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How to Stop Meth Abuse – and what to expect while quitting

If you or a loved one is addicted to meth, you will know that it is a seemingly never-ending trip through hell. Meth’s vice-like grip is both physical and psychological and impacts every area of life.

Obsessing Over an Alcoholic – Break the Habit

The family members of an alcoholic also get ‘addicted’ – they spend as much time obsessing over the behavior of the alcoholic as the addict does over his drinking. He keeps worrying about where he is going to get his next drink; family worries about when he is going to drink next. He tries desperate

Alcoholism -The Disease and De-Addiction

Alcohol addiction is now recognized and classified as a disease. It is not a lack of will power, education, or a moral shortcoming. An alcoholic is helpless and needs external support to come out of his or her addiction.

Strategies to stay sober during the first 90 days after alcohol de-addiction treatment

The first 90 days after alcohol de-addiction treatment are a difficult and challenging period. The alcoholic, after his or her stay at an alcohol de-addiction centre is highly vulnerable, trying to rebuild his life – facing life with renewed hope and fears. It is during these first three months that

Alcohol De-Addiction Treatment

Detoxification is the first step for people who are looking for Alcohol de-addiction treatment. Detoxification means a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol.

Progressive Stages of Alcohol Addiction

It is a well established fact that addiction is a disease, and a progressive one at that. The disease can be broadly classified into three different stages: Early stage, middle stage, late stage. Each stage is characterized by certain behaviours and cognitive mechanisms

Child of an Alcoholic – does the pain go away?

Addiction is a family disease that affects not only the addict but the family as well. Being the wife of an addict comes with a great deal of understanding, support, patience and self-control.

Dangers of Denial in Addiction Treatment

Behind every denial there is a fear one has to address. But, to do so, identifying the traits and shortcomings associated with every fear is highly essential. In every individual counselling and group therapy session with the counsellors, the addict learns how to overcome these fears and enhance him

Addiction and Personality Problems

Addiction has many faces and is much more than just repetitive using of drugs. There are many aspects surrounding the addictive individual and one of those is personality.

How to Quit Heroin and What to Expect When Quitting Heroin

Heroin addicts usually start their addiction with some other drug. Such as cannabis (or marijuana or ‘hashish’), then graduate to prescription painkillers and eventually start using heroin. Once they are hooked onto heroin, it begins to take a huge toll and it becomes extremely difficult to quit.

5 common reasons why people drink

All human behavior has a motivation behind it – something that makes them do the things they do. So what’s the reason people drink? Here are five of the most common reasons. What other reasons would you add to the list?

Addiction causes mental damage

Before exploring the aspects of addiction let us first understand the meaning of addiction. Addiction in common terms, is the condition of being enslaved to a habit or to an action such as, consumption of narcotics or alcohol, to such an extent that the cessation of it can cause severe trauma to one