Help – I’ve had an attack of acute pancreatitis

“Alcohol” and “Pancreas”.  These two words are not usually associated with one another.  But too often these words become painfully and permanently connected after a person has experienced a piercing case of acute pancreatitis.

Perhaps you or a loved one was recently admitted to the hospital with the symptoms of acute pancreatitis: nausea, pain, fever, bloating, etc. Then you...

I have had great success recently losing weight. Besides knowing the fundamentals of nutrition, a huge, huge part of losing weight is willpower. That means the restraint to prevent grabbing that extra donut or going to Carl’s Jr after a night of drinking or late night snacking when you really didn’t need it.

On the average willpower scale, I would bet I am somewhere around average. I don’t binge frequently, but I have trouble resisting a soda or a late-night...

If you want to be told how to stop smoking marijuana, then I encourage you to take time to read this.

there are plenty of advantages to giving up weed but it is not a straightforward task. There are many folks around the world today who've got a awfully hard time making an attempt to quit cannabis addiction.

I have also had difficulty during the past but was able to overcome this obsession once and for all. Now, I benefit from a life full of freedom and this...

Teenagers nowadays want to have a sense of belongingness, importance and pride. But at times, some teenagers are being out-casted. Some cannot handle peer pressure and are tempted to turn into various dangerous vices like smoking, drinking and taking of illegal drugs to take away the pain they are suffering. After a while, it becomes a habit or addiction. These vices become their detour not to face the harsh realities that affect them.

Teenagers tend to share and listen to...

I hadn't seen Dave in almost 20 years. He was my dentist when we moved to Boca Raton in the early 1980s. He continued to take care of K and the kids after we moved to Delray Beach 10 years later, but I opted for dental care closer to home.

Dave contacted me when he discovered that I was the man behindthe "Michael Masterson" pen name. He'd been receiving ETR for a while and liking it. One day, he went to the website and saw my photo. "I know that guy!" he...

How to quit smoking pot is not something to take lightly if you are addicted to marijuana. Many people can kick the habit quite easily but other struggle again and again quitting then relapsing over and again as only an addict can. This does not mean you are weak willed or incompetent but often it does mean you embarked on this journey full of passion but without a plan.

A plan does not need to be overly complicated, in fact a simple plan is often better than something convoluted....

There are five distinct stages of drug abuse. The first stage is described as access to drugs but no use thereof. Teens are just curious about drug use; they may ask questions or ask to join those using drugs. They willingly listen to stories about the effects of drugs. They watch others obtaining drugs or using them.
In this stage, minimizing the risk factors that make a teenager more vulnerable to using drugs are an issue. Prevention is the key element here where parents take on...

How to quit marijuana can seem to some people to be a very simple question and to others an incredibly complex one. Some may think this difference of opinion simply comes from peoples varying levels of commitment to their attempts to stop smoking pot and this is somewhat correct but the circumstances people are in have some of the greatest effects on people chances of kicking their weed addiction and many of the problems I like to call roadblocks.

A roadblock is...

Addiction begins with a problem, discomfort, or some form of emotional or physical pain for a person.

This person is, like most people in our society, basically good. But he encounters a problem that is causing him physical or emotional pain and discomfort and for which he does not have an immediate answer.

Perhaps, as a child or teenager, he had difficulty "fitting in" or he lacked communication or academic skills. Or maybe there are physical injuries...

How to stop smoking weed can be a simple thing for some people and a terribly difficult thing for others. This is partly due to genetics, partly from personal choices and mostly to do with an understanding of yourself more than the drug itself.

One factor that can be a big stumbling block for many addicted to marijuana is that they do not really understand what a trigger is, what they are for their own addiction and how to over come them.

What is a trigger?

A trigger...