Los Angeles, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 03/24/2017 -- April is Alcohol Awareness Month, which was established by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) in 1987 in order to reduce the stigma that so often surrounds the disease and help encourage individuals to get treatment. Alcohol Awareness Month mostly involves activities in schools, community centers, and religious groups that are focused on speaking, listening, writing, and discussing the causes and effects of alcoholism and determining what can be done to combat it.

However, one weekend during Alcohol Awareness Month isn't just about writing, speaking, or listening, it's about doing, or not doing, to be precise. Alcohol Free Weekend is a weekend in which people across the country are encouraged to completely abstain from alcohol to show their solidarity with those who struggle with alcoholism and the alcohol abuse, dependence, and addiction that it so often brings.

The Many Benefits of Enjoying an Alcohol Free Weekend

Avoiding alcohol this weekend isn't just good for raising awareness, it can also have profound benefits for you, both mentally and physically.

A few of the many benefits of avoiding alcohol this weekend include:

More energy
Better sleep
Avoid hangovers
Avoid dehydration
Improved focus and concentration
Better work performance
May help to alleviate (or avoid) symptoms of anxiety and depression
Reduce cholesterol and body fat

Is Alcohol Free Weekend a Bigger Challenge Than You Thought?

If you and those you care about plan to follow through with Alcohol Free Weekend, pay close attention to how you feel. If you've been drinking a lot more than usual in the last few weeks or months, it's important to make sure that you aren't at risk for alcoholism. So, if you feel unusually stressed or experience headaches, fever, tremors or nausea after going without alcohol for 24-48 hours, you should seek professional help.

The same goes for friends, relatives, and loved ones, who may have no idea of the severity of their condition if they drink regularly, thereby keeping their alcohol withdrawal symptoms at bay. If your loved ones refuse to try Alcohol Free Weekend, it may also be a good idea to keep an eye on them. If you've seen them drinking more than usual on a consistent basis, you may want to gently approach them about your concerns.

Get Help if You or Someone You Love Needs Treatment for Alcohol Addiction

Unlike many other addictions, alcoholism can slowly creep into an otherwise responsible individual's life with no warning. What may start as a few drinks after work once or twice a week to relieve stress can soon turn into a dangerous, every-day affair that can consume nearly every aspect of an alcoholic's life.

At Restore Health and Wellness Center, we understand how difficult it can be to deal with alcohol addiction. We also know that in order to effectively address this condition, it's essential to receive comprehensive and customized treatment.

Our goal is to help you improve your physical, mental, and emotional health while undergoing alcohol addiction treatment. We can create and alcohol treatment plan that incorporates both traditional and holistic therapies so you can thrive in your recovery.

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Los Angeles, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 03/16/2017 -- Despite a massive reduction in the percentage of Americans who smoke in the last few decades, 36.5 million people in the U.S. still smoke, and nearly half of them suffer from a smoking related disease or illness, but Kick Butts Day wants to change that.

What is Kick Butts Day?

Kick Butts Day is a national day of activism that was created to empower people of all ages (but especially young people) to raise awareness about the problem of tobacco abuse in their communities, to inform fellow young people about the oft-deceptive nature of tobacco advertising, and to urge political, business, and cultural leaders to help protect Americans from smoking and smoking-related diseases.

Who Started Kick Butts Day? When was it started?

Kick Butts Day was founded and is currently organized by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that works toward empowering, educating, and helping young people understand and avoid the harmful side effects of tobacco use. The first Kick Butts Day was held in 1996, so this year's Kick Butts Day will be the 22nd in the day's history.

What Does Kick Butts Day Want to Change?

While youth smoking has consistently decreased for the last few decades, millions of young people in America are still smoking– and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids attributes much of that to tobacco industry marketing efforts. According to the Campaign's website, Kick Butts day is specifically intended as a way for kids to understand, analyze, and criticize the way tobacco is being marketed to them.

Specific tobacco marketing strategies that young people should be aware of include:

- "Splashy" ads in large magazines like Sports Illustrated
- Price discounts, in-store advertising aimed at (or friendly towards) kids and teens
- E-cigarettes and vaporizers
- Sweet and flavored tobacco products

When young people begin to realize exactly how they're being persuaded, they can begin to stand up against deceptive and misleading advertising and make healthy, independent, and well-informed life choices.

What are Young People Doing for Kick Butts Day?

In schools, libraries, and youth centers across the country, young people everywhere are participating in a variety of activities to increase their awareness about the harms of smoking and the benefits of quitting. In particular, students will study the medical and economic effects of smoking on American society, including the facts that nearly 500,000 Americans die each year from illness directly caused by smoking and that smoking costs more than $300 billion each year in terms of health care costs and lost economic productivity.

The Restore Center Offers Professional, Compassionate Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment

Suffering from the disease of addiction can be an incredibly difficult challenge. Unlike other diseases, which are primarily either mental or physical, addiction is combination of both, and results from a variety of genetic, environmental, mental, and emotional factors. Since addiction happens for a variety of reasons, it needs to be combated with multiple tools, and you'll find those tools at Restore Health and Wellness Center.

At Restore Health and Wellness, our combination of traditional, alternative, and holistic therapies takes into account the needs, challenges, and mental, physical, and emotional condition of each individual patient. Addiction is different for every individual, and different patients often need different tools in order to fight it effectively. Our customized and comprehensive addiction treatment programs can help you achieve and maintain lasting recovery.

For a drug and alcohol treatment center that truly cares, call Restore Drug Rehab today at 855-638-9268.

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Los Angeles, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 02/17/2017 -- Restore Health and Wellness Center, a state-of-art drug and alcohol rehab center, is helping promote Children of Alcoholics (COA) week, an increasingly popular campaign led by NACOA (The National Association for Children of Alcoholics) to bring awareness to children everywhere who are negatively affected by parental alcohol problems.

COA Week is gaining traction worldwide

COA Week is less than a decade old, having been founded in the U.K. in 2009. Despite being recently founded, the Week is quickly growing in popularity as it's message of awareness and hope spreads internationally. With major events occurring in India, the U.K., and a variety of other locations, this year is set to be the most impactful yet for COA Week.

Indian hospital hosts the country's first-ever COA Week

This year, India is hosting its first-ever COA Week at Dr. A.V.Baliga Memorial Hospital in the city of Udupi in India's southwestern Karnataka state. The hospital has already begun to host a variety of events to commemorate the Week, including group meditation and a moment of silence, events with local artists, and a series of educational lectures for the hospital's medical staff, local colleges, and the general public.

NACOA invited to lecture at the British House of Commons for COA Week 2017

On February 15th, NACOA has been invited to host it's annual David Stafford Memorial Lecture at the British House of Commons. The lecture, which commemorates David Stafford, one of the original founders of NACOA, will involve multiple speakers sharing stories of parental alcoholism, it's negative effects on children, and ways that it may be able to be prevented in the future.The event is hosted by Liam Byrne, longtime Member of Parliament for Birmingham Hodge Hill and former Chief Secretary to the Treasury under British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

NACOA celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2016, but much work remains to be done

Since 1990, NACOA has provided support for the children of alcoholics throughout the U.K. and beyond. One of the organization's best-known services is a free helpline that allows alcoholism suffers and their families get advice, guidance, or simply someone to talk to during a challenging and often heartbreaking time in their lives.

However, NACOA helpline is only one of the organization's many programs and initiatives-- and in recent years, the charity has expanded to online publishing, blogs, videos, event sponsorship's and speeches in order to share it's message of hope. While these efforts have helped combat parental alcoholism, there's always more that can be achieved-- and it looks like NACOA is ramping up its efforts each year to tackle the problem head on.

Visit the Restore Center's new website to learn more about parental alcoholism and drug and alcohol addiction treatment options

If you or someone you care about is suffering from alcohol or drug addiction, the best time to act is now, and visiting the Restore Health and Wellness Center's website is a great first step. The Center's website is filled with valuable information about addiction treatment options, and includes information about both traditional and alternative therapies may be able to give new hope to patients who are suffering.

The website also educates visitors about the Restore Center itself, a luxury rehab center with multiple facilities in Los Angeles. Restore uses a community-based approach and a strong support network to fight addiction from the inside out, helping patients heal their mind, body, and spirit while becoming a better version of themselves.

To learn more, call 855-636-5785 or visit restorecenterla.com today.

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