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A Recovering Addict Helplessly Watching An Active Addict
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I had written a story before regarding how hard it is when you have family members that for whatever reason act as a trigger for your addiction. I had figured out a way to hang out with my brother without putting myself in a dangerous position. After all you can change your friends but not your family.
What has actually happened is that my brother, the same one that could at times be seen as a trigger, is someone that I look at and shake my head at now. He is continuing to use Oxycontin and it is soooo obvious...even though he thinks he is sneaking right under the radar.
I ended up confronting him after he went to my five...
Source: What Winners Do - February 8, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Erin Tags: addiction recovery Source Type: blogs
How to Overcome Your Video Game AddictionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Many of us grew up learning to play tag or hide and seek. Others of us played or still play cards with family and friends, and still others enjoyed playing board games, but very few of us ever found ourselves becoming addicted to such pastimes. The latest advancements in the game playing world present just that possibility though — addiction.
With the creation of the game console, and then computer-based video games, we were introduced to a new world of game playing interaction. These games evolved so that soon the player was able to mold game characters after himself, create empires, and control worlds. This further...
Source: Addiction Recovery Blog - February 7, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Karen Halls Tags: Addiction Addiction Recovery Addiction Help Addiction Articles Source Type: blogs
Raging AlcoholicEmail this article to a colleague.
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URL: http://www.ragingalcoholic.com/I assume alcoholism or problem drinking is affecting you in someway. A way you really aren’t happy about.
We’re here to give you information and access to resources.
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Source: PsychSplash - February 5, 2010 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Psych Central Resource Editor Tags: Abnormal Addiction Anger Anyone Articles Assessment Instruments Behaviour Management Case Studies Chronic Disease Clinical Decision Making Clinical Psychology Clinical Tools Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Collaborative News Databa Source Type: blogs
Dissolvable Tobacco?? Seriously??Email this article to a colleague.
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Not for kids? Really? Excuse me while I go pull my hair out – I won’t have much left after reading about this new product developed and marketed by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. What is the product? Dissolvable, flavored tobacco. A smaller company, Star Scientific Inc., is also involved as they have been marketing a similar product for about nine years already.
Now, if you go to the Reynold’s website for the product, www.cameldissolvables.com, you will see that you can’t get in without a huge song-and-dance. You either have to have a special code from one of their products, or go through a lengthy ...
Source: Healthbolt - February 5, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Marijke Durning, RN Tags: Addiction FDA camel orbs camel sticks camel strips dissolvable tobacco R.J. Reynolds tobacco company star scientific Source Type: blogs
Dating in Drug RehabEmail this article to a colleague.
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One of the toughest thing for an addict or alcoholic to face is when their substance abuse has gotten out of control and they have to check into a drug rehab treatment facility. However, the fact of the matter is that many people view their trip to a treatment center as an opportunity to hook up with members of the opposite sex. The fact of the matter is that this can be a very bad idea and I will tell you why.
Should I look for love in rehab?
When a person enters rehab they are at a very low point in there life. Many people feel that the best way to make the pain of their drug and alcohol withdrawal go away is to start a ...
Source: Addiction Recovery Blog - February 4, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Karen Halls Tags: Addiction Addiction Recovery Addiction Help Addiction Articles Source Type: blogs
Addiction Recovery: Dealing With Lingering ConsequencesEmail this article to a colleague.
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As time marches on in my addiction recovery I can happily say that the lingering negative consequences of my addiction are becoming few and far between. Occasionally I do have to deal with a situation that was set in motion as a direct result of my drug use.
So why do I bring this up? Well later this afternoon I have to report to court to deal with a monetary matter that I let get completely out of hand while in the haze of drug use. Is it weird to say that I'm looking forward to going?
Now obviously when I say that I'm looking forward to appearing in court...I'm not talking about entertainment purposes. This issue happen...
Source: What Winners Do - February 4, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Erin Tags: addiction recovery Source Type: blogs
Internet Addiction and DepressionEmail this article to a colleague.
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This study reinforces the public speculation that over-engaging in websites that serve to replace normal social function might be linked to psychological disorders like depression and addiction,” the study’s lead author, Catriona Morrison, wrote in the journal Psychopathology.
“This type of addictive surfing can have a serious impact on mental health.”
Indeed. When a depressed person turns to the Internet to socialize, I’m not at all surprised that they use it for social interaction in chat rooms and on social networking websites. What else would you expect? People who are depressed don’...
Source: World of Psychology - February 3, 2010 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: John M Grohol PsyD Tags: Brain and Behavior Depression Disorders General Mental Health and Wellness Psychology Research Technology Addiction Studies Britons Business Internet Business Links Business Times Catriona Morrison Chat Rooms Compulsive Inter Source Type: blogs
A Little About the Paramount Drug Treatment Center and Its FunctionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The one major problem with drug treatment is that it is hardly ever permanent. The majority of the patients go back to their old ways a little while after they leave their rehabilitation centers. It is hence necessary for these centers to ensure that the patient is absolutely cured of his addiction before he is given a discharge. The patients of drug abuse show better signs of improvement if they stay in a place, which is comfortable.
The drug rehabilitation centers that use the program that is based on the works of L. Ron Hubbard, are the ones where rehab that is delivered that is meant for the long-term success of these ...
Source: Addiction Recovery Blog - February 3, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Karen Halls Tags: Addiction Addiction Recovery Addiction Help Addiction Articles Source Type: blogs
Drug Rehab - What You Need to KnowEmail this article to a colleague.
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Drug rehab is an important resource for any person wanting to recover from their drug addiction. There is nothing easy about recovering from a drug addiction, it is a very difficult and challenging step for any person to take alone. Any person suffering from a drug addiction should seek help from a drug rehabilitation program. These programs offer the best possible chance for recovery. In most cases, drug rehab centers are in-house treatment centers, where a person would sign themselves in and follow the program to recovery.
These programs offer the opportunity to really assess their personal situation, what role drug play...
Source: Addiction Recovery Blog - February 2, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Karen Halls Tags: Addiction Addiction Recovery Addiction Help Addiction Articles Source Type: blogs
Withdrawal in newborns: Lay off the guilt trip!!Email this article to a colleague.
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I will share some thoughts that I left at a discussion at a ‘linked in’ group about addiction. I was responding to someone who was equating addiction and physical dependence in a baby born to an opiate-addicted mother. My feeling is that such women are given way too much of an attitude by the nurses and others who care for them, and that was the motivation behind my response. Read on:
There are many differences between physiological dependence and addiction to substances. For example, people who take effexor are dependent– and will have significant discontinuation-emergent side effects– but they are n...
Source: Suboxone Talk Zone - February 2, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: SuboxDoc Tags: Suboxone Suboxone Forum addiction buprenorphine methadone other blogs pregnancy subutex withdrawal addict baby buprenorphine and breast feeding buprenorphine during pregnancy guilt and addiction heroin neonatal abstinence syndr Source Type: blogs
How to Find the Best Drug Addiction Treatment ProgramEmail this article to a colleague.
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There are so many drug addiction treatment programs available, it can seem impossible to find one that is appropriate for yourself or your loved ones. On top of that, when you attempt to locate a good program by searching the internet, you will get millions of results. It can seem like there is no hope to find the best drug addiction treatment program. But there is no reason to worry. Just follow these tips and you can easily locate exactly what you are looking for.
First you need to decide what kind of treatment program is needed. There are several types including residential or live-in treatment as well as outpatient tre...
Source: Addiction Recovery Blog - February 1, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Karen Halls Tags: Addiction Addiction Recovery Addiction Help Addiction Articles Source Type: blogs
Twenty-four Hours A DayEmail this article to a colleague.
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I already explained a little bit in my story that after I was released from my in-patient stay in a lock down psychiatric ward to detox, I attended an out-patient program. The out-patient program taught me one of the fundamentals of addiction recovery...stay in the day.
One of the best things that I learned in this out-patient rehabilitation program was what the saying "One day at a time" means. I went in there thinking that all those little catch phrases that people in recovery used kind of made me sick and I thought they were pretty corny (I still find having a bumper sticker on your car with any of self help saying it ...
Source: What Winners Do - February 1, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Erin Tags: addiction story Source Type: blogs
The Situational Effects of DopamineEmail this article to a colleague.
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From Big Think: Drug addiction researcher Nora Volkow walks us through the singular chemical that drives substance abuse.
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To review a sample of related Situationist posts, see “Are Video Games Addictive?,” “The Situation of Gambling,” “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” and “The Science of Addiction, The Myth of Choice.”
To watch a related ABC News video, titled “New Science Offers Hope to Addicts,” click here. (Source: The Situationist)
Source: The Situationist - February 1, 2010 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: The Situationist Staff Tags: Choice Myth Neuroscience Video addiction dopamine Source Type: blogs
Elements of Effective Drug RehabEmail this article to a colleague.
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Drug addiction is nothing to laugh at. Addictions can ruin homes and families in a mater of years - even a matter of months. But there are ways to help those who are suffering from the terrible disease of addiction. In fact, studies tell us that rehabilitation treatment for drug and alcohol abuse is just as successful as treatment of disease such as diabetes or asthma. There is always hope. If you are searching for a drug rehabilitation program for yourself or a loved one, look for these important elements of effective drug rehab.
Personalized Care
There is no way around it - every person is different and every addiction ...
Source: Addiction Recovery Blog - January 31, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Karen Halls Tags: Addiction Addiction Recovery Addiction Help Addiction Articles Source Type: blogs
You Can Stop Drinking For GoodEmail this article to a colleague.
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One of the biggest curses on our society today is alcohol. While to some, it is simply a social pleasure, unfortunately, to many others it is a daily crutch that they cannot do without.
The health issues associated with alcohol and alcoholism are well known - every part of your body suffers greatly when there is alcohol abuse. Your body was not programmed to absorb large quantities of alcohol, especially long term. For anyone who has experienced a hangover, they know firsthand on the body reacts to the poison it is given.
Unfortunately, alcoholism is certainly not consciously chosen by the alcoholic and to date, modern sci...
Source: Addiction Recovery Blog - January 30, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Karen Halls Tags: Addiction Addiction Recovery Addiction Help Addiction Articles Source Type: blogs
Urine drug testing for buprenorphine (in Suboxone)Email this article to a colleague.
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I will introduce this topic by typing my response to a reader who asked whether buprenorphine, the active ingredient in Suboxone, shows up in urine drug tests. More specifically he asked whether companies have the ability to test for buprenorphine. I will end the post with a question… so please stick around to the end!
Typical 10-panel urine dipstick test
There are tests out there—multi-panel dipstick tests– that react ‘positive’ to Suboxone in the opiate panel. Or at least there used to be; I used to see that reaction with a brand of tests I no longer remember, that I used several year...
Source: Suboxone Talk Zone - January 30, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: SuboxDoc Tags: Suboxone Suboxone Forum addiction buprenorphine drug testing legal buprenorphine in drug test buprenorphine treatment drug test for suboxone junig suboxforum.com suboxone talk zone will suboxone show up in a drug test workplace d Source Type: blogs
The Truth About Internet Junkies - Can You Stop When You Want To?Email this article to a colleague.
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You don’t have to be a computer geek to act like one. Computers and the Internet make it so convenient and fun to be a human being you could easily spend every waking moment in front of your PCs’ screen. If not for the fact the physical body is based on organic functionality it would be a snap to get as hooked on surfing the net as we are stuck on breathing oxygen. We can find practically everything we need online and don’t really need to leave the house as long as we have a credit card or a PayPal account for retailers offering shipping services. How great it is to have the information highway at our fin...
Source: Addiction Recovery Blog - January 29, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Karen Halls Tags: Addiction Addiction Recovery Addiction Help Addiction Articles Source Type: blogs
Can You Afford to Be a Shopaholic?Email this article to a colleague.
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Do you have an insatiable desire to buy things and then find they weren’t really what you wanted in the first place? Do you find you buy compulsively, even when you know you can’t afford it? Then you could be a shopaholic!
The term shopaholic is in truth bandied around with a humorous connotation, because lets face it we all love to buy things and sometimes when we have excess cash or even when we are in a particular mood, we take it out on the credit card.
Typically, women love to buy clothes and shoes and men go for gadgets and boys toys, both maybe expressing a desire to have the latest fashion or new toy, b...
Source: Addiction Recovery Blog - January 28, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Karen Halls Tags: Addiction Addiction Recovery Addiction Help Addiction Articles Source Type: blogs
Aversion Therapy - What is It?Email this article to a colleague.
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Aversion therapy is a method of psychological treatment that employs various behavioural techniques. It can be used for many types of conditions, including, but not limited to, unwanted behaviours, and thoughts. This can also include compulsions and obsessions of varying degrees. Although this type of therapy is typically thought of in terms of quite extreme conditions, it can be used for more minor cases as well. It can be used for smoking cessation, excessive drinking, or even nail biting. As it is possible to create an aversion to almost every kind of thought or action, this can be a good technique for many different ty...
Source: Addiction Recovery Blog - January 27, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Karen Halls Tags: Addiction Addiction Recovery Addiction Help Addiction Articles Source Type: blogs
Addiction Recovery: How Do You Relieve Stress?Email this article to a colleague.
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In the old days I would use drugs as a way to "relieve stress". With that not being an option any longer, mostly because it ended up causing more stress, I am now searching for ways to relieve stress without the use of mood altering substances.
As I had mentioned in an earlier post, I have made the decision to stop taking Cymbalta which is the antidepressant that I was prescribed about 2 years ago. Since I have been taking Cymbalta for 2 years I haven't really had the need to practice stress relief. When I was on Cymbalta I never felt stress, or anything else for that matter.
I want to be proactive about this because I do...
Source: What Winners Do - January 27, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Erin Tags: addiction recovery Source Type: blogs
Bad Habits Can Ruin Good PeopleEmail this article to a colleague.
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If you are like most people you probably have at least one bad habit that you would like to get rid of. The term “bad” is somewhat subjective because an activity that would be considered bad by some people could be seen as perfectly acceptable to others.
It is important however to acknowledge that when bad habits become priorities and your every waking moment is consumed by thoughts of when you will next be able to indulge in the detrimental activity, it’s time to make a change.
Activities that most of us would agree have a negative impact on our lives often include self-destructive behavior associated wi...
Source: Addiction Recovery Blog - January 26, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Karen Halls Tags: Addiction Addiction Recovery Addiction Help Addiction Articles Source Type: blogs
Happy Memorial Day… And Thank YouEmail this article to a colleague.
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I think that sometimes we lose sight of what this holiday is really about. I just wanted to take a moment to thank all those that have served in our military.
Thank you
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Source: What Winners Do - January 26, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Erin Tags: addiction recovery Source Type: blogs
Happy Memorial Day… And Thank YouEmail this article to a colleague.
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I think that sometimes we lose sight of what this holiday is really about. I just wanted to take a moment to thank all those that have served in our military.
Thank you
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Source: What Winners Do - January 26, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Erin Tags: addiction recovery Source Type: blogs
The Dynamics of Drug Addiction on Family SystemsEmail this article to a colleague.
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If you have noticed, drug addicts hardly live in an environment exclusively made up of addicts. For most individuals suffering from drug addiction have certain number of individuals in their lives affected by the ravage of addiction, even drug addicts torn from love ones, parents or spouses, brothers and sisters or just that their lives have a tremendous effect on those people whom they love or they live around. It is the reason you should know that if your family has a person addicted by drugs, getting help is the sane thing to do, as much as you might not be the addict.
In the realm of drug addiction, it is important to ...
Source: Addiction Recovery Blog - January 25, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Karen Halls Tags: Addiction Addiction Recovery Addiction Help Addiction Articles Source Type: blogs
IN THE NEWS: Government loses appeal to close InsiteEmail this article to a colleague.
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Government loses appeal to close InsiteThe BC Court of Appeal rejected the federal government's appeal of a lower court's decision that Ottawa has no power to shut down the Vancouver supervised-injection site Insite. [BC Court of Appeal decision]The judges' reasoning relied on a complex and sure-to-be-divisive argument about weighing provincial jurisdiction over health matters versus federal jurisdiction over law enforcement.The federal government has not yet said whether or not it will appeal to the BC Supreme Court.New Alberta health minister jumps into actionGene Zwozdesky was selected to replace Rockin' Ron Liepert as ...
Source: Canadian Medicine - January 25, 2010 Category: Medical Publishers Tags: law Alberta British Columbia addiction Source Type: blogs
How to Stay Sober For LifeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Whether you have been given the ultimatum about never drinking alcohol again, or its a decision that you have consciously made and want to keep, then coping with the unknown is probably one of the most frightening parts. Situations that are all too familiar, will now have to have a different approach. Attitudes, and responses, to peoples reactions to your now tee-total lifestyle can be a daunting experience, and one that will not come naturally. By preparing yourself, beforehand, with ways to react, what to say, and taking control, is key to successfully sticking to your promise.
Human beings are comfortable with automatic...
Source: Addiction Recovery Blog - January 24, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Karen Halls Tags: Addiction Addiction Recovery Addiction Help Addiction Articles Source Type: blogs
AA & NA Work for Teens TooEmail this article to a colleague.
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This study examined how helpful AA and NA may be for adolescents, finding long-term benefits even though many youth discontinue attendance after time.
“It is difficult to evaluate the efficacy of mutual-help organizations like AA through randomized controlled experiments because the AA ‘intervention,’ being a community organization based on anonymity, cannot be directly under the control of the researcher in the usual way,” explained John F. Kelly.
Yet their popularity and cost-effectiveness cannot be denied, added Kelly.
“AA and NA are explicitly focused on abstinence and addiction recovery, they are widely avai...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 23, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Alcohol Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholism Drugs Family Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Heroin Narcotics Anonymous Recovery Sobriety Treatment Youth aa abstinence and addiction recovery adolescent anonynymity substance use teen Source Type: blogs
Eating AddictionEmail this article to a colleague.
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If overindulgence in sexual activity is considered an addiction, those who overindulge in eating should also be considered addicts. Eating and sex are appropriately considered similar activities in psychological terms.
Eating and sex are basic human needs and desires. They are always on our minds, either consciously or unconsciously. Both activities are required for the perpetuation of human life, and in order to ensure that end, they both afford gratification for those who partake. Freud classified hunger and sexual desire to be functions of the powerful id.
In human history, overindulgence in food has rarely been possibl...
Source: Addiction Recovery Blog - January 23, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Karen Halls Tags: Addiction Addiction Recovery Addiction Help Addiction Articles Source Type: blogs
Attendance at Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous meetingsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions NA/AA can support and supplement residential addiction treatment as an aftercare resource.
In view of the generally poor alcohol use outcomes achieved by drug-dependent patients after treatment, the improved alcohol outcomes of NA/AA attenders suggests that the effectiveness of existing treatment services may be improved by initiatives that lead to increased involvement and engagement with such groups.
Gossop M, Stewart D, Marsden J. Attendance at Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, frequency of attendance and substance use outcomes after residential treatment for drug dependence: a 5-year ...
Source: Twelve Step Facilitation.com - January 23, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Addiction Alcohol Alcoholics Anon Alcoholism Narcotics Anon Source Type: blogs
Nicotine as a Marker for Alcohol & Psychiatric DisordersEmail this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSIONS: Nicotine dependence represents a general marker of psychiatric comorbidity, particularly of addictive comorbidity. It may be used as a screening measure for psychiatric diagnoses in clinical practice as well as in future trials.
Research report; Le Strat Y, Ramoz N, Gorwood P. In Alcohol-Dependent Drinkers, What Does the Presence of Nicotine Dependence Tell Us About Psychiatric and Addictive Disorders Comorbidity? Alcohol Alcohol. 2010 Jan 20.
See also;
Alcoholic, Addictive Behaviors
Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
Are Families Affected by Alcoholism?
What are the Styles of Enablers?
Hazelden Books and Resources...
Source: Twelve Step Facilitation.com - January 23, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Addiction Alcohol Alcoholism Disease of addiction Drugs Research Symptoms of addiction antisocial personality Anxiety depressive episode manic disorder Nicotine dependence panic disorder social phobia suicide attempt Source Type: blogs
Recovery Solutions Magazine’s Top 22 “Cool” Ways for Teens to Say NoEmail this article to a colleague.
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I just read a snipit of Recovery Solutions Magazine's article on the top 22 "cool" ways for teens to say no. While I applaud what they are trying to do...it just doesn't seem to fit.
I know for myself that when I started drinking and taking drugs at an early age, it wasn't because I just didn't know how to say no. It was mainly because even at that young age, I was searching for a way to change how I was feeling. You could have given me a list of 1000 "cool" ways to say no...my answer would always have been yes.
I figured I would go ahead and list the reasons as given by Recovery Solutions Magazine (I took the time to high...
Source: What Winners Do - January 23, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Erin Tags: addiction recovery Source Type: blogs
The World Wide Al-Anon MeetingsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Al-Anon is an organization that gives support to people seeking help for someone with a drinking problem, irrespective of whether the person with the problem asks for help. For all you know he may not even realize that he has a problem. An alcoholic is said to have an influence on the lives of at least three or four other people.
Those who participate in the meetings, give and take solace and sympathy through a series of experiences and hope that are exchanged between the participants. They learn about how the philosophy and the values of Al-Anon can be made practical in their own lives.
The Group meetings are open to anyo...
Source: Addiction Recovery Blog - January 21, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Karen Halls Tags: Addiction Addiction Recovery Addiction Help Addiction Articles Source Type: blogs
Neurofeedback in the Treatment of AddictionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Neurofeedback seems to be especially effective in treating conditions or diseases that are affected by stress. In short, the neurofeedback helps correct the feelings that would normally arise during times of stress, by re-training the brainwaves to modulate at frequencies that are more consistent with a calm, non-stressed state of mind and body.
How successful is neurofeedback for alcoholism? One recent study found that, during a twenty-four month observation period after the neurofeedback therapy sessions had ended, eight of the ten participants did not drink. Interestingly, all of the participants in the non-neurofeedbac...
Source: Addiction Recovery Blog - January 20, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Karen Halls Tags: Addiction Addiction Recovery Addiction Help Addiction Articles Source Type: blogs
General Information About AlcoholismEmail this article to a colleague.
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Alcoholism is a chronic, progressive, and potentially fatal disease. Once it has developed, the victim loses control over his or her drinking habits, and family and social relationships are greatly disrupted. The cause of alcoholism seems to be the interaction between a possible hereditary predisposition, the effects of ethyl alcohol (the basic ingredient in alcoholic drinks), and the use of alcohol as means of coping with life. There are over 10 million Americans who suffer from alcoholism. Approximately 55 million family members and friends are directly affected by these people. Many health professionals now consider alc...
Source: Addiction Recovery Blog - January 19, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Karen Halls Tags: Addiction Addiction Recovery Addiction Help Addiction Articles Source Type: blogs
When Recovery Becomes More Than Just Not UsingEmail this article to a colleague.
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At first we struggle through each day with the sole goal of just not using. We sweat it out, take it minute by minute, and are relieved beyond words when the end of the day comes and we realize that we made it through another day without using.
As time goes on we build up some coping skills that make the day to day not using less of a struggle. Before we know it we have lived one day at a time and those days have totaled up to create our first year in recovery.
As our recovery progresses into our second year it seems to take on a whole new meaning. This, we realize, is when recovery becomes more than just not using.
My pe...
Source: What Winners Do - January 19, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Erin Tags: addiction recovery Source Type: blogs
The Experiences of Alcohol DependenceEmail this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSIONS:
This systematic analysis of a small sample of alcohol dependent individuals gives insight into their experiences during alcohol dependency and the journey to recovery.
The findings suggest that denial of the problem to the outside world occurs simultaneously with individuals being aware of their problem.
Participants felt the illness carries a stigma and their negative experiences of health professionals other than GP’s suggests that nurses and other health workers need to revise their understanding of alcohol dependence and their approach to it.
AA was a significant factor in recovery for these partic...
Source: Twelve Step Facilitation.com - January 18, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Alcoholics Anon Alcoholism Assessment Loss of control Research Stages of Change Symptoms of addiction alcohol-dependence British deny drinking GP's nurses Source Type: blogs
Computer AddictionEmail this article to a colleague.
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What are physical or medical problems associated with Computer Addiction?
Being addicted to the computer also can cause physical discomfort or medical problems such as:
Carpal Tunnel syndrome (pain, numbness, and burning in your hands that can radiate up the wrists, elbows, and shoulders)
Dry eyes
Backaches
Severe headaches
Eating irregularities, such as skipping meals
Failure to attend to personal hygiene
Sleep disturbances
Who is most at risk for Internet addiction?
According to the Center for Internet Addiction Recovery, Internet addiction affects people of varying ages, cultural backgrounds, occupations, and educatio...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 18, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Addictions Emotions Family Recovery Relationships Spirituality Youth denial Carpal Tunnel syndrome Computer Addiction Internet addiction physical or medical problems Source Type: blogs
Keep the Habits That You Want, Get Rid of the RestEmail this article to a colleague.
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Any behavior that is repeated often enough becomes a habit. Once a habit become so engrained in your mind and body that normal processes are interfered with, the habit goes to the extreme of becoming an addiction. Unfortunately, in many ways these behaviors become part of your personality. In fact, they become part of your identity. Nevertheless, change is an option - if you have the know-how.
Your actions and thoughts become habits because your brain and body are set up to work with and in patterns. These patterns represent real pathways that connect your neurons in your brain and determine how your body typically reacts ...
Source: Addiction Recovery Blog - January 17, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Karen Halls Tags: Addiction Addiction Recovery Addiction Help Addiction Articles Source Type: blogs
Safeguarding the health of dental professionalsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A healthy dentist is one of the most important ingredients in a successful dental practice. An ingredient not to be taken for granted. Professionals, dentists included, can and do experience illnesses and problems that can disrupt or impair a practice.
In addition to the vulnerabilities of the human condition–addictive disorders, psychiatric illnesses, infectious disease, family and relationship problems, or the many varieties of human misery–dentists have undergone a powerful process of socialization into their professional role that makes it difficult to seek help for themselves.
Stigma about addictive and ps...
Source: Twelve Step Facilitation.com - January 17, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Addiction Alcohol Demographics Drugs Family Self-help dentist infection professional psychiatric relationship socialisation stigma Source Type: blogs
Hitting Rock Bottom - When It’s Time For an InterventionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Some alcoholics are so severely gone by the time they finally reach rehab that they take years and years to recover. By gone I mean, wasted. A wasted youth, a wasted body, basically a wasted life; in all reality, many more alcoholics die from this disease than you would think. One reason why this might happen all too often is the fact that it was just too late.
A good friend to an alcoholic is one who sees the warning signs early on, and intervenes. There is no point in dragging the process out and if a friend is close enough, they will begin to see that danger lies ahead. The worst thing to happen to anyone with a challen...
Source: Addiction Recovery Blog - January 16, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Karen Halls Tags: Addiction Addiction Recovery Addiction Help Addiction Articles Source Type: blogs
Why I Quit MarijuanaEmail this article to a colleague.
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My motivation to quit marijuana, pot, cannabis or whatever you personally call it, was because I had gotten into a rut of smoking it all day, every day. Late at night or early morning, utterly convinced I enjoyed it, I would sit, roll and smoke joint after joint. As the years rolled on marijuana seemed more like self-prescribed medication to keep me calm than the fun, recreational drug I once considered it to be. Knocking on my dealer’s door became a symbol of need and at times desperation. I often looked like I had been dragged through a hedge backwards and I completely lost my self-confidence to communicate with ev...
Source: Addiction Recovery Blog - January 15, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Karen Halls Tags: Addiction Addiction Recovery Addiction Help Addiction Articles Source Type: blogs
The Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome – DetoxEmail this article to a colleague.
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Detoxification from alcohol abuse.
The alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) is a common management problem in hospital practice for neurologists, psychiatrists and general physicians alike.
Although some patients have mild symptoms and may even be managed in the outpatient setting, others have more severe symptoms or a history of adverse outcomes that requires close inpatient supervision and benzodiazepine therapy.
Many patients with AWS have multiple management issues;
withdrawal symptoms,
delirium tremens (DT’s),
the Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome,
seizures,
depression,
polysubstance abuse,
electrolyte dist...
Source: Twelve Step Facilitation.com - January 15, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Addiction Alcohol Alcoholism Assessment Detoxification Disease of addiction Drugs Medication Stages of Change Symptoms of addiction DT liver neurologist outpatient physician psychitrist Wernicke–Korsakoff withdrawa Source Type: blogs
Steroid Addiction - More Than Just Skin DeepEmail this article to a colleague.
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Steroid addiction, just like the dependency for other drugs, can often be a hard habit to break. There are many psychological components at play that make treating this condition quite complex. As steroids are types of drugs, there is no doubt that they cause a strong physical dependence. However, cravings for the substance itself, as well as the comfort in having a habit, are not the only things to overcome. The reason that many people begin using these drugs and body building excessively in the first place is due to a feeling of inadequacy. Users are unhappy with some aspect of their lives and, as a result, filter a grea...
Source: Addiction Recovery Blog - January 14, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Karen Halls Tags: Addiction Addiction Recovery Addiction Help Addiction Articles Source Type: blogs
Addiction & Free WillEmail this article to a colleague.
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Addiction illuminates concept of free will
Harvard Provost, Steven Hyman, recently gave a lecture titled “Compulsion and the Brain: Subverting the Concept of Self-Control.” He provided an easy to understand description of the neurobiological basis for addiction:
Hyman began by explaining what neuroscience has learned about the process by which humans choose among multiple goals and [...] (Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com)
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 13, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 12 Step Fellowships Addictions Drugs Psychological Illness Recovery Relapse Sobriety Treatment disease brain Compulsion desire to stop free will neurobiological basis for addiction Source Type: blogs
