• Im in Love with a Drug Addict What Can I Do?

    Content How Addiction Affects the Ability to Love Medical Director What Is the Role of Loved Ones in Addiction Treatment Programs? Caroline Sutherland, Author of The Body Knows and The Body Knows… How to Stay Young I noticed he started to sleep more and also started missing out more on family time. His…

  • What is Sober Living Like in Asheville, North Carolina?

    Content Rules & Expectations in Sober Living Homes Skills Learned in Sober Living Houses Professional Services within the Home Many times addiction can wreck such havoc that a person’s entire life is derailed. This can include loss of job, disruption in education and even legal issues. Personal transportation can be…

  • Step 1 of AA: Admitting You’re Powerless Over Alcohol

    Content Alcoholics Are Not Powerless Over Alcohol The Definition of Powerless in NA and AA Examples of Powerlessness in Sobriety Step 1 of AA: Admitting Powerlessness Over Alcohol The Twelve Steps AA members believe they cannot control their drinking without the help of a higher power. This belief is what…

  • How to Help a High-Functioning Alcoholic How to Identify the Warning Signs

    Content When Is Drinking a Problem in a Relationship? Tips for living with a person recovering from alcohol addiction Support for Loved Ones of Alcoholics What Percentage of Alcoholics are Functioning or High Functioning Alcoholics? Take the First step for yourself or someone your love Try to address the situation…

  • Happiness & How Wine Can Help, in Moderation, of Course

    Content How Alcohol Affects The Brain HT3 receptors control dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens of freely moving rats Increased Serotonin Production If My Brain Is Healing, Why Do I Still Feel Bad? Short-terms effects of alcohol Dopamine Production and Distribution in the Brain That means that, when used, it…