[ad_1] I am a person in long-term recovery from drug dependence opiates. I am also a entertainer singer, songwriter that has dedicated my life to try to remove the stigma associated with “the disease of addiction” and to show that people can and do recovery and can lead a positive and productive life and can … [Read more…]
[ad_1] Alcoholism Is a Disease in the the Gay and Lesbian Population Too Alcoholism is a disease affecting people of all races, nationalities, social strata, and sexual orientations. Though sometimes viewed historically as a self-indulgence, a lack of personal control or other character weakness, our modern understanding of alcoholism as a disease has opened the … [Read more…]
[ad_1] The American Medical Association (AMA) defines alcoholism or alcohol dependence as a primary, chronic disease with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. Research shows that while some people develop a dependence on alcohol due to family history, childhood abuse or poor self-esteem, a few others get into alcohol use because … [Read more…]
[ad_1] People that use drugs to cope with life do so because of what the drugs do to them. Most drug addicts have experienced pain from something that has happened to them in the past and the drugs, for a short time, have made that pain go away. Once they realize that the drugs do … [Read more…]
[ad_1] With prescription pain pill abuse on the rise, the medical community has come up with some rather novel ways in which to deal with the problem. One of the latest methods is Rapid Detox. Getting through the opiate withdrawal symptoms is seen as one of the harder challenges that an addict faces when he … [Read more…]
[ad_1] Have you been fighting a battle against smoking but can’t seem to win? Have you spent your hard earned cash for various treatments and medications that have convinced smokers like you that they are 100% effective but don’t seem to have that much effect? That’s because you really can’t quit smoking if you just … [Read more…]
[ad_1] Sterling Braswell has written a fascinating book about drug use in America. He begins with the history of amphetamines. It has been used almost 100 years. Meth was used in the 1920’s to treat asthma, hay fever and depression. At this time it was legal and did not carry a social stigma. Amphetamines were … [Read more…]
[ad_1] Currently, the number of opioid users is increasing and, therefore, there is a great need to increase the number of clinics available for the treatment of opioid users. Undoubtedly, we can say that it is a big problem that people face all over the world. According to the World Health Organization, about 15 million … [Read more…]
[ad_1] No longer is being an addict confined to drugs, alcohol, sex or even a being an obsessive cleaner. In this 21st Century there’s a new phenomenon which is growing daily as technology expands its reach across the globe. Creeping so stealthily one may not even realise or recognise its hold until it’s too late. … [Read more…]
[ad_1] This is a rehab center that is focused on helping alcoholics overcome and learn to control the desire to drink. The main target of alcohol rehab centers is to assist their patients in going through the hard period of withdrawal from alcohol along with providing them with coping tool to help them resist drinking … [Read more…]