An overview of alcohol use disorder A pattern of alcohol use that includes problems with controlling your drinking, being preoccupied with alcohol or continuing to use alcohol even when it…
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Are You Dating an Alcoholic?
Early signs of alcohol use disorder Early detection of alcoholism can be challenging. If you’re wondering, “Is my boyfriend or girlfriend an alcoholic?” it’s likely because you’ve observed one or…
Twelve Steps for Parents: Making Amends to Children and Family
Healing the hurt with patience If we want to be forgiven, we need to wait. It might not happen today, tomorrow, or the next day. Parents may feel they need…
Powerlessness
The First Step Towards Addiction Recovery Few things are as perplexing, irritating, and ultimately terrifying as realising that a substance or behaviour has control over us. The fear that comes…
What Happens When You Quit Drinking Alcohol?
A new life awaits Your body and mind experience a variety of changes when you stop drinking. But depending on how much and how often you drink, these effects can…
The Magic of 12-Step Programmes
Why they work Alcohol in the UK Every day, the world is entangled in new battles with new forms of addiction. But, in reality, it’s a spiritual battle. When people…
Substance Use and Substance Abuse
What’s the difference? If you’ve heard the terms “substance use” and “substance abuse,” you might be wondering if they mean the same thing or if there’s a distinction between them….
Top 10 Common New Year’s Resolutions
And How to Keep Them Every year, millions make New Year’s resolutions. Each year, themes include better health and fitness, finances, and personal and professional development. Setting goals is a…
Celebrating New Year’s Eve Sober
A Survivor’s Guide The start of a new year should be a happy time, but it can be anything but for people trying hard to stay sober. Between Thanksgiving and…
How to Talk to Your Partner About Drinking
Helping your loved one while taking care of yourself If the amount of alcohol your partner drinks worries you, you may want to talk to them about it but not…
Dealing with Holiday Stress with AA Slogans
Mantras to help you stay sober The festive season is approaching. It’s time for fun, celebrations and drinking. However, for recovering alcoholics and addicts, it is a time to stay…
UK Women Have the Highest Rate of Binge Drinking
Coping with alcohol misuse According to a report, women in the United Kingdom have the highest rate of binge drinking among women worldwide. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation…
The Pandemic of Loneliness
Strategies to cope Everyone feels lonely at times. People who are working through the recovery from addictions feel more so. They have to avoid hanging out with their other drug…
Does It Matter Where You’re Coming From?
Ethnic Susceptibilities to Alcohol Extreme differences in alcoholism rates have been found among various ethnic groups. For example, Jews and Italians have low alcoholism rates, about 1 per cent, while…
4 Powerful Daily Habits To Improve Your Health
Staying fit in early recovery prevents relapse When we get clean and sober, we are in recovery not just mentally but physically too. A healthy lifestyle and a positive mindset…
Get Moving
5 reasons you should exercise to speed up your recovery Recovery is a weapon; it may sound brazen, but it is true. Every day, there are a lot of cyclists,…
Twelve Steps to Resentment-Free Living
Break free from emotional bondage The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) has the account of a woman whose drinking placed her in jail twice and nearly destroyed her third…
The AA Big Book’s Promises
The compelling reasons to join the fellowship Bill W. and Dr. Bob Smith established Alcoholics Anonymous, or AA, in Akron, Ohio, in 1935. The foundation of AA consists of the…
What Does Unmanageability Mean?
And getting help for it In Step 1 of the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, the idea of “unmanageability” is introduced in only five words. This is a big deal….
Common Myths About Addiction (Part 1)
To help, we must first understand Drug and alcohol addiction is an illness that is frequently misunderstood. Some of the myths are small, while others can be rather dangerous. Like…
How to Celebrate New Year’s Eve Sober
A Survivor’s Guide New Year’s Eve should be a happy occasion, but it can be anything but for individuals working particularly hard to stay sober. One of the beverage sector’s…
What Makes You a “Good” Person?
Allow your inner compass to lead you to be good Every person considers some characteristics to be excellent. It is up to the individual to decide what makes a “good…
Want to Quit Drinking?
A new study finds even a single dose of alcohol can alter the brain New year – time for resolutions Resolutions aimed at altering behaviour are again being discussed as…
Are You Ready for Miracles?
How our dreams become a reality in recovery When you recover from alcoholism or drug addiction, coincidences happen, your health improves, broken relationships begin to mend, and financial insecurity fades….
Setting Boundaries in Recovery
Respect for oneself and others is key to healthy addiction recovery We all have personal boundaries, often referred to as our “comfort zone.” These are limits we establish for ourselves…
Home Detox Programme
Many people would prefer to be treated at home for any illness and we know that this is particularly true of people…