There’s a great post on Rehab Help Online about two long-term friends who went to college together, partied together, and spent much of their time together throwing down beers. Fast forward twenty years and one of them is an alcoholic and has just been admitted to the hospital. When his old friend arrives from out [...]
Rehab Help Online is starting a series of profiles of regional drug and alcohol rehab centers, pointing out the differences among them in terms of which aspect of the addict’s problem they specialize in. The key to success when considering a treatment program for someone with a substance abuse problem is matching the patient’s needs [...]
Causes of drug addiction.
Drug and alcohol addiction crosses all social barriers. It seems to hit especially hard on the homeless.
While drug or alcohol addiction is the root cause of many addicts being homeless, there are also a large percentage of people who are homeless through no cause of their own. They turn to addictive substances [...]
Smoking cessation therapy is designed to help you kick the habit using a systematic approach that is organized in different stages. Those various stages are the foundation for the behavioral management program during the therapy. The approach is helpful in taking a compassionate perspective to your dilemma. You face not only a physical addiction; you [...]
The answer to dealing with sugar addictions is not to ban sugar. Not only is that impossible but also unnecessary. It is not anyone else’s responsibility as to what you put in your mouth other than your own. So, it’s up to you to make the diet decisions all by your little lonesome. That is [...]