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What is Alcohol Poisoning?
Alcohol poisoning is a medical emergency most typically caused by the consumption of too many alcoholic beverages in too short a period of time. It
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Addiction
Dangers of Binge Drinking
Consumption of alcohol lowers inhibitions, which makes it all too easy to reach for that next drink, even when you’ve had more than enough. Binge
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Types of Opioids: What You Need To Know
Humanity has a complicated relationship with all types of opioids. It’s a longterm relationship, one which stretches back thousands of years. Opium, an analgesic (painkilling)
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Happy (& Sober?) Holidays
Ahhhh, the holidays. For many of us, the one time each year that we gather with the entire family (parents and siblings, aunts and uncles,
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Recovery And The Man In The Hallway
Recovery and the Man in the Hallway by Judge Shaun Floerke A few weeks ago, I was crossing the hallway
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What You Need to Know About Accidental Overdose
Maybe you take prescription pills and don’t think you have a problem? Or maybe you are secretly taking pills that aren’t yours? So
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The #1 Reason You Need To Get Sober
Are you the funny guy at the party? A few drinks or a couple of hits and you capture the attention and the gaze of all
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Five Key Tools For Successful Recovery
Here is the five-prong approach we use at Beauterre to set patients up for success: Individual therapy – Many times patients only begin to
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The Illusion of “The Addict” in the Family
“She just won’t stop. I have taken all of the alcohol out of the house, demanded she stop… and yet she won’t listen.” A loved
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When The Twelve Steps Don’t Work For You
Are the Twelve Steps the only way someone can recover from addiction? No Have people found recovery without the use of the Twelve Steps? Yes
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