Sober Living & Alcohol Addiction Blog

Self-help books or apps are less likely to help you successfully quit if you are addicted to alcohol. Dr. Kevin Wandler of Advanced Recovery Systems describes the potentially life-threatening withdrawal symptoms that can occur when a person quits dri…

Peyote, a psychoactive agent, has even shown promise in treating alcoholism. Alcohol had actually replaced peyote as Native Americans’ psychoactive agent of choice in rituals when peyote was outlawed. Disability-adjusted life year for alcohol u…

The remaining alcohol travels through the small intestine where it encounters greater concentrations of blood vessels. The 80% of alcohol that doesn’t enter the bloodstream through the stomach does so through the small intestine. Taking shots o…

The speed of alcohol metabolism — how quickly your body processes alcohol — varies widely from person to person. And alcohol is detectable in your body for hours, days or even weeks — depending on the type of test you’re using. Once swallowed, …

This is because women tend to have a higher percentage of body fat and a lower percentage of body water than men. Speech may be slurred, reactions times slowed, coordination and walking impaired, and judgment compromised while under the influence of …