Part of recovering from alcohol use disorder is changing old behaviors and routines. Some people may not provide the support you need to reach your goals. Tapering off alcohol can have dangerous side effects, and your doctor may prescribe some medications to help. Researchers haven’t compared medication alone to psychotherapy alone, and results are mixed …

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In the ‘90s, cause-specific mortality rose for Americans in midlife. By 1998, the U.S. fell below the life expectancy average of other rich countries. Then U.S. life expectancy increases ended in 2010 and started falling in 2014. Fatal overdoses account for an important share of this increase — they rose by almost 387% between 1999–2017. …

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However, numerous resources are available for people seeking help for alcoholism and for family members affected by alcoholism. Alcoholics tend to interact with children in inconsistent ways, sending mixed signals to children, according to a 2009 study published in the Industrial Psychiatry Journal. One example of mixed signals may pertain to acceptable alcohol use, increasing …

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