Reviewed by John A. Smith, Medical Professional and Addiction Counselor, Phuket Island Rehab Staying sober from alcohol is harder than getting sober, and most people are not warned about that. The biggest threats to sobriety are rarely dramatic relapses, they are...
Reviewed by John A. Smith, Medical Professional and Addiction Counselor, Phuket Island Rehab Having an alcoholic son is a different experience from having an alcoholic daughter, and the differences are not subtle. Sons with Alcohol Use Disorder are statistically more...
Reviewed by John A. Smith, Medical Professional and Addiction Counselor, Phuket Island Rehab Supporting an alcoholic means staying present and honest while refusing to absorb the consequences of their drinking. The single most common mistake families make is not a...
Reviewed by John A. Smith, Medical Professional and Addiction Counselor, Phuket Island Rehab A family intervention for alcoholism is a structured, planned conversation where the people closest to someone with an alcohol use disorder confront the reality of that...
Reviewed by John A. Smith, Medical Professional and Addiction Counselor, Phuket Island Rehab Alcoholism is one of the most damaging forces a marriage can face, and the data are unambiguous: couples where one partner drinks heavily divorce at roughly twice the rate of...
Reviewed by John A. Smith, Medical Professional and Addiction Counselor, Phuket Island Rehab Enabling behaviors are actions that protect a person with alcohol use disorder from the natural consequences of their drinking, and they are almost always driven by love, not...
