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Coming Out of Our Comfort Zones: Recovery From Addiction - by Candace Plattor- Addicted? How To Detox Off Of Alcohol And Pain Pills Together - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2007 from John LeeThere are an estimated 20 million alcoholics in America, and about 6 million people dependent and using pain pills daily. Of course a significant number of these chemically dependent people are using the two together An addiction to pain pills and alcohol concurrently presents with some ...
Views: 4280 - Addiction, Don't Believe The Myths...Family Can Help! - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2007 from John LeeWe don’t yet truly understand the underlying processes occurring in the mind with addiction, and although we are getting closer to an understanding, things remain murky. One thing we do know with certainty however is that things are not always what they seem, and what seems logical and ...
Views: 1023 - Addiction And Alcoholism; Why Can't They Just Stop? - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2007 from John LeeWhy can’t they just stop drinking or using drugs? Can't they see the damage they're doing to themselves, to their families and to their careers? For those that have never endured addiction or alcoholism, it can be tough to understand how anyone could continue to drug or drink even in the ...
Views: 1824 - Drug Rehab...Why Do You Need Professional Help? - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2007 from John LeeFundamentally, it seems ridiculous, when all that's needed is to just stop doing something harmful, why can’t you just do it on your own? It's very hard for anyone who has never been addicted to understand what the problem is, and when we start losing our careers, our families and even ...
Views: 1025 - Startling Addictions Research Available - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2007 from Curtis MonkeyChertsey, Quebec – A new era for addictions treatment has arrived. Thanks to the Clear Haven Center, freshly released studies that explore the hearts and minds of those touched by addictions is now available to help understand, and ultimately prevent and combat, all forms of ...
Views: 850 - Free Drug And Alcohol Rehab At The Salvation Army - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2007 from John LeeWith the costs of private rehab reaching as much as $20 000 per month and more, those people without private health insurance or the means to pay for rehab often wonder what they can do to better painful and crippling addictions to drugs and or alcohol. It's unfortunate that everyone is not in ...
Views: 13902 - Binge Drinking; Who Does It? - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2007 from Terje EllingsenWhat is binge drinking? The National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows that binge drinking among full-time college students as well as young adults not enrolled in college continues to be a significant problem. Binge alcohol drinking has been defined differently. A common definition, however, ...
Views: 891 - Drug Rehab, How To Find An Affordable Drug Rehab - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2007 from John LeeAlthough there are several thousand free or almost free drug and alcohol rehabs within the nation, finding them when you need them can be very problematic! Most people don’t think much about drug rehab until they need one, and when they do, the challenge of making such an important ...
Views: 1208 - How Support From The Sandwich Generation Can Help Britney Spears - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2007 from Phyllis GoldbergIn any media frenzy lately, Britney Spears is at the top of the list when it comes to celebrities and controversy. What do you think – is she a puppet of the press or does her public humiliation reflect the downfall of our society? Erratic behavior, such as shaving off her hair, attacking the ...
Views: 845 - It's Not About The Drugs - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2007 from Magdalena BallIn my novel Sleep Before Evening, a brilliant teenager named Marianne finds herself slipping down the treacherous path of heroin addiction. While the novel is ultimately redemptive, with a positive outcome and a positive message, it isn’t meant to be salutary or didactic. But fiction ...
Views: 681 - You Can Save Thousand Of Dollars By Quitting Smoking! - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2007 from Scott BarkerHealth isn’t the only factor in why people are planning to quit smoking now or in the near future. The cost of smoking has a direct impact on their way of life, limiting the amount of money they can contribute to the living expenses of the household. Smoking is a very expensive habit, and ...
Views: 1159 - Children And Alcoholism; A Tragic Combination - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2007 from Terje EllingsenChildren and alcoholism, that's impossible! As a matter of fact it isn't. One of the hardest things for a parent to have to face is the fact that a son or daughter may have a problem with drugs or alcohol. Even if their "children" are now adults, it is still challenging to confront the problem, ...
Views: 850 - Plastic Surgery Addicts - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2007 from Melanie PitreThe plastic surgery addicts' compulsion for perfection stems from the preoccupation with a negative body image. It usually begins with a little nip or tuck, and while many walk away satisfied, plastic surgery addicts always want more. The question is: Is it the surgeon's responsibility to say ...
Views: 1064 - Quit Smoking The Happy Way! - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2007 from Arne KlingenbergQuit Smoking The Happy Way! You can quit smoking. It's actually quite easy. The only condition is that you have to really want it. Yes, nicotine is the most addictive substance known to man, but you are stronger than that. And the 'recipe' you're about to read really does work; even hardcore ...
Views: 4114 - 5 Symptoms Of Alcoholism - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2007 from Terje EllingsenLike any disease, there are signs or symptoms of alcoholism. Some of them is very easy to recognize whilst others are less obvious. Most of us can go out maybe once a week or just on special occasions and have a few drinks and it is no big deal. Anyone can be an alcoholic including teenagers. ...
Views: 6569 - The Effects Of Alcoholism - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2007 from Terje EllingsenOver 17 million people in the US suffer from alcoholism. This total includes men, women and even teenagers. Alcohol is legal so it is the most available, socially acceptable and costly drug that is abused in the world today. Those who consume alcohol do it at least once a week. Social drinking ...
Views: 766 - I Am Addicted, Which Alcohol Or Drug Rehab Program Should I Choose? - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2007 from Terje EllingsenThere are lots of different drug rehab programs. In some large hospitals some drug or alcohol treatment facilities can be found as well as in private clinics or institutions. Also in the field of psychiatry, we find drug or alcohol treatment and rehab units either fully integrated; which means ...
Views: 1009 - Typical Signs Of The Need For Alcohol And Drug Addiction Treatment - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2007 from Terje EllingsenNo one will deny that drug and alcohol addiction are serious problems, actually they gain a very real degree of urgency when they are problems that you or your loved ones are facing. Even admitting that a problem is present can be an issue, and alcohol and drug addiction treatment - the road to ...
Views: 721 - How To Give Teens Alcohol And Drug Addiction Help - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2007 from Terje EllingsenIt's not an easy task to find alcohol or drug addiction help for your young kid or teenager. Nevertheless this is an important task and as a parent you have no choice but taking care of it. A teenager's life is full of contradictions and extremes, as young people are struggling to find out who ...
Views: 1009 - "God, Help Me To Go From Where I Am, To Where I Need To Be, For Who I Am." - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2007 from Michael ZThis is a beautiful 11th step prayer. Although compact and seemingly simple, it is one of the purest ways of working this step. In the first part, "God, help me to go from where I am," I am strengthening my conscious contact as I partner with my Higher Power and invite Him to guide me on my ...
Views: 1602 - How To Succeed With Alcohol Or Drug Addiction Treatment - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2007 from Terje EllingsenDrug addiction treatment can take many forms, depending on the specific addiction involved. Other factors that determine your exact drug addiction treatment include the severity of your drug addiction problem, the length of your current drug addiction problem and your personal and family history ...
Views: 1174 - What To Expect From An Alcohol And Drug Rehab Center - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2007 from Terje EllingsenChecking into an alcohol and drug rehab center is for most addicts one of the most frightening times they experience. All the components that made your life predictable and safe is all of a sudden turned completely upside down. You will be isolated from your family and friends and spend your ...
Views: 3062 - Are You ACOA Or ACOA+ - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2007 from James BurnsMy dad and mom owned a bar so at a very early age it became very easy for me to be around people who drank all the time. From the time I was a kid I thought that the whole world drank and got drunk. My dad was a binge drinker and he would go off on a bender every six months or so. He would be ...
Views: 7432(2 votes) - Mindfulness: Psychotherapy For The Soul - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2007 from sherry gabaDepression - Your Options: Mindful Therapy: Psychotherapy for the Soul By Sherry Gaba, LCSW Introduction Learning Acceptance Skills Identifying Negative Thought Patterns and Obsessions Acceptance and Change Introduction A middle-aged woman is feeling overwhelmed, anxious, ...
Views: 1518 - Mental Health and Addiction in Context - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2007 from Wade PadgettAddiction There is a popular notion among many of those who think of themselves as addicts (as well as those close to them) that the process of maturation or psychological development somehow ceases or is suppressed as addiction commences. This idea varies in its particulars from one person to ...
Views: 1099 - 21 Reasons to Quit Smoking - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2007 from Donald Mckenzie JrHere is a large list of reasons to quit smoking. The earlier you quit, the less of a risk you have of dying. I hope this list will help to convince smokers to kick the habit as soon as possible. 1) If you smoke more than 25 cigarettes a day, you are 25 times more likely to die from cancer and ...
Views: 1016 - Alcoholism & Addiction In Action, The Life and Death of Joe Rowley. - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2009 from Brian GreenThe Life And Death Of Joe Rowley. The funny thing is, I didn’t know Joe that well. He was only an acquaintance really, a drinking acquaintance, not a close friend of mine by any stretch of the imagination. A ship that passed in the drink and drug soaked long dark night of my ...
Views: 1546(2 votes) - Alcohol & Drug Addiction: Why the "Detox-Rehab Cycle" Doesn't Work - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2007 from Dr. Richard GracerJohn was addicted to Norco (a pain pill that contains hydrocodone the same opiate pain killer found in Vicodin), taking up to 30 daily. He started drinking heavily to cope with the feelings he would get when he could not get enough Norco. Things finally collapsed when the police stopped him ...
Views: 1949 - Substituting Prescriptions for Alcohol is Dangerous to Your Health - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2007 from Marilyn RedmondBeware! Increasing the sale of drugs and growing profits are motivating the drug companies to promote prescriptions as an alternative to Alcoholism. Facts are lacking in many articles and information provided to the public about the disease of Alcoholism. The truth is drug companies are ...
Views: 971 - Self-Judgment and Sexual Addiction - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2007 from Margaret PaulHarv called me for phone consultations because his wife, Nancy, threatened to leave him if he did not get some help. "I must be all messed up with my sexuality. I constantly want sex with my wife and she is fed up with it. When she won't have sex with me I'm angry and sullen. I love my wife ...
Views: 3661(1 vote) - Tangos Of Debt Accumulation: What Are They Worth? - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2007 from Mitchell MilchWatch Jane or Bob max out on their credit cards. Is that their partner Jim or Mary registering a feeble protest? Listen to Spot bark and scratch his neck in befuddlement when Jim or Mary pay off the abused credit cards and then, look stunned when the sun rises on another spending spree? ...
Views: 921 - Broken: Book Excerpt - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2007 from FSB AuthorsPrologue October 1994 There was a sharp rap on the door, followed by a muffled but unmistakable command from a voice outside in the hallway. "We want the white guy, just the white guy. We know he's in there. He comes out now and there's no trouble for anyone later." I was the "white guy." I ...
Views: 722 - Can Online Counseling for Drug and Alcohol Addiction Problems Be Effective? - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2007 from Jan WilliamsThe answer to the question in the title of this article is: “Yes, but with the need to understand the limits of online help.” Definitions The words "alcohol dependence" or "addiction" are often used without definition. So, let's first define some terms. As used in this article, alcohol or drug ...
Views: 1492 - What Are You Addicted To? - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2007 from Kelly BallardEveryone, and I do mean everyone, is addicted to something. It may not appear so on the surface. Maybe your addiction is acceptable in this society. (Or at least legal.) Do you shop too much? How many shoes do you have in your closet? Must you always be right? Did you have to drink that ...
Views: 1017 - Alcoholism: Why Can't I Stop Drinking? - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2007 from Margaret PaulThe underlying basis of all addictions - and alcohol is no exception - is the avoidance of pain. While there is evidence that some people have genetic and biological predispositions toward alcoholism, not all people with these predispositions abuse alcohol or become alcohol dependent. Many ...
Views: 11226(2 votes) - When A Loved One Is Addicted - by "How can I get my husband (boyfriend, partner, mother, father, son, daughter, brother, sister, friend) to stop drinking (using, etc.)?"
It's amazing how often those of us who are known to be in a 12 Step Program get asked this question. The amount of pain in the world because of addiction is ...
Views: 1037 - Let's Make Chapter 5 Gender Neutral - by Many 12 Step meeting open with a reading of a portion of Chapter 5 from Alcoholics Anonymous, the original source for all 12 Steps, which was written in 1935. Back then, it was understood that 'he', 'him,' etc. were meant to include both male and female.
Since then, of course, we've come to ...
Views: 1052 - Disease or Not? Does It Matter - by Questions about the disease theory of alcoholism and addiction surface quite regularly, and usually it's forgotten that it was the American Medical Association who attached the label to drunkards in the first place. AA, while certainly open to the notion has, for the most part, preferred to ...
Views: 1058 - Powerfully Recovered! How Can She Say That! - by The idea that one can become powerfully recovered in Alcoholics Anonymous or other 12 Step group often raises eyebrows, and even ire. After all, some argue, the First Step says we're powerless, and everyone knows alcoholism is an incurable disease. Surely that must mean we are perpetually ...
Views: 1277 - Asking for Help is a Powerful Act - by I don't know about you, but in spite of years of recovery, I still have trouble asking for help. I don't mean asking for help in the Program - that's almost second nature now.
No, I'm talking about asking for other kinds of help - on the job or when I have something that's really to heavy for ...
Views: 1222 - Recovered or Recovering? - by No matter what 12 Step Program you're in, you've probably heard that you're always recovering, never recovered. It's one of those ideas that is repeated over and over again.
It's a myth! A myth that probably got started in Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and has spread to the other organizations ...
Views: 1197 - THE reason for smoking! - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2007 from Nenad MolerovicThe real reason for smoking is your emotional state. You like the feeling of a truly “friend” who by your opinion is always in the right mood. First fact is that this is only your opinion, and second fact is that you can easily link pleasure with any similar thing (For example you ...
Views: 1053 - Resolving An Addiction to Something - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2007 from Kevin TaylorOne who, as a result of having an attachment to a chemical, a person, an emotional state, or to anything else, ends up consistently behaving or living in a manner that he or she begins to view as “destructive,” which means in a manner inconsistent with his or her ideals or goals, has been called ...
Views: 1853 - SAM-e, Supplements, and Serenity After Rehab! - by Following the rigors of a substance addiction, detox, and rehab, recovering people expect to and desperately want to start feeling that serenity everyone talks about in the rooms. However, as recovery tends to be, results are slow coming. Most struggle physically and emotionally. Frustration can ...
Views: 1096 - The Four Jailers - by There are four major entrapping forces that you, meaning any human being in western culture, encounter in your adult life.
1. Your landlord
2. Your boss
3. Your mate
4. Yourself
Actually, in order of importance or depth of entrapment, this is the reverse order. But in terms of making escape, ...
Views: 924 - Your Plan to Stop Smoking: Is It A Resolution That Makes Sense? - by Now that we're into February, many peoples' New Year's Resolutions to stop smoking are just a fading memory. If you are one of those who have postponed following through on your stop smoking resolution, I'd like to give you some realistic ways to get back on the right track towards a life that ...
Views: 1311 - Trust in recovery. - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2007 from Andre BrinkRecovering (addicts/alcoholics) have in my experience, a problem with trust. Firstly, trust in themselves, and then trust in society because they distrust themselves. I guide patients with an illustration of paying back a bank loan. When the bank’s risk manager contacts you about your overdue ...
Views: 1303 - Jumping the Hurdle of Addiction - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2007 from Angie LewisI know that you can jump the hurdle of addiction and live a content filled peaceful life because I did, and I am. In my marriage and life I went through a lot of terrible emotions and marital issues during my bout with alcohol addiction. I have been sober for fourteen-years now, and I have never ...
Views: 1234 - Your Smoking Addiction can be Un-hooked and Un-trapped - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2007 from Megan CarterHooked, trapped, desperate—Oh these words are so heart wringing. Are those that utter these soul-searing cries being tied up by their thumbs? Or have they fallen down an old mine shaft? Well, umm, no, they have… well they have made a decision to become hooked, trapped and desperate. See the ...
Views: 844 - JUST A THOUGHT... - by Few of us are the power-marketer who could sell snow-cones to Eskimos. But, we want to be so we can build a huge pile of a business! And most of us have a lifelong pent-up demand for freedom and success that, once we find NM, we want it all right now! Then, we fumble around trying to figure out ...
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