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Buddhism and Addiction

Buddhism is one of the major world religions. At the same time, many followers do not view it as a religion; some people would describe themselves as atheist Buddhists.

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Are You a Co-dependent?

Are you in a relationship with an addict? Have your attempts at helping that person failed? Do you feel powerless? Co-dependency is a term used when one person develops unhealthy patterns due to the involvement with another person who has the disease of addiction. Some of the negative patterns that

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Effects on the family: How alcohol/ drugs affect families and what to do about it

Let us look at the effects on the family when someone is abusing alcohol or other drugs. Consider the following five scenarios: How a parent with a drug or alcohol problem affects the whole family How a partner with a drug or alcohol problem affects the other partner How a parent’s addiction m

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A high IQ Doesn’t Equal Success. Focus on your EQ

Our society places a premium on intelligence. While in school, we have it drummed into our heads that book learning and a high IQ are the necessary tools for success. Honours and attention are bestowed on academic achievers, while most people are relegated to the ever-inflating ‘average’

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How the family can deal with an alcoholic who is still drinking..

It is normal for family members to believe that they cannot be okay when someone they love is sick or miserable. It is normal for them to think it would be betrayal to be alright in the midst of a beloved’s illness or discomfort. However, that is exactly what is called for in the case […]

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What is Narcotics Anonymous?

NA is a Twelve Step Fellowship Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a Twelve Step fellowship that is devoted to helping people escape drug addiction. It is a completely non-profit organization that relies on members to provide services for free. There is no fee associated with joining NA, and the only requir

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AA defines Alcoholism

“Alcoholism is an illness, a progressive illness, which can never be cured but which, like some other diseases, can be arrested. Going 1 step further, many A.A.’s feel that the illness represents the combination of a physical sensitivity to alcohol and a mental obsession with drinking, w

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We Know Inside of Us: Good vs. Bad, Right vs. Wrong

God made the universe in a way that didn’t keep things secret. Everything is in or out of harmony with natural law’s principles, rules, and values. For example, inside a fish, he wrote a blueprint. Every fish knows how to be a good fish. The fish will not try to fly or wish it could [&he

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Addiction and Relationships

Recovery is all about relationships. Think about it. What would recovery be like on a deserted island? You wouldn’t need a recovery program or anything else to help you get through your day. The only relationship that would need cultivating would be the one you have with yourself, and there wo

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Addiction – a multi-faceted disease

Alcohol addiction is a disease that affects the brain, liver, heart, and other vital functions of the body. Dependence on alcohol is defined as a disease by the American Medical Association and other leading medical authorities, because there are identifiable symptoms and characteristics that follow

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