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Enjoy the Holidays while Avoiding Relapse

By ExecuCare Team on December 5, 2018 / Sober / Comments Off

How do you enjoy the Holidays while avoiding relapse?

The holidays can be a difficult time for those in recovery. Aside from the many parties scheduled this month, there is often the added stressors of money, work, and family that accompany this time of year. With this said, the risk of relapse i Enjoy the Holidays while Avoiding Relapse ncreases during the holiday season. This can be particularly worrisome for those who are new to recovery or whose loved ones are in recovery. Though there are many different ways that people relapse, we’ve highlighted some key ones below. Here are some signs to look for if you’re concerned about you or your loved one in recovery. Read more →

Binge Drinking: How to Keep Your Teen Safe this Summer

By ExecuCare Team on July 11, 2018 / Drinking, Teens and Youth / Comments Off

4^th of July isn’t the only time during the summer that teens and young adults are tempted towards underage and binge drinking. Summers are often filled with too much free time and boredom that puts teens and young adults at risk. Not only does underage drinking increase during the summer, but so does binge drinking (consuming large amounts of alcohol in a short period of time).

Summers are often filled with too much free time and boredom that puts teens and young adults at risk of binge drinking.

It’s important that our teens and young adults know that drinking, especially binge drinking, is not a harmless right of passage. There are serious consequences to these actions that can result in harming oneself, someone else, even death.

What can parents do? Read more →

It’s Festival Season in New Orleans: Can You Party without Alcohol?

By ExecuCare Team on April 4, 2018 / Drinking / Comments Off

April kicks off festival season in New Orleans, but can you party without alcohol? With April being Alcohol Awareness Month, now is a good time for a little self-evaluation.

April begins one of the best festival seasons in New Orleans: French Quarter Festival, Jazz Fest, Oyster Fest, ESSENCE Festival, and more! April is also Alcohol Awareness Month and a good time to check-in and see if you can party without alcohol. Can you? April kicks off festival season in New Orleans but can you party without alcohol? Alcohol Awareness Month is a good time for a little self-evaluation

Early Signs of an Alcohol Problem

One of the common early symptoms of alcohol abuse is the inability to abstain from alcohol without experiencing withdrawal symptoms. Watch for some of these symptoms of withdrawal when you abstain from drinking alcohol: feeling of jumpiness or nervousness, anxiety, irritability or changes in mood (esp. volatile or rapid changes), depression, fatigue, or difficulty thinking.

According to The Alcoholism Guide, some common warning signs of a drinking problem are: Read more →

Why is the New Year’s Resolution to Quit Drinking So Hard?

By ExecuCare Team on January 28, 2018 / Drinking / Comments Off

Hint: It’s not a lack of willpower that makes it so hard to quit drinking.

A common resolution made as the New Year rolls in, is to quit drinking. But like many resolutions made with the best intent, the end of January often finds people struggling to reach their goal of sobriety. Why is this? Why is it so hard to quit drinking?

It’s important to stress that being unable to stop drug or alcohol use on one’s own is not because of a lack of willpower or moral failing (Psychology Today, 2012). To understand what you’re up against, you have to realize what alcohol does to your brain. It hijacks the reward center of your brain, the part that controls motivation, desire, pleasure, memory, impulse. All of the things you need working for you, are working against you because of an imbalance in your brain chemistry caused by chronic use of alcohol. Read more →

Teen Drinking and Risk Factors

By ExecuCare Team on April 9, 2017 / Drinking / Comments Off

Teen drinking carries its own set of risk factors. Teens are especially vulnerable to alcohol use and abuse. Their age also requires a unique approach to educating, preventing, and addressing alcohol problems. During April’s Alcohol Awareness Month, we are focusing on ways to recognize alcohol abuse, talk to your teen about it, and help prevent it.

Teen drinking and risk factors

The scary fact is that teens who start using alcohol before the age of fifteen are four times more likely to become alcohol dependent as they get older. This is why education and prevention are so key. A brain compromised from alcohol abuse will cause a teen to miss important developmental lessons, so early intervention is crucial.

How to Have a Sober Halloween in New Orleans

By ExecuCare Team on October 28, 2016 / Sober / Comments Off

Can you have a sober Halloween in New Orleans? The answer is yes! Halloween has grown into a holiday that is more than just kids trick-or-treating door-to-door. It has become a holiday for adults often with elaborate parties that involve alcohol and/or drug use. But it doesn’t have to be. There are plenty of ways to celebrate a sober Halloween while in recovery. Sober Halloween in New Orleans

Here are some local events in New Orleans this Halloween: Read more →

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