Archive for March, 2008
Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse Can Happen to Anyone
Alcoholism is a disease that doesn’t discriminate. It doesn’t care if you are black, white, or brown. It doesn’t care how much money you claimed on your taxes last year or whether you’re male or female. (more…) Popularity: 31% [?] Read More →
How to Perform Alcohol Intervention
Alcohol intervention can become necessary if a loved one is showing signs of a problem with alcohol dependency. Alcohol intervention is the process of sitting down with the person and firmly but genty explaining to them that you think there’s a problem... (more...)
Recovery Houses are a Great Transition After Rehab
Recovery houses are a wonderful option for many people who are leaving a drug rehab facility. Returning straight to your home life after being in a treatment center can be a difficult transition because the two environments are vastly different. (more…) Popularity:... (more...)
Quality Addiction Treatment Means Expert Staff
Quality addiction treatment programs offer expert care to their patients. There is no way around this. You want to make sure that the staff members who will be working with you are experienced in helping people be successful on their paths to addiction... (more...)
How to do Addiction Interventions
Drug abuse and drug addiction clouds the addict’s mind. The fact that their life is spinning out of control is no as clear to them as it is to those around them. (more…) Popularity: 26% [?] Read More →
Addiction and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Fetal alcohol syndrome is one of the many devastating consequences that can result from alcoholism. Women should avoid the use of all illegal drugs and alcohol during pregnancy due to the harmful effects that these substances can have on the fetus. ... (more...)
Common Personality Traits for Alcohol and Drug Addiction
Experts have identified a number of traits that are common indicators of who is likely to develop a drug addiction or alcoholism. Not everyone who suffers from these conditions will fit into the characteristics, and there are many people with the personality... (more...)
Choosing the Right Alcohol Rehab Program
If you are an alcohol addict and you realize that you need help, you are on the right road to recovery. There is nothing more heart breaking than an addict who cannot find this path. But since you have found it, you need to follow it until it reaches... (more...)
Safe Levels Of Alcohol Consumption
There are some general guidelines in place for what are considered safe levels of drinking alcohol. People frequently want to know what they are in order to determine whether they have an alcohol abuse problem or to understand how much drinking is healthy.... (more...)
All Drugs are Unsafe
No one drug is better or worse than another. They all ruin lives. They can all lead to death. They can harm the addict. They can also put the addict in a position to harm others. They all lead us places we never imagined. When we started using them we... (more...)