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...

It’s hard for outsiders to understand why alcoholics relapse, but to someone experiencing alcohol addiction, even after completing treatment programs a relapse is still possible. Our post about Relapse Prevention has some ways to help prevent an alcoholic relapsing – but understanding exactly WHY relapses occur can also help prevent relapse from happening again. Here are 10 Reasons Why Alcoholics Relapse: 1....

Today I was reading this article Addiction Help which had many great points about others who want to help someone who is slipping into the grips of drug addiction or alcohol abuse. What really caught my attention about the article is that it had suggestions for someone to help another person in various stages of addiction – someone who is just starting to show signs of starting a habit, someone who had been addicted...

For parents, it is a huge concern when a teenager begins smoking weed. Many parents feel like they are out of control or do not know how to help their teenager stop smoking weed. Doing things like grounding the teenager or taking away privileges will unlikely convince anyone to stop smoking weed. Teenagers are especially difficult to convince that they need to stop smoking weed. They are young, experimenting, and naturally...

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...

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...

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...

It can be very difficult to recognize the signs of an alcoholic, especially if they’ve gone to great lengths to cover it up. Often referred to as “closet alcoholics”, the signs of a closet alcoholics can be much more difficult to notice. While it seems like the signs of an alcoholic or drug addict are obvious, many people can live with, or date someone without ever realizing they have a drinking problem. There...

Being the significant other of an alcoholic is not easy, especially if that alcoholic shows no signs of stopping or can admit he or she might have a problem. If you are married or have children, it can be even more complicated. It’s a question every partner asks themselves: Should You Continue Your Relationship With Someone Who Has a Drinking Problem? Being in a relationship with an alcoholic can cause you a lot...