Alcohol Use Disorder: What It Is, Symptoms & Treatment

For example, antidepressants, if someone with an alcohol addiction were self-medicating to treat their depression. Or a doctor could prescribe drugs to assist with other emotions common in recovery. These complications are reasons why it’s important to treat alcohol addiction…

Is There an Inherited Family Alcohol Gene?

It’s also not guaranteed, as about half of the risk is due to factors aside from genetics. High levels of stress in the environment, a lack of family support and engagement, and peer pressure can make a person more susceptible…

Relapse prevention An overview of Marlatt’s cognitive-behavioral model

Shiffman, Gwaltney and colleagues have used ecological momentary assessment (EMA; [44]) to examine temporal variations in SE in relation to smoking relapse. Findings from these studies suggested that participants' SE was lower on the day before a lapse, and that…