Am I Addicted?

A question many should be asking themselves. This article differentiates between a positive addiction and a negative addiction. It suggests practical measures to help an addicted person.

Testing for Marijuana Use - Marijuana Drug Testing Methods: Hair, Saliva & Urine Testing

Testing for marijuana use is becoming more and more popular on the job market today. Not only for health reasons, but also for safety issues. For those of you who are not familiar with marijuana, it is a greenish-gray mixture of the dried, shredded leaves, stems, seeds, and flowers of the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa. It is typically smoked in hand-rolled cigarettes (joints), cigars (blunts), pipes, or water pipes (bongs).

Quitters Search, Too!

How many of us have a habit we would like to get rid of? A safe estimate: just about everybody. Microsoft® has introduced a new pay-per-click, or PPC, advertising platform that enables advertisers to tap this enormous market. With MSN® adCenter, institutions and private firms offering services to consumers looking to kick a bad habit can reach the right audience at the right time.

Is Alcoholics Anonymous For You? A Complete Review

I first went to an Alcoholics Anonymous 12 step meeting 2 months ago. I was at the trough of my life cycle, having gone on a 3 month continuous bender after my wife left me for another man, and was ready to settle down a little and start to sew my life back together. Well, my Alcoholics Anonymous meeting worked wonders– just a couple of months and I'm cured, honest.

A Brief History of Alcoholics Anonymous

I guess you've heard about Alcoholics Anonymous. This is a fellowship of people who try to stay sober and help others achieve sobriety, as well. Alcoholics Anonymous, or AA, was founded in 1935.

Addiction Help

Drugs and Alcohol -- These are substances are addictive and dangerous. However these are just few of many addictive and harmful issues surrounding our lives. Every thing from food, sex/porn, gambling, relationships, and television can have an addictive nature. Find out if you are or are approaching a critical mode of addiction. For more information on Addiction or for Addiction Help Services visit www.clearaddiction.com

Addictions - Behavioral Factors

Behavioral addictions, although less spoken about, are as prevalent as substance indulgence and can be equally damaging to personal and professional well-being.

Addiction Recovery: Top 5 Reasons Why You Need an Aftercare Plan

If you have a desire to recover from the disease of addiction, you must take certain steps to increase your chances of long-term recovery. Residential treatment is a great place to start you on your road to recovery. Program lengths may vary from 30 days to several months. If you have just returned home from a treatment centre, it is imperative that you have an after care plan and follow it 100%. Below are the top 5 reasons why you must follow your after care plan:

Drug Addiction or Eating Disorder: Which Came First?

When a person enters drug rehab or an addiction treatment facility and is diagnosed with a drug addiction and eating disorder, the question arises: which addiction developed first and how do you treat two addictions?

Alcoholism Recovery: 12 Steps to Stay Sober Over the Christmas Holidays:

One of the most difficult times of the year for those recovering from alcoholism is the Christmas holidays. If you find yourself struggling during the Christmas season, please remember that you are not alone. Help is only a phone call or a meeting away! Here are some helpful and practical tips to keep you from taking that first drink.

An Anecdotal Story from a Recovering Co-Dependent

“You cut me off like you cut off mommy when she died.” Only four days back from a drug relapse, my brother Billy's statement would have charged me up for a week. This time I understood how entwined I was with him.

Detox Programs

There are a number of detox programs designed to suit different lifestyles. A few of them are juice fasting, herbal detoxification, detox baths/ saunas and bowel cleansing. Some detox programs may target only the liver and the kidneys, while others are suited for bowel or skin cleansing.

The Social Nature of Alcoholism

For many, alcohol is a way to socialize and enjoy the company of others. But for many users, the social drink turns into a solitary drink, and the social drinker may earn the name of alcoholic. Alcohol has become a destructive force.

Are You A Shopaholic?

Do you shop for therapy or necessity? In a day and age with so much to do and see, and buy and become it isn't surprising that we as North American's purchase tens of thousands of dollars per year in stuff. We never actually realize how much we have consumed until it is time to move! Why is it that while others have so little we all continue to spend like money is going out of style? Some shop for groceries, which are a necessity. Some shop for Christmas gifts, birthday presents and others just shop to shop. That's right, shopping as a form of entertainment to pass the time. Find out if you are a good shopper or if you are shopping for therapeutic reasons that you may have never even considered before.

Alcohol Abuse and Dependency Revealed

Alcohol abuse and dependency can be fostered through our lack of knowledge about the hidden facts on the consequences of alcohol use. Most of the time the fact that alcohol was the main cause or part of the cause of an incident or tragic result is not explained to John Q Public. For instance, if the fact that, in 2002 one million violent crime victims in the US perceived that the offenders were drinking alcohol was as well known as, how to use a phone, then we may be able to curtail such an enormous amount of violent crimes that occur due to intoxication.