recognize the differences between alcoholism and alcohol abuse. While both alcoholism and alcohol abuse can cause similar problems, the main difference between alcoholism and alcohol abuse is Dependence. Alcoholism is when one’s body is physically addicted and dependent on alcohol. An alcoholic will have severe to moderate alcohol withdrawal symptoms while the alcohol...

Having a family member or close friend who drinks too much can be confusing, and many times your efforts to help the alcohol abuser seem to only make the problem worse. It’s even more difficult to understand WHY someone continues drinking. We’ve all asked the questions: Don’t they love you? Don’t they see that they are hurting you? Why won’t they just stop and get the help they need? Recently...

Recently in our post Do Drug Prevention Programs Work? we took a look at a few popular drug prevention programs and discussed if they were effective, especially in comparison to the high costs many drug prevention programs have on our federal government, tax payers, and communities and schools. While no one has figured out the magic formula for success for winning the “war on drugs and alcohol”, there are...

Super Bowl Sunday for many who are recovering from alcoholism is a big milestone in staying sober. Super Bowl Sunday, though intended to be all about watching athletes play football and compete for the championship, also seems to have a very large focus on alcohol. It is estimated that alcohol sales on Super Bowl Sunday are the highest on that day than any other day of the year, including New Year’s Eve. With constant...