The Christian rehab progams in cities around the country in America do offer a range of services that give addict's more options to choose from when it comes to their drug and alcohol addiction. Their treatment approach is unique, innovative, spiritual and holistic in nature. It targets the mental condition of a person and their spiritual strength. The soul and the spirit is the highlight of treatment because that is the area in which the evil forces of darkness will begin...

Drug abuse is a menace to the life of the addict, his family and friends and to the society.
It is like a chain that binds one's life to endless misery and pointless dependence.
As addiction sinks in, the body of the addict longs for drugs to sustain its metabolic process. This happens until addiction begins to change the chemical physiology of the victim's brain. At this stage, the addict becomes utterly dependent on drugs to the point of literally losing one's self.

Most of us tend to be shocked when we hear about drug addiction among teenagers and wonder how kids these days abuse drugs like marijuana, cocaine, heroin etc. But most of us are not aware about an equally demonic prescription drug addiction, a life-threatening drug abuse that permeates in the homes of people, not on the shady lanes of the city nook and corners. Yes, prescription drug addiction is one of the worst and fast increasing drug addictions that are actually tilting drug abuse...

At the gambling addiction rehab programs , the addict learns how to deal with a stressed environment so that when they are released; they know how to act and how to create a life free of stress.

Gambling has no limitations for the addict. They will go all out and spend every single cent that they have to quench their craving. They don't allow anyone to come into their world who is not a gambler. Their addiction is so intense that they will go out every night to gamble and cannot...

Do not be charmed by some of the sweet talking drug treatment centers which talk about curing people quickly in a matter of 15-20 days.  First of all, substance abuse cannot be fully cured; however they can be treated very well in such a manner that the chances of a person getting it may be next to nothing. But then just by saying that they ‘can cure' you totally is misleading. The second thing is the claim of curing people in less than 25 days. Most private addiction...

Right from Hollywood stars to common people with a drug problem, everyone is checking into private addiction rehab facilities . As more and more people opt for a private drug rehab so that they can permanently end their addiction to drugs, there has been a huge rise in the popularity of these high end drug rehab units. The costs which once were sweepingly high have also been reduced in order to cater to competition and a growing number of people who are checking into them.

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Teen treatment centers assert the role of the parents in making their teenage children live a great life. However due to the lack of open channels of communication between the parent and the teenager, the latter tends to confide and spend time with his or her friends, some of them who  could put all stops to his development by tempting him with drugs and alcohol.

Oblivious to the parent, the teenager can be swayed into the momentary high and the celebratory moments...

The youth are the future of the country and society. This future of the country is coming into question as substance addiction is becoming more and more common among the youth of the country. Among other substances, they are mostly victims of drug and alcohol addiction.

There are several reasons that lead today's generation to hit the bottle and become alcoholics. In the process, their future gets spoiled. Alcoholism is also rampant among older people. With alcohol addiction...

In the previous article; Living with an alcoholic – Shame, we talked about the shame and the secrecy that comes from living with an alcoholic and how it leads to isolation.  In this article we will look at ways to start tackling and reducing the shame.

It is important to point out up front, that there are no quick and easy answers.  Changes in the way we feel take time.  This is doubly true if we are still living with the same issues that caused these...

Brainwave technology is one of the easiest technologies that use brain frequency to induce stimuli to help people attain self development for better living standards. This technology entwines with the brain to bring about better functionality. For an individual to improve mind functions, then specific steps and actions need to be taken. This will lead to better lifestyle and self development attributes. Self development can be in areas like:

Addictions

It may be difficult to...