Addiction
Path to Addiction: Do You Know What Your Kids Are Up To?
by Darci Maxwell Kids do stupid stuff, we all know that. But technology allows kids these days to do even stupider things that make the underage drinking of …
6 Tips for Resisting Temptation During Recovery
by Sara Stringer Everybody says that admitting you have an addiction is the hardest thing you’ll ever have to do. Guess what: getting sober and living life …
5 Diagnoses that Can Contribute to Sex Addiction
by John Gary The psychological community believes that sexual addiction is the result of a number of different disorders that exist on a neurological level. …
Drug Culture and Other Events of the 1970’s That Changed the United States
by Aleksandre McMenamin One of the most tumultuous and eventful periods of recent American history is the decade of the 1970’s. While the 1960’s planted …
Quitting Cold Turkey: When It Can Be Harmful
by Maurine Anderson Quitting cold turkey—for many who are looking to remove certain habits from their lives, this is the go-to method for eliminating those …
5 Vices That the Media Tends to Glorify
by Aleksandre McMenamin Movies and music have a tremendous impact on the world that we live in. Our media has great influence on the culture that we develop as …
Addiction: Not Just a Problem for Young People
by Sara Stringer When we think of addiction, we typically view it as a young person’s problem. And while it’s true that addiction is common in …
Medications Used for Detox and Recovery
by Sara Stringer One of the prevailing myths about substance recovery and detox is that the process is completely drug-free. That people go into a rehab …
How to Get Your Health Insurance Provider to Pay for Substance Abuse Treatment
by Michaela Kajiwara Thanks to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, health …
Addiction Treatment: Is There a ‘Wrong’ Way to Quit?
by Sara Stringer We all know the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. From the risk of overdose to financial problems and emotional distress, the effects of …
Transitioning Advice: Reclaiming Your Life after Drug Rehab
by Sara Stringer One might assume that after completing a drug rehab treatment program, that the problem of addiction is no longer a concern. However, what …
Addiction Recovery: Staying Sober after Treatment
by Sara Stringer Addiction is a serious disease that is associated with life-threatening complications. And, because of the dangers of prolonged substance …
When Your Kids are Struggling with Drugs
It’s hard enough to deal with a family member’s addiction when that person is an adult. When the person is younger, it can feel unbearable—especially if …
Nicocigs Advertisement Banned by ASA
by Jenny Richards Since 2003, the general advertisement of cigarettes has been banned and now electronic cigarettes seem to be suffering the same fate with the …
Caring Conversations: When to Know It’s Time for an Addiction Intervention
Interventions are painful, emotionally charged events that test the limits of everyone involved. Whether the addiction is drugs, alcohol, gambling, or food, …
How to Approach Underage Drinking
Many teenagers consider drinking alcohol a rite of passage or a rebellious act. Consequently, the dangers of underage drinking need to be properly presented …
Staying Clean: 4 Helpful Tips to Maintaining Your Sobriety
Staying clean is a challenge for many people who are struggling with addiction. The desire to drink or do drugs never fully goes away. Living a clean lifestyle …
4 Celebrity Rehab Success Stories
by Jayla Barnsen The lives of celebrities remain under the microscope for all the world to see. Along with recognition, the continuous invasion of privacy also …
Let Mountain Air Breathe Fresh Life into Your Recovery Process
Relapsed? Suffering in Silence with Shame? With her newest book Mountain Air: Relapsing and Finding the Way Back…One Breath at a Time, Holli …
5 Ways to Find Out if You Have an Addictive Personality
by Joe Fortunato A lot of people talk about having addictive personalities, but it’s hard to understand exactly what that phrase means. Try these five …
How I Learned to Recognize and Reduce Negative Self-Talk
by Adrienne Erin Over the past three years I have run two marathons, four half marathons and so many 5Ks, I can’t even remember them all. And yet a few …
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