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What It Is Like Living in a Sober House: A Complete Guide

A report from last year, compiled by county employees John Powell and Cole Cooper, revealed that the valley was in desperate need of a sober living home. The valley’s only sober living facility had been New Adam’s House in Crested Butte. But the home, operated by the...

Alcoholism Causes And Risk Factors: What Causes Alcohol Addiction?

Alcohol is a psychoactive substance, which means that it impacts how the brain and central nervous system function. There are medications which are psychoactive as well, like antidepressants for example. Some of these medications make alcohol twice as powerful; thus,...

Symptoms and Signs of Alcohol Addiction: Am I Addicted to Alcohol?

Some types of alcohol are extremely high in calories, and when paired with an alcohol-induced increase in the hunger hormone which can cause cravings for high-fat foods this can result in weight gain. Immune systemDrinking too much can weaken your immune system,...

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders FASDs: What to know

And this research published in 2012 suggested that even light drinking in the early weeks could increase miscarriage risk, though the risk goes up with heavier drinking. In one 2015 study done in mice, researchers gave the animals alcohol at 8 days gestation — roughly...