Some individuals may try to use masking agents or adulterants to hide alcohol in urine tests. Activated charcoal is known for its adsorptive properties, which may bind to toxins in the body, potentially reducing their presence in urine. Activated charcoal has adsorptive properties that bind to toxins in the body, potentially reducing their presence in […]

Eating these healthy foods makes sure you have a balanced and supportive diet, helping your recovery journey with kindness and holistic well-being. Eating junk food can lead to a host of health problems, such as weight gain, high cholesterol, and blood pressure. Junk foods’ tendency to make you feel depressed or sluggish can also affect […]

If you try to give it up, your brain lets you know in a hurry that it is not happy. Even if you have developed some of these or other consequences of chronic alcohol misuse, treatment is available and can benefit your future health. Severe alcohol use disorder is any AUD in which a person […]

When prenatal alcohol exposure cannot be confirmed, diagnosis is based on symptoms that can be observed and on ruling out alternative diagnoses suspected of similar symptoms. If treatment is not sought for these challenges early, they can continue into adulthood and potentially negatively affect functioning and quality of life daily. Those with FAS may have […]