Do You Know An Addict?

Are you or someone you know an addict? If you are truthful in answering this question the most likely reply would be, yes. Believe it or not but most people in this world has one addiction or another the problem is that some are believed to be more unhealthy than others

D-Nile Not Just a River in Egypt

If you are a parent or you have a significant other whom you think may have a substance abuse problem, or if you think there is no problem - take just a moment and read this self-help guide for enablers.

Blunt Force Trauma

Has anyone ever tried to reason with a marijuana addict about the destructive nature of marijuana? Wow it can be akin to something like watching the movie “Must Love Dogs”, long and frustrating.

Coping With Alcoholism of a Loved One

Alcoholism can effect almost anyone. It is not just limited to the alcoholic. The effects of alcoholism extend to friends and family, even co-workers.

Physical Effects of Alcohol - 7 Short Term Effects of Alcohol Consumption

Physical effects of alcohol can range from annoying to life-threatening. The short term effects of alcohol consumption not only have consequences for the drinker, but can impact those around him or her as well. Here are seven of the short term effects of alcohol consumption.

Television Fast

For a wonderful, healthy and pleasurable experience, I challenge you and your family to take a TV fast. TV addiction is real, and many people have difficulty breaking the TV habit.

What is Drug Addiction Treatment?

There are many habit-forming drugs, and treatments for specific drugs can deviate. treatment also varies based on the features of the drug user.

Prescription Drug Rehab

Prescription Drug abuse can be defined as compulsive use of mood-altering Prescription Drugs that have not been authorized by a medical practitioner. These drugs that are easily available through doctor’s prescriptions are abused by any people who grow addicted to them after the disease has been cured.

Drug Addiction and Forgiveness

Many believe the best way to help someone overcome their drug addiction is to foregive them, love them and allow them to screw over the entire family again.

Treatment for Shopping Addiction

Is shopping addiction making you or someone you know feel empty, low in self-esteem, insecure, bored, lonely, or lacking of an ideal image? This article reveals a wide range of effective treatment options to help shopaholics overcome their addiction and enjoy a higher quality of life.

Perfect Recipe for Relapse

Do you suffer from drug or alcohol addiction? Do you continually relapse after putting a few weeks or months of sobriety together? Do you have a considerable amount of time sober but feel restless, irritable and discontent? Read on to see if this recipe wets your appetite.

Death From Alcohol Abuse – Not a Pretty Way to Die

Recovery from addictions comes in many guises. Stop the defeat of the spirit, brain damage and eventual total destruction. Greater treatment opportunities and understanding can lead to the best recovery.

Neurotransmitters and Addiction: A Close Link

Studies conducted at the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, in which smokers and non-smokers filled out a behavioral questionnaire revealed that nicotine’s biggest mood-changing influence was on people who scored high on sensation-seeking. This was true both for smokers and non-smokers (non-smokers who were given nicotine via a nasal spray). Heart rate and blood pressure responses were the same for smokers and non-smokers, suggesting that the psychological effects were more significant than the physiological ones...

The Influence of Heavy Metals on Addiction

Many studies have been done in regard to the heavy metal connection and substance abuse. According to research at the individual level, done through Dartmouth University, the uptake of heavy metals is associated with higher levels of learning disabilities, hyperactivity, substance abuse, violent crimes and other forms of anti-social behavior...

Heroin Addiction

Heroin is a highly addictive, illegal drug. It among the most abused and fastest acting of the opiates (opiates, also called narcotics, are a family of drugs which are used in the medical profession to relieve pain, but are also highly abused due to this very property).