All articles under Alcohol Treatment topic

Naltrexone for Beer Drinkers: Turning Down the Six-Pack Pull

If the after-work six-pack has gone automatic, here is how naltrexone quiets the pull of that first beer, plus daily vs before-drinking dosing.

Sober Milestones: How to Mark Progress and Celebrate Without Alcohol

Day 1, day 30, your first sober wedding. Here is why sober milestones help your brain build momentum, and how to celebrate each one without alcohol.

Alcohol and Loneliness: When a Drink Feels Like Company

Loneliness can make a drink feel like company, then quietly deepen the isolation. Here is the loop, and gentle ways to build connection without alcohol.

Drinking and Self-Sabotage: When You Drink Against Your Own Goals

You planned to skip tonight, then poured one anyway. Here is why drinking derails your own goals, and a calmer, self-kind plan that actually holds.

Alcohol and Avoidance: What Happens When You Drink to Not Feel

Drinking to avoid stress, grief, or boredom brings quick relief, then keeps the feeling around longer. Learn why that happens and gentler ways to face it.

The Hangover Shame Spiral (and How to Break It)

The morning-after guilt loop does not lead to less drinking. Here is how shame quietly fuels the next drink, and how self-compassion breaks the spiral.