Higher THC levels may also mean a greater risk for addiction if people are regularly exposing themselves to high doses. “Part of the problem with prevention and deciding whether you should use a drug or not is that it’s hard to imagine, with one’s current brain, having a brain that isn’t making those evaluations rationally,” […]
In fact, some of them might also be thinking about cutting back on their own alcohol use and be inspired by you. It’s up to you to decide how much information to share and who to share it with. Everyone has their own choice to make, and no explanation is needed. How to Maintain a […]
Medication will be offered, usually in the form of a benzodiazepine such as Librium, to manage symptoms and reduce the risk of severe complications such as seizures and delirium tremens. After abrupt cessation of alcohol, delirium tremens can last up to 5 days. Delirium tremens causes death in around 37% of patients that do not […]
Developing ways of coping with cravings, negative emotions, and addictive triggers is often critical to a client’s recovery. Alongside a licensed art therapist, they can not only identify these problematic feelings and ideas but find ways to deal with them so that they no longer motivate the individual toward addiction. In addition to helping clients […]
Hence, even though alcohol might be the precursor to violence for some, it certainly takes more than the beverage to increase the likelihood of someone shooting from the hip. Some researchers have reported high serotonin transporter (SERT) bindings in the brains of deceased alcoholics (Underwood et al., 2018), whereas others have reported low binding (Mantere […]