All Entries in the "Addiction" Category
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 [...]
Self Improvement Goals: Stop Drinking Alcohol
The desire to stop drinking can be strong and it is a worthy self goal to achieve, but it may prove too difficult to successfully licking the temptation to drink without help. The road to recovery and abstinence particularly for the long-term alcoholic is a long, difficult one. The desire to stop is admirable, the [...]
Motivation over Mind – How to overcome Addiction
For most people, addiction of any sort is very difficult to overcome. Addictions come in many forms, such as smoking, overeating, drugs and alcohol and even gambling. Most people can only overcome addiction by motivating themselves to give up the habit. Motivation is in the mind and the precise frame of mind can help you [...]
Substance Abuse Addictions
What is substance abuse and addictions? Substance abuse is the overuse of alcohol, heroin, opium, morphine, crack, cocaine, marijuana, etc. A substance abuser will endure withdrawals, as well as other symptoms especially if their addiction is not satisfied. After carefully studying addictions, the conclusion is that a mental thought provokes the need to abuse alcohol, [...]
Prescription Addictions Killing
Addicts will often covert their addictions, making self-invisible to others, i.e. they hide drugs from family members and/or friends. Most times the person is not aware of their dependency to the drugs, thus denial is generally visible. Addictions caused by prescription drugs, start unknowingly, and leads to awareness that a problem exists. At this point, [...]
Nicotine Addiction through Cigarettes and Tobacco
Cigarettes and Tobacco Cigarettes are probably the most leading addictions of today. Addiction to smoking is reached usually within first year of experimenting with cigarettes, may be for fun or any other reason and later on this shows serious impacts. Tobacco is the prime ingredient in Cigarettes, which has Nicotine as a key component and [...]
Crack Addicts and Addictions
Crack addicts by far are the worst types of addicts in the world. Crack addicts will sell their own bodies, sell their children, steal, lie, cheat, connive, etc all in the name of crack. Crack addicts often get started on crack by trying the harsh chemical out of curiosity, and fatally the person lands in [...]
Giving up Addictions
Is it possible to give up addictions? No, but it is possible to work toward recovery, i.e. depending on the addiction. Pornography, sex, personality, and relationship addictions are complex, therefore if a person is capable of giving up the addictions decides on additional learning. What Causes Persons Addicted to Alcohol? Substance abuse is the overuse [...]