With the advent of the “sober curious” movement, more companies, restaurants, and bars have been offering various non-alcoholic drinks and mocktails that are tasty and appealing alternatives to alcohol. You might also prefer to drink coffee, tea, a seltzer with fresh fruit, or a soda with fresh lemon or lime. Once you start to reap […]
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If necessary, patients may receive intravenous fluids, vitamins, and other medications to treat hallucinations or other symptoms caused by withdrawal. Research has shown that long-term alcohol misuse can have a lasting impact on the brain, although some areas may recover with abstinence. The most serious effect is Korsakoff’s syndrome, characterized in part by an inability to […]
Alcohol abuse can also contribute to long-term changes to vision such as an increased risk of developing cataracts. While the short-term damage to the eyes from drinking alcohol may be irritating, most of these conditions will clear up if alcohol consumption is stopped or reduced. On the other hand, alcoholic eye damage resulting from chronic […]
Drug users, even recreational users, can be a victim of accidents, injuries, or death. According to The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, 80% of drug overdoses are caused by opioids or a combination of various drugs. After taking cocaine, you may also experience what’s known as a cocaine comedown/crash the next day. Depending on how […]
As a behavior is continuously ignored, the impulse to continue that behavior is slowly extinguished. By changing your sequence of behavior, your outcome may change to a desired one. Before any type of reinforcement begins, it’s important to pinpoint the behavior you want to increase or decrease and what happens before and after that behavior. […]