Category: Sober living

Someone in this stage usually needs immediate medical help to survive. People who are left to “sleep it off” may end up experiencing hazardously slowed breathing or complete respiratory arrest, or they may aspirate on their own vomit. Other risks include hypothermia, heart arrhythmia, and seizures. There isn’t a particular treatment that people recommend to…

Initially, alcohol might provide a sense of relief or euphoria, but this is short-lived and often followed by negative consequences. At the other end of the scale, those with pre-existing symptoms of depression are at greater risk of developing an alcohol addiction, down to increased susceptibility. Alcohol is a depressant, which will be used to…