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Alcoholism is a chronic, progressive condition characterized by a pattern of compulsive, uncontrollable alcohol use. What are the effects of alcoholism?

  • 11/24/2016

    Q&A: Nutrition and Rehab at HIR

    When new residents enter rehab at Hawaii Island Recovery, they often have questions about what life will look like during their stay and how their habits will change throughout the program. “What will I eat while I’m at HIR?” Read on to learn more about rehab and nutrition

  • 11/21/2016

    Life Story: why I entered drug rehab

    People make the decision to enter drug rehab for a number of reasons. For me, it was my hair that pushed me over the edge.

  • 10/13/2016

    Drug and alcohol addiction affects the entire family

    Dr. Tian Dayton of the National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACOA) offers insight on how and why drug and alcohol addiction affects the family unit as a whole, especially the children of addicts.

  • 08/24/2016

    Is DUI a Felony in Hawaii?

    Hawaii takes driver safety very seriously and individuals who drive under the influence (DUI) or drive while intoxicated (DWI).

  • 08/19/2016

    Buzzed Driving: Are You Just Under the Limit?

    You may be used to driving buzzed. You may have been lucky and not hurt yourself or someone else. However, the more you drive buzzed, the more likely it is that your luck will run out and your buzzed driving is going to hurt someone – maybe you.

  • 09/03/2015

    What is Co-Dependency and How it can Affect One’s Addiction?

    Understand what is co-dependency, how it looks like and the typical symptoms of a co-dependent. Learn why you should get treatment for co-dependency and the most effective treatment available to help you beat co-dependency for good.

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