Bulimia - Dying For The Love Of Food

Because of an unhealthy relationship with food and a hate of their body, millions of people will yearly punish their bodies to the brink of self-destruction. Bulimia affects all ages, genders and races; it is not selective when it comes to killing its victims.

Eating Disorder - Causes, Manifestations , Consequences

Eating disorders affect millions of people and, surprisingly, have less to do with digestion and more to do with psychological and social factors. Developing independent self-evaluation standards is important to prevent this condition.

Filling Up Externally, Filling Up Internally

Are you addicted to substances, processes or people to fill your emptiness and take away your aloneness? Discover how to fill the empty and alone place within internally instead of externally.

Ashitha's Report on How Alcoholism Affects Families

Alcoholism of often termed the family illness, referring to the tremendous impact an active alcoholic has on those around him. There is no way the family members can escape or ignore the alcoholic. The majority of the alcoholic impairments are behavioural. So in the day-to-day interactions of family life, the family members are confronted with alcoholic behaviour. The family is, confused, be wildered, angry and afraid. They act accordingly. Their responses characteristically are as impaired as the alcoholic’s.

When Do You Need Alcohol Addiction Treatment?

Most of us like to drink and have a good time. 'Partying' is just a harmless recreational use of drinking. But, when is it too much? How can you tell if you are addicted? And when should you consider alcohol addiction treatment?

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.

Punishment or Rehab For Drug Addicts?

Knowing the best way to deal with drug addiction is first determining whether the addiction is an illness or a crime. Rehabilitation for drug addicts shows good merit over punishment.

Drugs - Gate Pass To A Cool Lifestyle

Do you think getting into drugs is your only gate pass to the coolest group in college. Are you thrilled about being called a druggy? Well this article just increases your knowledge about drugs and how they tend to be murderers.

Habit = Addiction?

This article talks about the siamese twins called Habit and Addiction, their similarity and how one should tackle them...

How to Implement an Effective 12 Step Program

The 12-step program is not a secret. It exists now and gives remarkable results. The 12-step program is a real, widespread and oft-used method for retrieval of alcoholism. What is more, the 12-step program is a life-saving opportunity, which is worth the trying.

How I Broke Free of a 20 Year Sex Addiction - And What You Can Do to Help Others! Part 2

Can a guy who sleeps with a prostitute every two weeks and who goes to church and who has the gifts of the Spirit go to heaven? I thought he could as long as he said sorry and repented, I couldn't possibly lose my salvation from something I couldn't conquer. I struggled for 20 years with this addiction till a preacher put the fear of God into me and I saw the truth that I was headed for hell and then I reached a stage where I found repentance, was granted the grace to resist temptation and was set free. So it is possible not to walk in the flesh and it is possible to conquer sin in our life. We will tell a homosexual that he cannot continue sleeping with men and be a Christian, but if I keep my addiction to prostitutes secret and I think I am going to heaven without very really repenting and turning away from my sin then I am mocking God. For Grace did not come into the world so that...

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:

Dual Diagnosis Treatment Spans the Full Gamut of Addiction, Psychological and Societal Methodologies

About 70 percent of people with drug and alcohol addictions may suffer from dual diagnosis. Estimates of 22.2 million Americans with dual diagnosis show the magnitude and commonality of the problem.Equivalent populations include, immigration, coastal areas that may sink as the oceans rise, areas of high mortality risk from two or more hazards (drought, floods, cyclones, earthquakes, volcanoes and landslides), and children that do not survive their first year of life in Ethiopia. While immigration, climate change, natural disasters and third world starvation, disease and civil war are daily headlines, dual diagnosis is not found in the lexicon of our day-to-day colloquy. Maybe we should rethink our standards of decorum and social embarrassment so that we may become informed as a people, to remove the stigmas of substance abuse and mental illness.

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?

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.