A study conducted in Honolulu and published in the journal of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, showed that balance problems can continue to plague those who drank heavily in previous years.
Three categories of individuals were studied: those who had been sober for six to fifteen weeks, those who had a history of long-term sobriety and those who had never been alcoholics. Of the three groups given a series of balance tests, those with the least amount of sobriety time performed the worst. However, those who had been sober for the longest performed markedly worse than those who were never alcoholics.
“This study could be viewed in many different way,” begins a spokesperson for Mountainside
Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center. “If the takeaway from the study is that too much damage has been done and it’s too late for an individual to avoid damage if he/she gets sober, that’s the wrong message. The positive points of this study are two-fold: balance does get better when chronic drinking stops; secondly, alcoholism must be viewed as a disease which can be treated.”
If you have or a loved one has suffered in silence with alcohol addiction or any other substance abuse, the professional team at Mountainside Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center wants you to know that it’s never too late to get help and begin your journey to lifelong recovery.
Mountainside Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center is a modern drug rehab facility that is skilled in serving a variety of clients with various addictions and in varying stages of their addiction. The caring, compassionate team is made up of licensed and certified social workers and counselors who have extensive experience and specialty in the addiction treatment field. In addition, the staff includes a Nurse Practitioner, as well as a Registered Nurse, both of whom also have specializations and experience within the field of addiction treatment and alcohol rehab.
Mountainside also provides services for those individuals who come to them with dual diagnoses and require the services of a Psychiatrist to help conquer the unique challenges that dual diagnosis brings.
For the past 13 years, Mountainside has established itself as an innovator within the addiction treatment field, and the treatment modalities Mountainside utilizes are regarded as among the most cutting-edge approaches in helping individuals to get, and to remain, sober. As a result of their unique, innovative approaches to addiction treatment, Mountainside has become the model for the addiction treatment field.
The program, along with its professional addiction treatment team, have earned national recognition and resulted in Mountainside being invited to Washington by the White House to meet with the White House Drug Czar, John P. Walters, for an in-depth meeting on what makes its program so successful. These accolades did not go unnoticed within the addiction treatment field and resulted in the adoption by many throughout the country of a more holistic approach to drug addiction treatment.
If you or someone you love is addicted to drugs or alcohol, or if you have any questions, please contact Mountainside
Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center for a confidential inquiry at 800-762-5433.
