It is widely understood that people with an alcohol dependency who want to enter recovery should undergo a supervised detox. There is good reason for this guidance, as alcohol detox and withdrawal can produce highly unpredictable, even dangerous, symptoms. A detox is monitored by trained detox specialists who are prepared to intervene should such symptoms […]
Addiction knows no boundaries, afflicting the wealthy just as profoundly as the poor. At any recovery group meeting there you will witness the wide swath of humanity that addiction has impacted. No matter one’s financial resources, the bottom line of addiction is that it does not discriminate. For someone at the high end of the […]
For some in recovery for alcoholism the effort to stay sober is akin to swimming upstream, using every fiber of your being to work against the strong current that threatens to pull you right back downstream into drinking. Someone with a long history of heavy alcohol consumption, who has become chemically dependent on it, may […]
You hear about hitting bottom. In fact, you might even believe that your bottom is now, that this is the time to get some help. Maybe your job is in jeopardy or your marriage. Maybe your finances have taken a beating due to drug use. Or maybe you recognize signs of deteriorating health. Each person […]
Alcoholism continues to be the dominant reason for rehab admissions in America. While there has been a lot of attention focused in recent years on the opioid crisis, alcohol addiction represents 80% of the individuals suffering from a substance use disorder, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Alliance. Because of the strong […]
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could just wave a magic wand and be miraculously cured of a drug or alcohol addiction? In reality, though, the recovery journey is not so short and sweet, but actually involves a complete change in mindset and lifestyle with an eye toward a rewarding and fulfilling future—and that takes […]
When offered that corner office with the placard on the door it didn’t come with an instruction manual on how to manage the stress that the job would involve. When daily pressures mount due to the increasing demands of an executive level position, it is common for alcohol or drugs to become the panacea for […]
When alcohol addiction affects someone who is in a leadership position at work it can present a difficult dilemma. How does this executive, with all the many job responsibilities that cannot simply be ignored, manage to get treatment for the alcohol problem? This quandary has led to the formation of specialized niche rehabs that have […]
High-level executives encounter excessive levels of stress on a daily, hourly basis. Chronic exposure to high stress can often result in the use of alcohol as a means of relieving the pressures of the job. Eventually, this daily habit of self-medicating with alcohol can develop into addiction or dependence, becoming a threat to health, career, […]
A common trait among successful executives is their ability to quantify actionable steps towards achieving a business goal. In that same way, looking at getting help for an alcohol or drug problem a busy professional can best process it in chunks. A defined time commitment, such as completing the detoxification phase of recovery in the […]
