by bradford | Mar 9, 2019 | Drug Addiction Treatment 101, Addiction
A good rule of thumb to keep in mind when it comes to determining whether an individual has a drinking problem: Those who don’t, don’t spend an inordinate amount of time wondering if they do. If your drinking concerns you, then it’s worth examining...
by bradford | Feb 22, 2019 | Drug Addiction Treatment 101, Addiction, Family Support
There are 11 criteria to gauge the severity of Alcohol Use Disorder in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and where an individual falls on the spectrum — Mild, Moderate or Severe — depends on how many criteria a person...
by bradford | Feb 20, 2019 | Addiction
If you spend any amount of time in social situations where alcohol is involved, you’ve probably run across that one person who concerns you. Perhaps it’s a close friend. Maybe it’s a family member. It might even be your spouse or partner. Inevitably, they drink a...
by bradford | Feb 20, 2019 | Addiction, Family Support
How much is too much? When does drinking cross the line from social lubricant to problematic intoxicant? Those who imbibe too much know that line is out there, but often they don’t recognize it until they’ve already crossed it. Alcoholism isn’t a sudden onset disease;...
by bradford | Sep 20, 2018 | Drug Addiction Treatment 101, Addiction, Family Support
We live in a society awash in booze. Despite the inevitable taglines to “drink responsibly,” alcohol commercials permeate the airwaves. They’re splashed across colorful magazine spreads. They appear in online pop-up advertisements. And in each and every one, the...
