What is cirrhosis? Can it continue after one has abstained from alcohol for one year? Cirrhosis can be the outcome of many different liver diseases, although in this country, alcoholism and chronic infection with hepatitis viruses B and C are the most common causes. Cirrhosis is defined as extensive scarring of the liver, with areas [...]

Treatment for alcoholism can begin only when the alcoholic admits the problem exists, agrees to stop drinking and gets help. Most experts believe that staying away from alcohol completely is the key to recovery for those who have crossed the line from alcohol abuse into alcoholism. That might not be easy. The following steps can [...]

Could you please give your opinion of Klonopin usage for alcoholics (in recovery)? There seems to be much controversy surrounding this issue. People who are strict adherents of the recovery movement and the tenets of 12-step programs tend to frown upon the use of psychiatric medications. In fact, for many years, it was almost considered [...]

Medical experts say that women — who metabolize alcohol differently than men — should have no more than one drink a day. And men should have no more than two drinks a day. A “drink” by this definition is one 12-ounce serving of beer, one 5-ounce glass of wine or 1.5 ounces of distilled spirits. [...]

For alcoholics with otherwise good health, proper treatment, social support and motivation, the likelihood of recovery is good. But the cold, hard fact is that treating alcoholism can begin only when the person admits his or her alcohol problem exists, agrees to stop drinking and gets help. Here are some guidelines for action: If you [...]