Portland, OR (PRWEB) December 15, 2006
The holidays are a time of fun and frivolity for many, but for recovering alcoholics they are also a time of danger. The AcloholismResources.com Guide to Staying Sober During the Holidays offers alcoholics and family members assistance in making sure that they come through the holidays healthy and in a state of continued sobriety.
Evidence suggest that up to 90% of those in recovery from alcohol will experience at least one significant drinking episode in the first four years after treatment. Though the percentage of those who will relapse in later years declines over time it remains a significant risk for many recovering individuals. With its guide to surviving the holidays for alcoholics AlcoholismResources.com hopes to help alcoholics avoid relapse during the season of holiday cheer.
According to the website the holidays can seem like a giant low pressure system trying to envelope the alcoholic, as many factors conspire to lead those in recovery from alcoholism back into problem drinking. The site lists stress, loneliness, high-risk environments and environmental cues and sugar as all coming together to make the “perfect storm” for relapse.
In its “Guide to Staying Sober During the Holidays” AlcoholismResources.com offers practical advice that elucidates how support, stress reduction, pre-identifying relapse warning signs, preparing “sobriety scripts” and diet play important roles in helping maintain sobriety over the holidays.
The guide also offers family members and loved ones of alcoholics practical suggestions for how to help the alcoholic stay sober. According to the site families sometimes unwittingly contribute to the alcoholics relapse. It suggests that there are steps the family can take to support the alcoholic.
About Alcoholism Resources: http://www.AlcoholismResources.com is aninformational site whose primary mission in helping alcoholics, family members and loved ones understand the disease of alcoholism, find treatment and negotiate early sobriety. AlcoholismResources.com does not offer medical advice or diagnosis.
The Guide to Staying Sober During the Holidays can be can be downloaded at http://www.alcoholismresources.com/sober_holidays_guide.pdf
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