Private drug treatment centers are known to be pricey; their fees can run into thousands of dollars on a weekly basis. But at the same time, the treatment that is administered is simply the best, notches higher than what takes places in a traditional rehab or a government-based rehab center.  Though you can benefit from the expertise of the best doctors and counselors, the most excellent detox programs and very good counseling sessions and after-care therapy, it could burn the...

Private drug rehabilitation programs are showing increasing amount of commitment to treat prescription addition that is rising quickly among vulnerable age groups like teenagers and people between 50 and 60 years of age.  The senior citizens who are more likely to take medication tend to get addicted to them and begin to self-medicate themselves and so do teenagers, especially girls who take them for various reasons right from menstrual pain and weight problems to something as...

Before bathroom, before toothbrushing, or you eat, you check your e-mail. Your family and friends are pleading with you to end spending so much time in front of the pc screen. Seem familiar? Email addiction is quick to get hooked into, because it operates on the system of random reward. Dog trainers know the fastest way to change a dog's habits is to reward him appropraiately for the sought after changes.

We check our inbox for a reward: a communication from a loved one, a...

Over the decades there has beenfighting between the smokers and the non-smokers.  Non-smokers complain about breathing in the second hand smoke, the smell caused by cigarette smoke, the health risks and the list goes on.   The smokers on the other hand were defending their rights to smoke.

Then it happened.  The law took over andbanned smoking in all public locations.  At first it was subtle.  Smokers could not smoke inside buildings any...

It's every parent's nightmare: that the child they once held in their arms as a baby might someday get involved, possibly addicted, to drugs and/or alcohol.

If you find yourself struggling to deal with a son or daughter who has a substance abuse problem, and have considered the option of adolescent drug rehab, you might have questions. Such as how does it work, what is it, what do I do next?

Here are three frequently asked questions about adolescent drug rehab to...

At the poker table, the gambling addict does not think about anything else, but being focused on the game. They love the high that it gives them to stay on top of their opponents. They like the greed that it makes them feel - the desire to want more and more of it.

On the Internet, it is the same feeling when someone enters that game room. They love the fact that this can be done in privacy and without anyone discovering their little secret. In fact, they can keep their secret...

In recent years, gambling addiction has gotten so much attention due to the rate of its increase. It has become so popular among this generation more than ever. It does affect all generations and people of different ages and gender. It affects men and women and people from all type of backgrounds. It has no specific individual that it targets. As long as you are willing to spend your money, the gambling den is there waiting. Gambling addiction rehab centers know that this type of...

Gambling addiction is not something that people relate to because it just seems like it is nothing harmful. Some think that it is only an activity to pass the time or have some kind of way to be entertained. They don't see it as a painful process in the long run. They don't see the wife that cries when her husband tells her that the bank account is wiped out because of his gambling ways. They don't see the children looking up to their mother and asking her for something to eat when the...

If you know someone who is addicted to gambling, you will be able to get an idea of what that person is going through, if that person is a loved one. In fact, a gambler will oftentimes steal from their family members to keep their habit going. They will lie about their whereabouts to their spouse. They will go into depression if their loss is substantial or if they are on a losing streak. They will isolate themselves especially if they are gambling online and don't want their...

Gambling addiction is a difficult thing to cure. It is not easy because of so much hype and popularity that gambling has. Once the person has entered and completed treatment one of the best gambling addiction treatment centers , they still have to go back into the real world and try to exist amidst all the distractions such as casinos, horse race track, dog race track, sports betting and online poker. The treatment program has to equip the addict with all that is necessary to fight...