por Oliveros Sastre | Dic 27, 2023 | Sober living
The TSF emphasis on group interaction and abstinence provides patients opportunities to practice sober behavior and results in improvements in coping and self-efficacy which are comparable to those that occur with CBT. Of the four treatment models, TSF and CRA focus...
por Oliveros Sastre | Dic 20, 2023 | Sober living
To better help someone with a drug addiction, it’s often necessary to hold them accountable for their actions by establishing limits or boundaries for what is and isn’t acceptable behavior. Without boundaries, your loved one never has to face the consequences of their...
por Oliveros Sastre | Sep 21, 2023 | Sober living
The widespread changes in the organization and functioning of the brain—which continue into a person’s mid-20s—bring about the cognitive, emotional, and social skills necessary for adolescents to survive and thrive. The nature of these rapid changes may also increase...
por Oliveros Sastre | Sep 13, 2023 | Sober living
Some cultural groups may possess drinking patterns that do not lead to negative outcomes. In contrast, others may experience increased alcohol consumption due to acculturative stress and the demands of societal change. The subjective cultural factors, including...
por Oliveros Sastre | Ago 23, 2023 | Sober living
Although there is no single cause of alcoholism, there are risk factors that may make someone more likely to develop the disease. It is likely that, as for most complex diseases, alcohol dependence and AUDsare due to variations in hundreds of genes, interacting with...
por Oliveros Sastre | Ago 8, 2023 | Sober living
Alcoholism isn’t always viewed as a killer, but it’s the real killer when thoroughly investigated. Many celebrities have died from alcoholism and we’ve highlighted the top 10 celebrities who died of alcoholism above. The fact that he was Irish may have played a role,...