Intervention: Helping a Loved One Overcome Addiction
Since 2005, the topic of interventions as they relate to substance use disorder has been documented on reality television series such as Intervention on A&E and Celebrity Rehab on VH1. While both series deal with various issues related to substance abuse and dependence, the most sensational scenes center on addicts whose loved ones stage dramatic get-togethers in order to convince them to get professional help.
5 Benefits of Having a Sober Lifestyle Coach
Shortly after Thanksgiving 2022, an opinion published in the MedPage journal for physicians told the story of Dr. Kara Pepper, an internal medicine specialist who was celebrating a year of sobriety after going through various episodes of black-out binge drinking. Dr. Pepper recounted how she felt humbled when she found herself asking Google for signs of alcoholism. As an internal medicine doctor, she felt she
