Online Gaming is as Addictive as Heroin

Gaming is big business but it has its downside. People have died from gaming and the world is recognizing that game addiction is serious and spreading fast. Mental health professionals opine that gaming can destroy lives, keep students from focusing on learning, workers from working, and women from their duties. There are instances where gamers have not left home for years.

Managing Your Fears As An Alternative To Abuse And Addiction

Everybody deals with stress and anxiety, however some people sometimes take it out on others through abuse or take their fears out on themselves through addiction. Both of these alternatives are wrong. There is a better way to deal with your stress and anxieties. Here is a list of techniques that a person can use to help manage their stress, anxieties, and fears.

The Speed Narcotic

Youth IS wasted on the young.

I Can Measure My Success in Recovery From Addictions, By My Bank Balance

What has money got to do with addiction? For alot of us it cost alot of money to continue using our substance of choice. In the end it cost me too much.

How to Get Alcohol Abuse Treatment

Parties? It is cool joining in parties where you can eat, drink, and dance the night away. Drinking has been part of today’s customary get-togethers. It has become quite inevitable for a person to drink on occasions. There is nothing wrong with drinking alcoholic beverages.

Rarely, This Happens, You Blue Mooner!

Have you ever asked yourself what separates the good ones from the ones that go nowhere? It's alot smaller than you think, come on inside and see!

Mindfulness and Addiction

As a student of consciousness, it’s my commitment to witness all thoughts and feelings that command my attention and to become aware when my mind is trapped by a particular thought loop. By choosing observation of my inner senses and allowing any waves to pass without reaction, I unhypnotized myself, and I gained a measure of freedom.

Oxycodone Addiction - It's Just Medicine Right?

Oxycodone is an narcotic analgesic used to control pain and an anti-cough medication. A common brand name is Oxycontin. Oxycodone addiction and use has been increasingly dramatically in the past ten years. In fact, the average use of oxycodone in the United States has increased by 300% of the past decade. Likewise, the number of emergency room visits related to oxycodone addiction and use has increased by 500%.

Pain Patients not Likely to Develop Opioid Addictions

The difference between Addiction and Dependency- treating chronic pain patients is a challenge as both Doctors and Patients need to be educated in the disease of Chronic Pain.

The Value of Prescription Drug Addiction Forums

A forum is a place where a group of people comes together to discuss a common issue. With the rise of the Internet, many forums are now conducted online. These online forums, also called newsgroups, are good places for people to get information or share their feelings and opinions.

Conservative Radio Host's Prescription Drug Addiction Story

In recent years, the prescription drug addictions of many public figures have come to light. One of the most tragic personal prescription drug addiction stories in recent years is that of radio commentator Rush Limbaugh.

How To Break The Addiction To Anger

The addiction to anger is one of the most common addiction and one that ruins lives and relationships. This article shows how to undo It. We see the functions the addiction serves,its effects on our lives and how to begin the process of dismantling it. An exercise is included (Article based upon The Anger Diet - Dr. Shoshanna's new book).

America's Great Pharmacy Seduction: Fundamentals of Prescription Drug Addiction

Pharmacy chain stores like Walgreen’s are springing up everywhere, and doing so like there is no tomorrow. The demand for one drug niche market, the prescription drug addiction market, is especially booming and unrelenting. What has happened to our culture that turns otherwise sane, drug-free consumers into willing, life-long prescription drug addicts? We are being seduced and here’s how:

Paxil Recall Lawyer Discusses Paxil Addiction

Though a latecomer to the SSRI antidepressant market, Paxil grew successful very quickly by gaining FDA approval for very specific conditions like “social anxiety disorder” and “general anxiety disorder”, which were very rare conditions at the time. In running add campaigns, Paxil encouraged people to try their drug for general anxiety and sales of Paxil soared. Paxil commercials insist that it is not addictive, and many doctors and pharmacies will repeat this hype. Some patients will tell you a different story, however, and a class action lawsuit has been filed by Paxil addicts suffering from stomach illness, headaches, intense mood swings, and electrical zapping pain behind the eyes.