At some point in time, you feel lost and confused. No matter what you do, your worries and fears(!!!) are bothering you. In these particular cases - some people may turn to alcohol or to other substances to manage their worries and stresses...

Affects of alcohol and substance abuse can cause serious complications for people who are trying to recover from panic attacks...

'She drove me to drink' used to be a popular phrase. Its essential meaning is that stress induces people to consume alcohol...

"This is driving me to drink" a once popular humours phrase is rooted in the fact that many times stress is the root cause for the consumption of alcohol...

There may be many emotions a person experiences while working on the issue of sobriety.
Anger is one of those emotions and one of the most powerful...

Irene, in her late 40s, had been in an out of treatment centers for years before consulting with me.
When in treatment, she was fine, with no desire to drink, but once she returned home with her husband, Frank, and two adolescent children, it didn't take long before she was back to drinking...

Alcohol affects the brain centres, but the more alcohol you have the more parts in your brain are effected...

Many people drink alcoholic beverages at parties, bars, and sometimes at home to wind down after a long day of work...

Do you remember what you did last night? And the night before, and the night before that...

Do you use alcohol to help you feel better? Does the world look better when you've had a few drinks...

Learning how to stop drinking alcohol for some people is a long and difficult process. If you have become dependent on alcohol to cope; if you drink in the morning or before work; if you are unable to cope in social situations without your "friend" (the drink); if you have hurt people while you were drunk - then you have some important decisions to make...