Sober living

If You’ve Decided to Stop Drinking This January, Here’s Some Extra Motivation

If you want a deep dive on the physical side, you can also explore what happens to your body when you stop drinking alcohol. One British public health review of “Dry January” found that people who took a month off alcohol had better mood and lower drinking months later. “There’s this kind of negative connotation …

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Alcohol, Depression, and Anxiety Springer Nature Link formerly SpringerLink

As recently reviewed in the literature, some interesting data also support a possible relationship between longstanding anxiety or depressive disorders and alcoholism (Kushner et al. 1990; Kushner 1996). In this case, it is uncertain whether the longer term treatment of alcoholism requires additional aggressive therapies aimed at treating underlying depressive or anxiety disorders. Two recent …

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Alcohol Poisoning Symptoms vs Being Drunk: Is There a Difference?

If you or someone you are with may be experiencing signs of alcohol poisoning, immediately call 911 and seek emergency medical care. Alcohol poisoning can be fatal if not treated correctly, and the earlier you seek treatment, the better the chance of survival will be. To prevent alcohol poisoning, experts recommend consuming no more than …

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