All Entries in the "Addiction" Category
When You Know An Alcoholic That May Be Looking For A Little Inspiration
Many of us know someone in our lives who is dealing with the debilitating disease of alcoholism. Many of us are dealing with it ourselves. If you know someone in your life who is dealing with an alcohol addiction and would like to know a few ways that you can help them or help ease [...]
How To Deal With A Facebook Addiction?
Like millions of people around the world between the ages of eight and 108 you may have a Facebook account. And, like those millions upon millions of people around the world with a Facebook account you may very well have an addiction to your Facebook account. Facebook has brought people together from kindergarten and lost [...]
Addiction Treatment With Heroin Injections Seems Possible
Canadian research suggest that for heroin addiction treatment, injections with heroin as active ingredient work effective than oral methadone. But, researchers warned that such kind of treatment carries a risk of seizures and overdose. So, it is recommended that the injections should only be given in a specialized medical setting. Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes of the University [...]
Helping Yourself Stop Nicotine Addiction
There’s no question: if you are a smoker, it is hard to quit. But recent research shows that using nicotine replacement therapy can help you succeed. In fact, even if you’re only trying to cut back on smoking, using nicotine replacement therapy can help you quit. Until recently, medical advice for stopping smoking was simple: [...]
Different Ways To Quit Smoking And To Get Rid Of Psychological Addiction In Self Healing And Development
You should quit smoking as soon as possible, because it provides you healthy benefits. You cannot stop smoking because of the psychological reason i.e., lack of nicotine. Your physical craving towards smoking is not more challenging than psychological addiction. Physically you can stop smoking for a week or a month. But after some days your [...]
Internal And External Motivators For Addiction Recovery
The following are some of the internal motivators and external motivators to aid with healing from addictions, listed in no particular order. Internal Motivators Many decide to kick their addictions based upon interior motives like love, a sense of achievement, competition, responsibility and a number of other reasons. A love for a child can make [...]
Stop Your Addictions With Intervention
Another popular recovery tool is called an intervention. An intervention generally refers to a planned gathering of people who know the addict and want to offer support and intervene to stop the addiction. Friends, family, co-workers, church members or in short close contacts meet and gently confront the person with the addiction to drugs, alcohol, [...]
Get Rid of Your Addictions with 12-Step Program
A 12-step program is the fundamental tool of many recovery programs, regardless of the addiction, be it drugs, alcohol, gambling, relationships, etc. The basic 12 steps that groups’ members actively stress are as follows, varying in some degree per addiction recovery program. Note that no particular religion or spiritual affiliation is required. All are welcome [...]