Addiction Freedom – The Blame and Shame Game!
Without question, partaking in addictive behavior not only causes you pain, but it also inflicts pain on the people around you as well. However, do not allow the previous actions of either yourself or others to chain you to the past and force you to live in fear of the future. The past is the [...]
There is One Sure Thing I Know About Addiction
Addiction is never to the food or the substance – it’s about the destruction of the true YOU! It’s about believing the others who didn’t have a clue that their personal shame was damaging them and everyone else around them.
How Do You Save Your Marriage From Addiction?
Regardless of whether the drug in question is alcohol, a prescription medication, or an illegal drug, addiction can easily ruin a marriage. Aside from increasing the risk of violent behavior, there is no question that someone who is addicted to drugs will have a hard time with emotional and spiritual bonding.
The Disease of Addiction
In 1956 the American Medical Association (AMA) declared Addiction to alcohol and other drugs, to be a disease. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) followed the AMA, in 1960. Addiction to AOD qualifies as a disease by meeting the following criteria: Primary: The illness exists in and of itself.
How to Help Your Daughter Say No to Alcohol
An article in the the Daily Telegraph Newspaper has highlighted the worrying statistics that state up to Three times as many young Women than Men are drinking to excess. The article has quoted statistics that would worry any parent, so what can you do to steer your Daughter away from the dreaded drink?
Prescription Drug Addiction is Not an ‘Incurable Brain Disease’
If you or someone you love suffers from drug dependence or addiction, you need to know that it is not an ‘incurable brain disease’. Countless thousands of people recover their health and achieve drug-free lives every year, whether their problems are alcoholism, addiction to illicit street drugs, or the most recent scourge in America, prescription [...]
The Naked Truth About Sexual Addiction
Sex addicts use all manner of defenses to keep from realizing that there is a problem. A list of excuses, rationalizations, and defenses are discussed. The reality is that sex addiction is damaging not only to the addict, but to the family as well.
Actual Dangers of Marijuana
Smoking marijuana can be very harmful while driving as the time to react is slower and it may even lead to accidents. Besides this, there are several reasons as to why people should be away from the trap of marijuana addiction.
Steps to Stop Smoking Marijuana
The main hindrance to adopting steps to stop smoking marijuana is that the addicts do not admit the fact that they have become victims of the deadly trap of addiction to marijuana. The “soft” herb does not allow the smoker to realize the fact that he/she has become an addict. Eventually the victim gives into [...]
How to Quit Drinking Alcohol For Beginners
Many struggling alcoholics would like to know how to quit drinking alcohol. Those who are caught up in the cycle of alcoholism can not find their own way out of it and this is what essentially defines their addiction. They can not stop on their own and if they could then they would not be [...]