Drug Rehab Treatments

Read about the various existing methods to handle drug addicition.

Getting Beyond Drug and Alcohol Temptations

Often people fall into using drugs or alcohol after negative interactions with others at work or home. By not giving into our initial reactions to these situations we can transform our experience.

Alcohol: America's Drug of Choice

The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and the American Society of Addiction Medicine defined alcoholism is this manner: Alcoholism is primary a chronic disease with genetic, psychological and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. The disease is often progressive and fatal. It is characterized by continuous or periodic impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug alcohol, the continued use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, and distortions in thinking; the most notably is denial.

New Jersey Alcohol Treatment

Alcoholism has a devastating impact on the addict, his family, and the people (including strangers) whom he comes across. It affects the mind and the body. With heavy drinking, alertness and skills become impaired, the thinking process gets warped, and actions and reactions turn deranged. Prolonged abuse affects the body functions and the victim withers away, often alone and bereft of any dignity.

Building A Better Vocabulary

Building Vocabulary simply requires and encourages us to identify the right words to use in different circumstances

Gifted, Talented, Addicted

A number of people with exceptional abilities have used drugs and alcohol as self-medication to ease the pain of high sensitivity, or as a way to enhance thinking and creativity. Sometimes they risk addiction.

Recovery From Addictions, Part 4

The major false belief that causes the most pain for many people is the belief that you can control how important people in your life feel about you and treat you. The behavior and resulting pain coming from this belief is often the underlying cause of addictive behavior.

Addictions - Television

Can't wait to get home from work and put on the tube? Have you got 3 things going on at one time? Can't stand one minute without the TV on? You might have a television addiction. Keep reading to find out if you do.

Addictions - Gambling

Wonder if you have a gambling problem? Can't wait to get to the store to buy your lottery tickets? If you think you may have a problem you may want to read this article. The reason compulsive gamblers gamble is not what you think.

Dysfunctional Characteristics are Inherent in All of Us, More so the Addict and Gambler - SHAME is I

Dysfunctional characteristics are inherent in all of us to some extent.The addict may relate to more than the 'normal person'. However if you have been raised from another 'perfect imperfect human,' being there will be traces of these characteristics.

Recovery From Addictions: Part 1

This is the first of a 5-part series on recovery from addictions. This first part defines substance and process addictions and describes the four major false beliefs that underlie most addictions.

Recovery in the 21st Century - Get the Facts FIRST: Your Life Might Depend On It

Everyone has heard of Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step programs that have helped many people throughout the years with addiction problems. Unfortunately, according to the research, they do not work for most people, and sadly, Americans are largely unaware of this fact, and more importantly, that there are any other viable alternatives. This article is to begin to raise awareness of this issue, and to let people know that there are options besides the 12-step method.

What is an Addiction?

We are addicted to a substance or an activity when we repeatedly crave for it and would go to great lengths (often even detrimental to our well being) to obtain or experience it.

Addiction in Any Form is Abnormal

Addiction is in fact a hydra-headed concept having different facets. Medical researches and studies have divulged that every individual to some extent has an addiction. People who have an uncanny pining or obsession for anything, are indeed addicted.