Alcohol Addiction and Its Effects on Adolescents
Adolescence is a period of physical and mental transition childhood to adulthood. This stage is also known as the period of discovery and coming of age. Even until now, some cultures still give much importance to this event in the life of a person. Japanese have Seijin shiki, male Hindus have Upanayanam, and Christians have [...]
Addiction Through the Eyes of the Beholder – Based on a True Story!
Sitting quietly in an old rocking chair located in a lower east side tenement, sits Shelly, a 50 year old drug addict, with no will to survive. Since age 15, she has struggled to speak and breathe normally after an automobile accident claimed the life of her sister and best friend.
Gambling Addiction and Alcohol – A Toxic Combination
When an individual has a gambling addiction and drinks alcohol as well, this can be a huge problem. This is especially true when a person with a gambling addiction is drinking while actively gambling.
Sex Addiction FAQ
What is sex addiction? Sex addiction is a way some people medicate their feelings and/or cope with their stresses to the degree that their sexual behavior becomes their major coping mechanism for stresses in their life. The individual often can not stop this sexual behavior for any great length of time
Living With an Alcoholic – What it Takes to Survive Living With Someone Addicted to Alcohol
When it comes to living with an alcoholic, this can be one of the most challenging times of your life. Here are some tips to get you through this process and how you can help the person addicted to alcohol break their addiction.
Do ‘Light’ Cigarettes Deliver Less Nicotine To The Brain Than Regular Cigarettes?
So-called light (low) nicotine cigarettes act in a similar way to regular cigarettes by occupying most of the common nicotine receptors in the brain.
"i" statements vs. "you" statements and the continuing drama of the blog comments.
In our most recent Group Conscience meeting for my Nar-Anon, we discussed a need to clarify our stance on feedback and crosstalk in our meetings. While it’s rare that these events occur, there are some folks who have felt criticized or felt like other group members offer advice that is unhelpful and unwanted. We have [...]
Passion vs. peace.
In this second go-round with the Steps, I’ve had something of a discovery of my understanding of what this lesson with addiction might be teaching me.So I have this Higher Power, and I’ve been learning to turn my fear, my distrust, and my pain over to this Higher Power. In exchange, I have found some [...]
Home again.
My husband is home. I’m happy he’s here with me.I went to visit him a few nights ago, and we were both so astonishingly sane. He said he wanted to come home, and I said I wanted him to come home, but that I wasn’t yet clear on what I needed to be comfortable with [...]
I don’t know.
I don’t know what I want. I’m struggling to figure it out. I want to be happy. I’m not sure if happiness and peace can come together. It kind of seems like happiness might only be available in a bundle with misery.See more at The Second Road. (Source: Heroin Addiction Codependence)