by DJ Chiasson | Mar 3, 2026 | Alcohol Addiction
Alcohol and Sleep: What’s Actually Happening When You Drink A lot of people have the same experience: you drink, you feel relaxed, and you fall asleep faster. So it’s easy to assume alcohol is “helping” your sleep. But what it’s really doing is changing how your brain...
by DJ Chiasson | Feb 25, 2026 | Alcohol Use Disorder
What Counts as Binge Drinking A lot of people hear “binge drinking” and think it only applies to someone who drinks every day, drinks alone, or “can’t stop.” But binge drinking is actually a specific pattern. And yes, you can absolutely binge drink even if you only...
by DJ Chiasson | Feb 18, 2026 | Alcohol Addiction
Yes—your liver can heal after quitting alcohol Yes. In many cases, your liver really can heal after you quit drinking, especially if the damage is still in the early stages. If you’ve been asking yourself, “Can the liver heal after quitting alcohol?” or “Can my liver...
by DJ Chiasson | Feb 10, 2026 | Alcohol Addiction
When Alcohol Detox Needs a Higher Level of Care When people hear “level of care,” they often think it’s about motivation or how “serious” someone is about quitting. But in alcohol recovery, the very first level-of-care question is much simpler: Is it medically safe...
by DJ Chiasson | Feb 3, 2026 | Alcohol Treatment Center
Recognizing When It’s Time to Get Help for Alcohol Addiction A lot of people in Vermont don’t wake up one morning and think, “I have an alcohol problem.” It usually creeps in. Quietly. Slowly. And because drinking is normalized in so many spaces, it can be hard to...
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