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Coming Out of Our Comfort Zones: Recovery From Addiction - by Candace Plattor- Controlling The Desire To Steal - by Submitted on May 25, 2012 from Ari NovickWhen therapists and researchers look into why people steal, aside from absolutely needing something to survive, the most common answer seems to “I don’t know”. Sometimes the individual started stealing at a young age to impress friends or maybe just for the thrill of getting away with it. ...
Views: 1999(1 vote) - Convenient Online Therapy Can Benefit Individuals Living With An Alcoholic - by Submitted on May 10, 2012 from Ari NovickAre you currently in a situation where you are worried about someone you are living with because you think that they might be exhibiting signs of alcoholism? If so, then you are probably wondering where you go in order to get help in figuring out what has lead them to this low point in their ...
Views: 1075(1 vote) - Counseling Couples With Codependency - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2020 from Randi FredricksSometimes codependents have associations with partners that are not addicts or alcoholics. Just how can this happen? Generally, the codependent is maturing in your house with some type of disorder or addiction. They develop and meet somebody that's not really a medication addict or alcoholic and ...
Views: 1235(2 votes) - CRAFT Addiction Treatment and Codependency - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2022 from Darlene LancerThough powerless over an alcoholic-addict's ultimate behavior, we can influence them to get addiction treatment using CRAFT. It's a Community Reinforcement and Family Training program for addiction treatment developed in the 70s that has been effective in training “Concerned Significant Others" ...
Views: 512(2 votes) - Craving Comfort- Handling Addiction - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2012 from Shiroko SokitchHow many times have you decided that you need to stop smoking or eating sugar and find that you can't? It becomes even more difficult to quit once you've decided that you have to. The internal saboteur takes over and tells you that, "just one more won't hurt." One in every twelve adults abuse ...
Views: 2548(1 vote) - Curing The Cause Of Illness, Disease and Suffering - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from David OttTo cure illness and suffering, we need to know the underlying CAUSE. Practitioners are often content to work with and remove the symptoms alone. Unfortunately these symptoms will eventually reactivate within the individual until the route cause of the illness has been dealt with, mentally, ...
Views: 3328(1 vote) - D.U.I. CHEMICAL TESTS and YOUR RIGHTS - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2011 from Steven TabanoImplied Consent Law Each person who drives in the state of Pennsylvania is deemed to have given his/her consent to one or more chemical tests of their breath, blood, or urine upon a lawful request. A request is considered lawful where the police have reasonable grounds to believe the person ...
Views: 1371(1 vote) - Dealing with Addiction in the Family - by Submitted on May 15, 2007 from Margaret PaulDealing with addicted family members is always a big challenge. There are some important issues to explore when someone you love is harming themselves. ARE YOU CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROBLEM? People use various addictions to avoid their painful feelings, especially their feelings of anxiety, ...
Views: 3662(1 vote) - Dealing with Addiction in the Family - by Submitted on May 15, 2007 from Margaret PaulDealing with addicted family members is always a big challenge. There are some important issues to explore when someone you love is harming themselves. ARE YOU CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROBLEM? People use various addictions to avoid their painful feelings, especially their feelings of anxiety, ...
Views: 3662(1 vote) - Dealing With Boredom in Recovery - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2013 from Todd BranstonOverheard at meetings and treatment rooms are stories of how clients report that there's nothing to do now that they're sober or how they feel like they won't have any friends once they get sober. While I can certainly understand the concern, there are a lot of people engaged in a full life who ...
Views: 2633(1 vote) - Dealing With Emotions During Rehab Treatment - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2013 from Lara SchusterThe Center for Disease Control reports that more than 40,000 people die each year from substance abuse related deaths. According to the Federal Government’s Household Survey on Drug Abuse, there are approximately 12.7 million substance abusers in the U.S. and a half million will enter rehab ...
Views: 933(1 vote) - Dealing with Post Acute Withdrawal during Drug Rehab - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2011 from Ronnie BastonClinical drug rehab has rapidly advanced over the last several decades. Because of advancements in psychology and neuroscience, drug rehab specialists have been able to create a wide array of proven methods for treating addiction and ensuring long-term sobriety. However, there are still ...
Views: 742(1 vote) - Dealing with Relapse - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2013 from Lara SchusterAccording to statistics released by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, more than 90 percent of substance abusers attempting to stay sober will relapse at least once and 72 percent of that group will relapse multiple times. However, the National Survey on Drug Use and Heath clarify that ...
Views: 854(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: AA only goes so far - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2015 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance I am 13 years sober through the 12 steps of AA, but I haven't been to more than one meeting in the last 2 years, after making 3 a day for the 1st yr. and averaging 5 a week for the next 4 years! AA only goes so far. They do not tell you that. If you are ...
Views: 2199(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: His mother was an alcoholic and a toxic bitch - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2017 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: Don't know if you can help me or if i need to go to specialist alcohol sites. My partner and i had been together for 21 years, i asked him to leave 8 months ago, but i miss him dreadfully at times and i have to remind myself why i asked him to go. His mother was an ...
Views: 1531(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: My son is having a substance abuse problem - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2017 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: My son is having a substance abuse problem. It surfaced a few months ago, he promised to stop, and I just caught him using it again. He just turned 18. What can I do to help him? Dear Reader: I'm so sorry you're going through this with your son. If he wants help, ...
Views: 1593(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: My son is having a substance abuse problem - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2019 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: My son is having a substance abuse problem. It surfaced a few months ago, he promised to stop, and I just caught him using it again. He just turned 18. What can I do to help him? Dear Reader: I'm so sorry you're going through this with your son. ...
Views: 1174(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: They said "Go help somebody, you selfish jerk" - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2017 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I recently read "Could He/She be a Control Freak?" and I suddenly found information that seemed to pertain to a failed marriage that I was still pondering about. I am wondering, if a person had a chaotic childhood ...
Views: 1577(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: They said "Go help somebody, you selfish jerk." - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2018 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I am an addict. long term. I've had some time in NA running what I thought, and what others even so much reinforced, that when I began to feel like I needed to "leave the nest" a little (at about five years sobriety), I copped all kinds of flack from ...
Views: 1173(1 vote) - Dental Problems with Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge Eating Disorders - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2015 from Marty LernerAlthough eating disorders are often accompanied by a variety of physical and emotional complications, perhaps the most painful are those leading to severe dental problems. To be sure, there is some overlap with respect to the specific impact each type of eating disorder has on our teeth and ...
Views: 2002(1 vote) - Desperately Seeking Perfect - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2013 from Tucker DinnesThis week I have been revisiting a book written by Pema Chodron, called “When Things Fall Apart”. I read this book a few years back when my Mom passed away. It helped me to realize that life isn’t about trying to reach a place of lasting pleasure, in order to avoid pain, but to accept that we ...
Views: 1061(1 vote) - Detachment. How Can I? - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Judy HerzanekWhen life becomes one crisis after another, when emotional pain and endless drama become “the norm” what am I supposed to do? Over the past few decades I’ve received this question a lot. Recently it has become the #1 question. Why is that? What do I suggest to families who have arrived at this ...
Views: 1832(1 vote) - Detoxification During Drug Rehab - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2012 from Meekah TomlinsonDrug rehab programs help thousands of addicts across the country make lasting recoveries every year. Although most laypeople and even medical professionals once viewed addiction as a matter of willpower, drug rehab specialists now recognize that it is a neurological disease which requires ...
Views: 820(1 vote) - Developing Juicy Goals For Recovery - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2012 from Todd BranstonIt is likely there are a few things you’d like to accomplish in your sobriety. The reality is that the machinery that helps your goals manifest is the same no matter the subject, time-line, or importance. I would like to posit that in order to reach your goals there are specific ways of ...
Views: 2078(1 vote) - Different Programs for Drug Addiction Treatment - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2012 from Jessica LakesonDrug addiction treatment helps addicts from all walks of life make lasting recoveries each year. With the help of drug addiction treatment, people who struggle with alcohol, cocaine, and even opiates make incredible lifestyle changes which allow them to stay sober for the rests of their lives. ...
Views: 692(1 vote) - Different Programs in Addiction Treatment Centers - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2012 from Anthony GilbertAlcohol dependency and other types of drug addiction are diseases that progress through predictable stages. Accurately diagnosing these conditions, and developing a comprehensive treatment plan, requires the involvement of trained health professionals, often including a doctor who specializes in ...
Views: 845(1 vote) - Different Ways to Help a Drug Addict in Best Possible Way - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2019 from Jaclyn TengDrug addiction is one such stage of life when a person goes in complete isolation without having a second thought in mind. In this situation many a time, even family become helpless to bring the patient out of this problem and continue a healthy life within a society. FACT: In 2017, Utah ...
Views: 591(1 vote) - Do More Potent Pain Killers Signal Need for Drug Education Classes? - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2012 from Mike MillerAddiction is a terrible thing. I can guarantee you not one person ever begins to take a substance or drug with the hope that they become addicted. Care to argue? Would you agree that addiction to prescription medication is reaching epidemic proportions? Would you agree that addiction to ...
Views: 1514(1 vote) - Do You Have to Want to Get Well for Treatment to Work? - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Amy LashwayDo you need to WANT to get well for treatment to work? We have all heard the line… “You can’t force someone into treatment, they have to want to get well for it to work”. I must say, I wholeheartedly disagree and I believe this fallacy has lead to devastating consequences for people who ...
Views: 1606(1 vote) - Do You Know What Is In Your Crystal Meth? - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2014 from Lara SchusterIn the U.S. more than 4 million people struggle with crystal meth abuse or addiction and as many as 12 million reports to have tried it at least once. With nearly 500 tons of the drug produced each year, the drug is readily available, but at what cost? Although there had been a short decline ...
Views: 1373(1 vote) - Do You Want to Stop Binge Eating? Read This - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Nina VBinge eating has been said to be one of the most widespread of all eating disorder, affecting 1 in 35 people, much more common that any of the other eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia. The main problem with trying to stop binge eating is that many of those who are suffering are ashamed ...
Views: 2066(2 votes) - Does Alcohol Trigger Isolation And Anxiety - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2020 from Craig BeckDoes Alcohol Trigger Isolation And Anxiety There are an amazingly large amount of individuals who confess they consume alcohol because of isolation and anxiety! It's worth keeping in mind that a great deal of these people are not in fact by themselves. They might be in lifelong marriages ...
Views: 694(1 vote) - DRAMA - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2014 from Dr. Anne Brown“Being honest may not get you a lot of friends and it will get you the right ones.” We all have been there! Maybe you had a friend or you know someone now who is in a big DRAMA! The situation keeps getting worse and you can’t believe the stories… affairs, lying, addictions, bills not paid, ...
Views: 1535(1 vote) - Drug Abuse – The 7 Traps of Drug Abuse - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2010 from Kathy WilliamsonDrug abuse - if you knew what your life would end up looking like as a drug addict, I’m sure you’d never start. So here are some of the traps I’ve seen. Trap #1 – You’re hooked before you know it. Some drugs instantly hook you, while others slowly pull you in. You want to fit in. You want ...
Views: 1291(2 votes) - Drug Addiction and Co-Occurring Mental Disorders - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2011 from Brooke ShealdonOne of the most misunderstood aspects of drug addiction is its physiological basis. Addiction is a neurological disease – a condition brought about by irreparable changes to a person’s brain chemistry which requires clinical treatment. Overcoming substance abuse is therefore not a matter of ...
Views: 745(1 vote) - Drug Addiction Recovery for Pregnant Women - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2012 from Brian WalkerWhen a pregnant woman is suffering from drug addiction, the situation is more serious because the effects of drug use not only applies to her, but her fetus is facing danger as well. It’s quite likely that when the child is born, it will suffer from bad health from day one. Illegal drug ...
Views: 1608(1 vote) - Drug Addiction Support Groups - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2012 from Jack TaylorIt’s not easy to be free of drug addiction. There are many treatment options available for drug addiction including medication and psychological therapies. There are rehabilitation centers to help addicts get out of their addiction. The recovery process does not end as the treatment is ...
Views: 2491(1 vote) - Drug Addiction Treatment for Methamphetamines - by Submitted on Dec 24, 2011 from Sammie LadylDrug addiction treatment at clinical rehab centers helps thousands of addicts make successful recoveries every year. Even people who abuse extremely dangerous and habit-forming substances such as meth can achieve lasting sobriety with drug addiction treatment. As medical professionals have ...
Views: 714(1 vote) - Drug Addiction Treatment for Opiates - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2012 from Jessica LakesonDrug addiction treatment centers help thousands of addicts make lasting recoveries every year. With advances in neuroscience and psychology, medical professional have developed several proven therapies for drug addiction treatment. These therapies are effective for a variety of addictions – ...
Views: 657(1 vote) - Drug Addiction Treatment – Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy - by Submitted on Dec 24, 2011 from Meerston LangdonMedical professionals have made incredible advances in drug addiction treatment over the last few decades. With recent advances in neuroscience, psychology, and pharmacology, rehab specialists have developed a variety of proven methods for drug addiction treatment. Thousands of addicts all ...
Views: 859(1 vote) - Drug Addiction Treatment – How to Deal with Relapse - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2012 from Leiaste PloneckAddiction is an incurable neurological disease. Although medical professionals have developed highly effective treatment methods, all addicts face the constant threat of relapse. The chemical changes which occur in people’s brains during addiction are permanent, and even addicts dedicated to ...
Views: 863(1 vote) - Drug Addiction Treatment – Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2012 from Meekah TomlinsonDrug addiction treatment programs help thousands of addicts make lasting recoveries every year. Drug addiction clinics across the United States use proven methods to help their patients make crucial lifestyle changes. Though treatment programs last only a few months, these changes allow for ...
Views: 1290(1 vote) - Drug Addiction – Is It a Matter of Choice? - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2012 from Sammie LadylMany laypeople still cling to the misconception that addiction is a choice. Even those who understand the neurological basis of this disease are often prejudiced against addicts, treating them as if they were lazy or weak of will. While people may choose to use drugs in the first place, the ...
Views: 1723(1 vote) - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2011 from Kirsten GrossBeing an addict leaves an individual in constant turmoil, whether, the addiction is an alcohol addiction, or a drug addiction. There is not one addict that does not want to quit. An addiction has a harmful effect on not only the individual, but the family and friends of the addict, as well. In ...
Views: 982(1 vote) - Drug arrests on the rise despite increase in substance abuse cases - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Uriah FullerOne of the most dangerous modern evils to affect our society is drug addiction. Most times ending in death, it is one of those ‘illnesses’ that needs to be nipped in the bud from the beginning itself. What makes it even more dangerous is that it can affect people from all walks of life and all ...
Views: 606(1 vote) - Drug Detox – What to Expect - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2011 from Rusell TweldonAddiction is a physiological disorder which permanently alters addicts’ brain chemistries. The same neurological processes which are responsible for people’s cravings for food, sex, and other pleasurable things are also responsible for drug cravings in habitual users. It is therefore essential ...
Views: 1092(1 vote) - Drug Free Office Enviornment - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2013 from Lara SchusterWhen you consider that 77 percent of drug abusers in the U.S. are employed, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, it stands to reason that corporations want to encourage a safe drug free office environment. As most companies have developed a zero tolerance for drug use, many have ...
Views: 870(1 vote) - Drug Rehab - Detoxification - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2011 from Brooke ShealdonDrug rehab clinics across the United States help thousands of addicts achieve lasting sobriety every year. With the realization that addiction is a neurological disease, drug rehab specialists have been able to develop a variety of effective and proven therapies for substance abusers. ...
Views: 680(1 vote) - Drug Rehab and Addicts’ Social Lives - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2012 from Leiaste PloneckDrug rehab programs across the United States help thousands of addicts make lasting recoveries every year. The last few decades have seen enormous advancements in neuroscience and psychology, and drug rehab specialists have used new information to develop incredibly effective treatment ...
Views: 1148(1 vote) - Drug Rehab and Lifestyle Changes - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2012 from Sammie LadylDrug addicts must effect great changes in their everyday lives in order to stay sober and maintain the progress they make during clinical rehabilitation. Addiction is a life-consuming disease, and recovery must be a holistic, lifelong effort to succeed. In fact, the reason that today’s rehab ...
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