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There are some major changes in your life that can happen almost immediately. If you get a new job that is very different from your old one and has a new schedule, the whole structure of your life can change in a matter of a few days.
When you have a baby,
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It’s common in American culture for people to brag about their ability to consume a large amount of alcohol, especially among young people.
Alcohol tolerance is often seen as a sign of masculinity for males and being able to “hold their own” for females.
In certain social settings,
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The purpose of nearly all drug and alcohol addiction treatment programs is for the addict to achieve abstinence. This means a lifetime of sobriety, or no longer using drugs and alcohol at all. Many addicts begin to think that they can handle “just one drink” at some point in addiction recovery.
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Cognitive behavioral therapy is one of the many methods for treating alcohol and drug addiction in treatment programs.
It is considered to be very effective for changing addicts’ habits and the way the think about themselves and their addiction. Its goal is to help alcohol and drug addicts stop using altogether.
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Alcohol and drug addictions are considered to be diseases by many experts. Addiction is believed to be a chronic condition, which means that a person will have it in some form or another for their entire life.
While they may not be actively engaged with disease by abusing drugs,
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The costs of heavy drinking do not only amount to the few bucks lost in the purchase of alcoholic drinks. It can cost you, your education, your job, your family or even your life.
This is because persistent alcohol drinkers often display impaired performance of tasks because of hangovers and alcohol withdrawal distress.
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