Alcohol Use Disorder
Articles in this topic explain how Alcohol Use Disorder can affect mood, focus, sleep, relationships, medication decisions, and day-to-day care conversations.
MAT (Medication Assisted Treatment)
If you have opioid use disorder, medication is the actual treatment.
Jun 2, 2026
Vivitrol (extended-release naltrexone)
Vivitrol is naltrexone in a syringe, given once a month in your butt. That's the whole pitch.
Mar 28, 2026
Naltrexone for alcohol
Naltrexone is the medication that gets prescribed more than any other for alcohol use disorder in clinics that actually know what they're doing, and it's…
Mar 26, 2026
The Quiet Damage Addiction Does to Others
Addiction doesn’t just live in a person’s body. It moves into the spaces between people.
Nov 10, 2025
You Already Know You Have a Problem
If you're reading this and wondering whether your drinking is a problem... it is. You wouldn't be reading this otherwise.
Sep 15, 2025
Sobriety Isn’t the Hard Part (It’s Everything After)
People think getting sober is the hard part. Yeah, detox sucks, early sobriety is uncomfortable, breaking the actual habit is genuinely difficult...
Aug 25, 2025
Men’s Health
Men don't usually walk into a psychiatrist's office and say they're depressed.
Aug 20, 2025
Couples Therapy for substance use
If one partner has a drinking or drug problem and they're in a relationship, the partner is part of the treatment whether anybody signs them up for it or…
Jun 6, 2025
Addiction, Explained
Addiction is what happens when the brain's reward wiring gets dragged hard in one direction.
May 31, 2025
Alcohol Use Disorder diagnostic criteria
Most guys who have alcohol use disorder don’t think they have it, because they think alcoholism means falling-down-drunk and missing work, and they’re not doing that. They’re functional,…
May 19, 2025
Why “Rock Bottom” Is Bullshit
Rock bottom is bullshit.
May 6, 2025
The Real Reason You Keep Self-Sabotaging
People sabotage themselves constantly and they can't tell you why. Get within sight of something working out and they blow it up.
Apr 30, 2025