Category: Alcohol Detox
Alcohol Detox at Home
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. Alcohol detox at home can be relatively safe and comfortable if the person going through …
Antabuse
Antabuse Antabuse (Disulfiram) is a medication that some people in recovery take to help them stay away from Alcohol. This medication is considered aversive treatment because it makes a person violently ill if they drink alcohol while they are on the medication. This pill is taken daily, usually in the morning. Once taken, the person …
Is Alcohol Home Detox Safe?
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 nurse increases the chances of a safe detox. Executive Home Detox was the first, and …
Alcohol Withdrawal: Poor Concentration and Impaired Memory
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 poor concentration and/or impaired memory. Poor concentration and impaired memory in conjunction with consistent alcohol …
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Alcohol Withdrawal: Shakes
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 Shakes or tremors can be a mild to moderate sign of alcohol withdrawal or can …
Not Leaving Las Vegas
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, in fact I am going to Las Vegas! Going to Las Vegas to assist an …
A Lesson Learned: Never Give up Hope
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) previous alcohol detoxes documented at this hospital. Thirty-Eight! And that was just at this hospital, imagine …
A Drug By Any Other Name; A List of Opiates, Benzodiazepines, and Alcohol
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 Opiate, Opioid, Benzodiazepine, and Alcohol. This is not a comprehensive list. Here goes. Opiate: Occurs …
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Alcohol Dependence, Alcohol Abuse: Vitamin B and Alcohol
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 is the vitamin B family. Vitamin B1 – Thiamine – is not absorbed because alcohol …
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Connections in Recovery: A Key piece in sustaining sobriety
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 phone call was from Robert, who underwent an alcohol home detox. Their voices on the …
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