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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

Helping an addicted family member

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

One of the most stressful things one can deal with is addiction in the family. When it becomes obvious that professional help is necessary, there’s really no time to procrastinate - addiction can be a life or death matter.
The first step is to assess whether or not the family member is willing to quit on […]

Alcoholism is a Family Disease

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

Addiction just doesn’t seem to run in certain families, but in others it can have multiple victims. This isn’t a coincidence, because alcohol addiction has both a genetic and an environmental basis. It’s important to break the cycle of addiction by treating problems when they start as opposed to postponing treatment. If you find […]