According to a national survey, about 14.1 million adults had alcohol use disorder in 2019.1 Despite how common the disease is and the havoc it wreaks on people’s lives, alcoholism is a treatable disorder. With the right kind of support and treatment, people of all backgrounds recover from alcohol use disorder.
Peter spent 12 years sober and has worked in the addiction treatment industry for more than a decade. After relapsing last year, he was able to get back on his feet with the help of the team at Nova. He learned some important lessons in the process and we are so happy to see him healthy and sober again!
Kurt never drank in the morning. Instead, he would wake up, go to work, suffer through his day, and then re-medicate with alcohol in the evening to feel better. Unlike earlier in his life, Kurt found that he enjoyed hard liquor much more than he used to because it was easier to find his “happy place,” that sweet spot where he didn’t have to face the stress of life. Years went by and gradually, Kurt became what he always said he wouldn’t be.
Daphne spent years trying to hide her alcohol addiction from family and friends. Now, she doesn’t have to wonder what she did or said the night before. She doesn’t have to wake up with a headache, needing a drink just to get rid of it. Now, Daphne lives a full and purposeful life as a wife, mom, sober coach, sober companion/escort, and a relapse prevention professional.
According to a national survey, about 14.1 million adults had alcohol use disorder in 2019.1 Despite how common the disease is and the havoc it wreaks on people’s lives, alcoholism is a treatable disorder. With the right kind of support and treatment, people of all backgrounds recover from alcohol use disorder.
According to a recent analysis of survey data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), military members drink more than workers in any other job.1 These results aren’t all that surprising, as the evidence reports what has already been known for years: the military culture is one of alcohol abuse and members struggling with alcohol use disorder is nothing new.