Sober Living

Key warning signs that people are alcoholics include always ordering alcohol when they go out or struggling to control how much they drink. Boyfriends, girlfriends or partners of functional alcoholics may also experience emotional or relationship problems. Unlike other alcoholics, the term commonly used to refer to people with alcoholism, high-functioning alcoholics don’t display obvious […]

This includes the need for specialist treatment services to assess the impact of the individual’s drinking on family members and the need to ensure the safety of children living with people who misuse alcohol. It is estimated that approximately 63,000 people entered specialist treatment for alcohol-use disorders in 2003–04 (Drummond et al., 2005). The recently

Most people intuitively know that alcohol equals unnecessary calories. Too much cortisol, however, encourages fat storage in the body (particularly in your mid-section) and is the hormone responsible for lowering testosterone levels. This is because alcohol activates starvation mode in the brain, which is why you may suddenly catch yourself eating an entire bag of