Sober living

According to the 2020–2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, moderate alcohol use is defined as up to one standard drink per day for women or two standard drinks a day for men. Women who drink two glasses of wine each evening may never “feel intoxicated,” Dr. Schneekloth says, but that doesn’t mean it’s not affecting them. …

Relapse and recovery are a normal part of the healing process. The most important thing is to have the right resources to pull yourself back up and build up your resilience to triggers, cravings, and stressful situations. The fear of failing in recovery is a significant barrier to treatment, and many may not pursue a …

Although an intervention can take many forms, many of these meetings open with each participant stating how the alcoholic’s behavior has harmed or disappointed them. The alcoholic is then presented with a plan of care, including a proposal of consequences if they decide to refuse. For instance, the alcoholic may be denied visitation rights or …

For the last section of our chapter on depressants, we will cover a type of drug that many people might overlook. Inhalants are solvents or other materials that produce vapors that elicit psychoactive effects. While a wide variety of products can be used as inhalants, most induce CNS depression through similar mechanisms of action. Barbiturates …