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The Cycle of Alcohol Addiction National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism NIAAA

Drinking larger amounts and more often happens as well as drinking earlier in the day. The alcoholic is losing control over drinking, and the body is losing its ability to process alcohol like it did in the early stages of alcoholism. The alcoholic’s tolerance decreases as he or she becomes intoxicated more easily. After ongoing

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The Cycle of Alcohol Addiction National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism NIAAA

Drinking larger amounts and more often happens as well as drinking earlier in the day. The alcoholic is losing control over drinking, and the body is losing its ability to process alcohol like it did in the early stages of alcoholism. The alcoholic’s tolerance decreases as he or she becomes intoxicated more easily. After ongoing

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9 Best Recovery Anthems: Building Your Recovery Playlist

When we struggle to understand our innermost thoughts and struggles, we often turn to music to make sense of them. Take our short alcohol quiz to learn where you fall on the drinking spectrum and if you might benefit from quitting or cutting back on alcohol. Only The Family crew member OTF ARoy died on

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5 Common Cognitive Distortions of Addicts that Prevent Addiction Recovery

We are social animals with the capacity to learn from each other; our friends and therapists may be better able to see where our record is skipping than we can. We get addicted to thinking, spending many sleepless nights mentally gnawing on problems we simply can’t solve. John A. Smith is a Senior Psychotherapist at

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