So you’re thinking about starting naltrexone for an alcohol use disorder, good for you! Before you start, your clinician will ask you about whether you use an opioid. Here’s why.
You’ve likely heard that having an occasional glass of wine benefits the drinkers health.
Ten years ago, I didn’t want to live a better life. I didn’t want to grow as a person. I just wanted to not wake up in withdrawal from pills and to stop nodding out at work.
Despite the fact that I had only begun drinking at the beginning of college, I had gone downhill fast. I found out quickly that alcohol eased my anxiety and depression and I clung to that.
Accountability – it’s a word you hear all of the time when talking about how to change a behavior.
Addiction and alcoholism is insanity, and attempting to “manage it” is like swimming with sharks and trying to talk them out of becoming their lunch. Sharks don’t bargain; they just eat.
It’s really easy to quit drinking. It’s the staying quit that’s the struggle.
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