Alcohol Detox at Home Alcohol detox at home can range from a simple uncomplicated process to a life threatening medical event. When a person experiences the signs and symptoms of Alcohol Withdrawal, the person should seek medical guidance and supervision.…
Is Alcohol Home Detox Safe? Is Alcohol Home Detox Safe? A medically supervised Alcohol Home Detox can be safe especially when supervised onsite in the home by a qualified registered nurse. A medically supervised alcohol home detox with an on-site expert…
Alcohol Withdrawal: Poor Concentration and Impaired Memory Alcohol withdrawal has multiple signs and symptoms. Previous blogs have been written about a number of signs and symptoms, including: anxiety, tremors or shakes, appetite disturbance, and sleep disturbances. Another symptom may be…
Alcohol Shakes A classic sign or symptom of Alcohol Withdrawal is the alcohol shakes. Alcohol shakes can occur a number of hours after the last drink of alcohol. Members of the healthcare profession refer to the shakes as tremors. Alcohol…
The film starring Nicholas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas, about a chronic alcoholic who makes a decision to drink himself to death is a lasting impression about Las Vegas, Nevada and the futility of alcohol treatment. I’m not leaving Las Vegas,…
Are some cases hopeless, or should we always have hope? Sandy was coming in again. She was being admitted to the dual diagnosis unit at the psychiatric hospital where I was employed. I knew Sandy well. She had thirty-eight (38)…
I get a lot of inquiries about drugs and what classification or group they are in. Some people confuse an opiate based drug for a benzodiazepine and vice versa. I will list a number of drugs under the heading of…
Vitamin B and Alcohol Most people know there is some correlation between Vitamin B and Alcohol or Alcohol Abuse. People who are alcohol dependent, daily alcohol users, and alcohol abusers are susceptible to vitamin deficiencies. The primary vitamin of concern…
Connections in Recovery I am very fortunate to maintain positive connections in recovery. I recently receive two phone calls from clients, both in the last couple days. One was from Angelina, who underwent an opiate home detox. And the other…