Using significant higher amounts of alcohol, researchers found that laboratory animals developed tolerance in an environment different from the one in which they were given alcohol. Alcohol tolerance can also be accelerated by practicing a task while under the influence of alcohol. Even if the subjects only mentally rehearsed the task after drinking alcohol, they […]
Category Archives: Sober living
I was only three or four at the time. You’d think that this memory would have made enough of an impact on me that I would run a mile when you tried to enter my life. And the more honest you are towards yourself, the more of a useful tool you will find it. Writing […]
A 30-day program gives you plenty of time to get used to your new environment and focus on the hard work of recovery. But because it’s only a month, you won’t need to make long-term arrangements before you leave home. Studies with follow-up periods of up to two years consistently link longer treatment durations and […]
All of these lifestyle factors speed up aging, but it all begins with a drug rewiring the brain. Moderate drinking — sometimes defined as 2–7 glasses of wine per week — may also keep depression at bay, according to some research, although the same study showed that heavy drinking increased depression risk. If you don’t […]