Alcohol affects every part of the body. Alcohol addiction makes the damage worse. Fear of suffering or death too does not make the person stop, revealing the inability to do so , thereby highlighting the nature of the disease of addiction. The solution to arrest it is treatment in an alcohol rehab where in one experiences […]
“If there had been intoxication in alcohol then the bottle would have danced “ goes the translation of a famous dialogue from an Indian film. It is the series of chemical reactions that cascade once alcohol enters the bloodstream and reaches the brain that brings that about. Treatment in alcohol rehab /alcoholism requires an in-depth
Identifying the disease in your Loved one and Understanding its complexities Human beings are mainly hedonistic. Addiction is part of human nature. Addiction is defined as A chronic progressive behavioural pattern of an individual to seek pleasure or to reduce pain, has a tendency to grow in intensity, frequency and /duration, there is the inability
Alcohol and drug abuse /addiction can result in numerous and gross nutritional deficiencies that hamper the physical and mental health of the individual. A healthy diet plays a major role in sustaining and improving the quality of life in recovery. Alcohol and drug use can affect nutrition in the following ways (i) Not eating- drinking and
“A huge section of the population that has been unaccounted for the world over during the lockdown for COVID -19 have been those suffering from addiction to alcohol /drugs. A person addicted to alcohol/drugs/prescription medication always ensures that one has enough stock to last a period of time. However, the nature of the disease of addiction is
“He is a drunkard don’t associate with him” ” He is a druggie – beware he can rob and kill you” “Don’t pay attention to him … he is a useless piece of shit .. smoking pot all day like a chimney” Society degrades, demeans and disgraces the person suffering from the disease of addiction. The
Advances in medicine have succeeded in enhancing human longevity. However, with longevity but not longer professional working years, people are looking at about 20-30 years of post-retirement life which is bereft of the professional working life they were used to.Though the older adult population shows a lesser prevalence of substance use with respect to the
“Pila de.. pila de..Pila de pila dePila de deewani main hoon jiskiI’m a bad girl, I like Whisky “ from a recent Bollywood movie . “And I know she’ll be the death of me, at least we’ll both be numb/And she’ll always get the best of me, the worst is yet to come,” The Weeknd
The dictionary definition of Codependency is excessive emotional or psychological reliance on a partner, typically one with an illness or addiction who requires support.Read here to know more about the Codependency !! Just as there are denials in those addicted to a substance regarding their addiction, so are there denials in Co dependents most times far more
Across the centuries the status of women has improved from being treated as Adam’s rib or the weaker sex to receiving equal rights to being at par with men on all fronts. The woman of today is thus a Superwoman managing home and work with élan and going beyond all conditionings – except very deep-rooted
