Meth Addiction Help

Although recovering from meth addiction is challenging, it is not impossible. With determination and support the addiction can be beat.

Addiction to Clutter

Clutter is a big problem for many people. At a lecture that I gave, I asked for a show of hands regarding how many people had problems with clutter and disorganization. I was surprised to find that a...

Addiction to Worry

Carole started counseling with me because she was depressed. She had been ill with chronic fatigue syndrome for a long time and believed her depression was due to this. In the course of our work toge...

Signs of an Addiction

Addictions come in many forms. It’s important to recognize the signs of addictions in order to seek out help before the problem becomes to large.

Parents Educate Themselves On Teenage Gambling Addiction

Parents are taking an interest in understanding gambling addiction. Due to new local school gambling events, multiple television programs on poker, local news and casinos parents have decided to educate themselves.

Seeking Help On Compulsive Gambling Addiction Through Emails

Over the past year I have received a significant number of emails seeking help in their battle against compulsive gambling addiction. My goal was to help others who were going through what I went through. I have read every email received from around the world.

Paxil Recall Lawyer Discusses Paxil Addiction

Though a latecomer to the SSRI antidepressant market, Paxil grew successful very quickly by gaining FDA approval for very specific conditions like “social anxiety disorder” and “general anxiety disorder”, which were very rare conditions at the time. In running add campaigns, Paxil encouraged people to try their drug for general anxiety and sales of Paxil soared. Paxil commercials insist that it is not addictive, and many doctors and pharmacies will repeat this hype. Some patients will tell you a different story, however, and a class action lawsuit has been filed by Paxil addicts suffering from stomach illness, headaches, intense mood swings, and electrical zapping pain behind the eyes.

Gambling Addiction Affects More Then Just The Compulsive Gambler

At one point in time our society believed that gambling addiction only affected the gambler. However new information now available and those directly affected realized that gambling detrimental to the economic, political, social and physical well being of individuals, the community and the nation.

America's Great Pharmacy Seduction: Fundamentals of Prescription Drug Addiction

Pharmacy chain stores like Walgreen’s are springing up everywhere, and doing so like there is no tomorrow. The demand for one drug niche market, the prescription drug addiction market, is especially booming and unrelenting. What has happened to our culture that turns otherwise sane, drug-free consumers into willing, life-long prescription drug addicts? We are being seduced and here’s how:

Prescription Drug Addiction: An Overview

It seems that prescription drugs are being prescribed more than ever. Doctors prescribe drugs for pain, for mental health, and for insomnia. However, there is a growing trend for people to misuse prescription drugs. What they often don’t know is that many of these drugs are highly addictive, and can have dire consequences if used improperly.

The Value of Prescription Drug Addiction Forums

A forum is a place where a group of people comes together to discuss a common issue. With the rise of the Internet, many forums are now conducted online. These online forums, also called newsgroups, are good places for people to get information or share their feelings and opinions.

Sexual Addiction

Sex addiction is one of the least talked about and least understood of all addictions. This is mainly because of our society's unwillingness to take a honest look at sexuality. However recently a more clearer understanding of sex addictions is being reached.

Drug Addiction - The Effects of Drugs on the Mind and Body

When somebody becomes addicted to drugs, the answers to quitting aren’t always as simple as we’d like them to be. It isn’t a case of the user simply been self-indulgent. Nor is it a case of ‘if they wanted to quit, they would do.’ It isn’t so simple because of the changes which occur in the brain, and the body of the addicted person.

Pain Patients not Likely to Develop Opioid Addictions

The difference between Addiction and Dependency- treating chronic pain patients is a challenge as both Doctors and Patients need to be educated in the disease of Chronic Pain.

Some Thoughts on Alcohol Addiction

The textbook definition of alcohol addiction, also referred to as alcoholism, is the dependence on alcohol. The consumption of which is marked by obsession and compulsion and adversely affects behavior and social or work functions. It produces withdrawal symptoms when intake is stopped or greatly reduced. However, if you are an alcoholic or a person directly involved with a person with an alcohol addiction, you know that it is more to alcoholism then the textbook definition.