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Warning Signs of Alcoholism

1. Making excuses for drinking

2. Drinking alone

3. Poor Diet

4. Drinking Secretly

5. Binge Drinking

6. Lying about drinking

7. Daily Drinking

8. Violence associated with drinking

9. Trembling in the morning

10. Drinking to reduce stress

11. Drinking on the job

12. Drinking and Driving/ DUI

13. Drinking impacting social relationships

14. Increased tolerance to alcohol

15. Withdrawal symptoms when not drinking

16. Drinking first thing in the morning

17. Drinking to fall asleep

18. Smelling like alcohol

19. Malnutrition symptoms

20. Cardiac problems associated w/ alcohol

21. Blacking out while drinking

22. Justifying alcohol use

23. Drinking because of depression

24. Being told you have a drinking problem

25. Drinking until passing out

26. Drinking after others have stopped

27. Feeling guily about drinking

28. Unsucessfully attempting to reduce intake

29. Making impulsive decisions while drinking

Commonly Abused Prescription Drugs (Brand Names)

Opiates:
Oxycontin
Vicodin
Norco
Demerol
Dicodid
hycodan
hycomine
lorcet
lortab
Novahistex
Xentex
Xodol
Eukodal
Dinarkon

Stimulants:
Adderall
Ritalin
Dexedrine
Strattera

Depressants:
Valium
Nembutal
Xanax
Soma
Lexotanil
Librium
Gerodorm
Klonopin
Orcadil
Tranxene
Rohypnol

If you or someone you know is abusing any of the drugs listed above, please seek professional help as soon as possible - prescription drug addictions are as serious as any other. Newport Coast Recovery can help you plan for sobriety - call (800)990-9691 today

Do I need a dual diagnosis rehab program?

Friday, December 21st, 2007

This question isn’t always easy to answer.
If you’ve been diagnosed with a psychological disorder other than addiction, and then find yourself addicted to alcohol or other drugs, you definitely need to attend a dual diagnosis rehab program.
Just because you haven’t been diagnosed with a psychological disorder doesn’t mean you’re off the hook. Often, psychological […]

What is dual diagnosis rehab?

Monday, December 10th, 2007

When an individual has co-occurring disorders, like anxiety and alcoholism, or depression and meth abuse. More often than not, the psychological disorders (like anxiety and depression) predate the drug abuse or alcoholism.
This isn’t a coincidence either, these disorders can often be preemptive factors in acquiring a drug addiction. This is a common occurrence; often […]