How to Quit Alcohol and Drugs
If you want to quit drinking there are many resources available -- from support groups, treatment and rehabilitation centers, professional counseling, and pharmacological treatment.
How Does Alcoholics Anonymous Help?
Alcoholics Anonymous has helped millions of people since it was founded in 1935, but exactly how does A.A. help people stop drinking?
Alcoholics Anonymous has helped millions of people since it was founded in 1935, but exactly how does A.A. help people stop drinking?
Finding the Right Treatment Program
Finding the right treatment program involves careful consideration of such things as the setting, length of care, philosophical approach and your or your loved one's needs.
Finding the right treatment program involves careful consideration of such things as the setting, length of care, philosophical approach and your or your loved one's needs.
Getting Help for Drinking Problems
If you have decided, for whatever reason, that you want to stop drinking, there is a world of help and support available.
If you have decided, for whatever reason, that you want to stop drinking, there is a world of help and support available.
Trying to Quit Drinking and Not Being Able to Stop
No one wants to discover that their use of alcohol has become alcohol dependence, but sometimes the reality of the situation can no longer be ignored.
No one wants to discover that their use of alcohol has become alcohol dependence, but sometimes the reality of the situation can no longer be ignored.
Computer-Delivered CBT Helps Addicts
A computer-assisted CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) program designed to teach drug and alcohol abusers skills to change their behavior has been shown to help them remain abstinent significantly longer than others who received traditional counseling only.
A computer-assisted CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) program designed to teach drug and alcohol abusers skills to change their behavior has been shown to help them remain abstinent significantly longer than others who received traditional counseling only.
Does Treatment Work?
The NIAAA says that many commonly used treatments for alcohol abuse and dependence have yet to be adequately evaluated.
The NIAAA says that many commonly used treatments for alcohol abuse and dependence have yet to be adequately evaluated.