Category Archives: Sober living

Why Do Recovering Alcoholics Crave Sugar?

By understanding why recovering alcoholics crave sugar and implementing these strategies, individuals in recovery can manage their sugar cravings effectively and maintain their sobriety. In essence, the desire for sugar in recovering alcoholics can be traced back to physiological changes in the body and brain caused by alcohol use. These changes impact blood sugar levels […]

What is Wet Brain? About Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome

Unfortunately, Wernicke’s Encephalopathy is difficult to diagnose, which makes catching it in time to treat it challenging. If left untreated, however, patients can (and do) experience irreversible, life-altering brain damage. Even if a person is diagnosed with wet brain, it may still be very difficult for them to abstain from consuming alcohol. What Is Alcohol […]

Recovery Reading List: 17 Best-Selling and or Award-Winning Books on Addiction and Recovery

White thoughtfully explores boundaries, emotional regulation, body image, shame, and self-care in a way that’s actionable and accessible. The book is short, easy to read, and will leave you with some immediate tools for addressing social situations, sex, and friendship while navigating an alcohol-free lifestyle. Written by a cognitive neuroscientist with former substance use struggles, […]

Dialectical behavior therapy: What is it and who can it help?

Typical DBT treatment plans require you to undergo three to four hours a week of individual and group therapy, not including the time needed to complete homework assignments from your therapy team. These large investments of time and resources may be a barrier to treatment for some people. Acceptance is also an important part of […]

Fentanyl Withdrawal: Symptoms, Detox, Timeline and Treatment

In this case, withdrawal symptoms usually start within about 30 hours of removing the patch and can last for around 10 days. At a detox treatment center, doctors can help people transition from fentanyl to another opioid such as methadone. However, the fentanyl withdrawal timeline may vary depending on the person’s metabolism and how long […]