Straight answers about alcohol, medication and change.
Evidence-based insights from the Choose Your Horizon team on the science around drinking habits, success stories, naltrexone, GLP-1 medications, and the latest developments on the topic.
Adaptogen Drinks Instead of Alcohol: Do They Actually Work?
Adaptogen drinks promise calm without the hangover. Here's what research says about ashwagandha, rhodiola, L-theanine, and kava, plus the cautions to know.
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Naltrexone and ADHD Medication: What's Known, What Isn't, and What to Tell Your Prescriber
Taking naltrexone with Adderall, Ritalin, or Strattera? What research shows, where studies are missing, and why stimulants plus alcohol deserve extra care.
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Non-Alcoholic Wine: How It's Made, How It Tastes, and When It Helps
How non-alcoholic wine is made, what the 0.5% ABV label really means, honest taste expectations, calories vs regular wine, and when it can trigger cravings.
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Sales Professionals and Drinking: How to Entertain Clients and Still Show Up Sharp
Client dinners, conferences, and closing rounds make drinking part of sales. What alcohol costs your recall and judgment, plus scripts that keep deals moving.
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GLP-1 vs Naltrexone Side Effects: How They Compare
Compare GLP-1 and naltrexone side effects, how long they last, the serious label warnings for each, and who may tolerate which better when cutting back on alcohol.
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Lawyers and Drinking: The Pressures Behind the Numbers and What Actually Helps
What the major attorney study found, why risk peaks early in a legal career, and how private, confidential care fits around billable hours and client dinners.
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Is Your Attachment Style Causing You to Drink Too Much?
Discover how your attachment style influences drinking behaviors, what can be done to become more secure and improve your relationship with alcohol.
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Is Gen Z Drinking More? Why the Surveys Disagree
Industry surveys say Gen Z drinking is rising while Gallup shows U.S. drinking at a record low. Here's what each source measured and why they disagree.
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Pathways to Recovery From Alcohol: How They Compare and Are Combined
Discover different pathways for drinking less and improving your relationship with alcohol and how methods can be combined for personalized treatment.
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Naltrexone vs GLP-1: Alcohol Reward Pathways
Naltrexone and GLP-1 can make reducing alcohol use easier, but they work on different reward pathways. Discover the difference and how they can work together.
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Join an Alcohol Use Program That Doesn’t Require You to Quit Drinking
The latest Choose Your Horizon post explains why drinking less is sometimes a better goal than sobriety and where to find support for alcohol reduction.
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How to Know When to Up Your Naltrexone Dose
Should you increase your naltrexone dose? We’ve got details on 4 scenarios that suggest it could be time for a higher dose of naltrexone.
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Prescriptions and Life Insurance: What to Know When Naltrexone is Prescribed
Any prescription can impact life insurance if it’s on your medical record. Find out how it relates to naltrexone and options for avoiding insurance issues.
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Experts Explain How Naltrexone Works in the Body and Its Primary Medical Uses
Discover how naltrexone works in the body and its primary medical uses that result from how the brain responds to the medication when it's used for alcohol.
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Compounded Naltrexone: What to Know About Efficacy, Approval & Risks
Learn the difference between standard, FDA-approved naltrexone and compounded naltrexone. What it is, how it’s made and potential risks.
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Common Drinking Patterns and What They Can Mean
Do you have a drinking pattern? Learn about 9 common drinking patterns: the motivating factors, the risks and how you can change your drinking pattern.
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Naltrexone and Menopause: Why Drinking Climbs and What Helps
Drinking often rises in perimenopause for real reasons. Here is what alcohol does to sleep and symptoms, and where naltrexone fits alongside midlife care.
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GLP-1 Medications, Alcohol, and Your Heart: What Each One Actually Does
GLP-1 drugs cut cardiac events in one specific trial population. Heavy drinking raises blood pressure and arrhythmia risk. Here is how the two interact.
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Entrepreneurs and Drinking: What the Founder Script Is Actually Costing You
Investor dinners, launch nights, and no clock-out. A performance-first look at founder drinking, what it costs your output, and the least disruptive way to change it.
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Why Liquor is Extra Dangerous For the Liver
Liquor can be particularly dangerous for the liver when compared to beer and wine. Read about the three things that make liquor riskier for your liver.
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Super Bowl Drinking: How to Enjoy the Whole Game and Still Have a Monday
Super Bowl Sunday is an eight-hour event with football in the middle. Here is what an all-day session costs and a quarter-by-quarter plan that actually works.
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What Happens at Your First Telehealth Appointment
A walkthrough of the clinician visit itself. How long it usually runs, what you get asked about your drinking and medications, and what happens after.
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First Responders and Alcohol: Why the Job Makes the Drink Make Sense
Trauma exposure, rotating shifts, and a drinking culture that doubles as peer support. What research shows for police, fire, and EMS, and what actually helps.
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March Madness Drinking: Why Three Weeks Is Harder Than One Big Day
March Madness is three weeks of daytime games, office pools, and weekday drinking. Here is why the duration is the problem, and a plan that lasts the whole run.
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GLP-1 Medications, Alcohol, and the Muscle Loss Nobody Warns You About
Lean mass is what most people on a GLP-1 are trying hardest to protect. Alcohol works against it through a separate mechanism that never shows up in a food log.
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