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Cirrhosis and Alcoholism

journalist — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:00:57 +0000

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 of town, he discovers that his friend has cirrhosis of the liver. Add to that he is the color of a banana. It’s a great read and should be mandatory for anyone who is a drinker or has friends or family members who are drinkers.

Rehab Centers That Work

journalist — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:29:07 +0000

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 to the particular rehab center’s specialty. Visit Rehab Help Online for more.

Addiction Touches Every Social Class

journalist — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:49:35 +0000

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 as a method of coping with their troubles.

These people are in desperate need of drug addiction counseling and since many cannot afford to pay for it, there is always a need for free counseling.

Teens And Drugs – Tips For Helping Teens Stay Drug Free

admin — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:18:56 +0000

One of the most important things our society needs today is helping kids stay away from drugs. The best way for parents, counselors and teachers as well as friends and other family members to accomplish this is by relaying the honest information about drugs to the teens. Teens and drugs has become a huge problem in society and more and more parents are losing control of the situation.

If you talk openly and freely with your kids about drugs and answer questions honestly about things they want to know, you will have a better chance of keeping them from trying drugs. The one thing you do not want to do is lecture. Lectures are for the classroom where kids are made to listen and learn in order to gain an education. If you start your talks with a lecture, you are going to lose their attention and they will have even more questions that the drug dealer can probably answer better than you can.

Parents need to read about stories of teens that were into drugs and have since cleaned up. Telling stories of the effects of drug use are going to have more of an effect on your teen’s way of thinking than telling them how bad drugs are for them. Everything today seems to be bad for you, and it may seem to your teen that the only way to find out is to give it a try. In order to address their way of thinking, you can tell them real stories about other people who have tried drugs. A true story will go farther than a lecture on how bad drugs are for you.

Never put your teen on the spot – if you think they may need the talk, you should bring it up in a discussion by leading into it. Do not sit them down and say, “Are you doing drugs?” This only pushes them away and makes them defensive and they feel as if you do not trust them.

Visit Texas Drug and Alcohol Rehab Program and Recovery Center for more on preventing drug use.