This is not a disease that cuddling, warm blankets and pity will help! Addicts do, most often respond to kindness and understanding, when it is properly given or very often, administered by a professional care-giver, or another addict, hopefully in Recovery!

Stop giving in to your heart, at least the one that says openly, “I feel so sorry for you!” This is an invitation for disappointment and even worse, enabling. Most likely, you can’t help but feel sorry...

There are hundreds of bad habits and hundreds of ways to break them. if you need help, there are books, support groups, and counselors to help you. Mostly you can take a common sense approach and get the job done.

If bragging is one of your bad habits, you could either be insecure or overly proud. It usually makes the other person feel bad, or they resent you. You can get a handle on this bad habit if you stop for a few seconds before you talk. Give yourself time to think...

Current base theory for most Treatment

What is the essence of addiction from a scientific standpoint? What facts support the foundation that supposes that an “addict” has no control and that free will has nothing to do with their ability to stop? What indicates that without help, they have little or no hope of recovering, from this “state of addiction” that has occurred in their brain?

The overwhelming, compulsive, uncontrollable use of...

Christian rehab centers are very central to the recovery process. It gives the addict an opportunity to embrace change and transformation. With the Word of God as its foundation, the faith based institution provides treatment that centers on the teachings of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. The addict who engages and embraces this type of teaching will learn more about life and its ups and downs and how to deal with it. They will realize that trouble is always going to be...

In this modern world, people have personal concepts and ideas of what alcohol addiction, alcohol abuse and binge drinking is all about. But what makes an addiction or what are the reasons why people have becoming possessed by the addictive substance is another story. The ingredients and aspects behind alcohol addiction or alcoholism are very much different to each individual. Alcoholism treatments and rehab programs provided by alcohol rehab for an inpatient can require different...

Alcohol can have a very negative impact on your stomach and is very dangerous. It becomes very hard for your body to create natural digestive fluids as well as failing to absorb food which it can't even digest properly. Alcoholics usually go through periods of nausea, distention or prostration. You are prone to want to drink more when you are in this condition as well as want to eat more. You can also face dyspepsia which is a permanent drinking disorder. If you find that you consume...

Career gamblers are the individuals that gambling treatment programs cannot help unless they really want the help. They have to admit that there is a problem. They have to be connected with the reality of life. They have to be willing to quit the habit for good and not many of them are going to want to leave the glamorous lifestyle that gambling provides.

Gambling addiction treatment centers still offer a place for anyone who has the remote conviction that they want to...

For those who are suffering from a drug addiction problem, private rehab programs are known to be quite a boon.  It is known to increase the chances of recovery because it has in its disposal state of the art, world-class treatment facilities and high degree of medical expertise to solve drug related diseases.  Studies have shown that if you are able to get treatment early, then the chances of recovery are both quick and permanent. Another good about being admitted in a...

Only 2.5 percent of the 2 million people residing in the US have actually seen the inside of a rehabilitation facility, according to various surveys conducted on drug treatment centers. Private care rehab programs that are known for their skilled staff of medical professionals and top-class amenities are known for their residential treatment centers that ironically lie in the far-flung areas of the city, especially in a natural abode that is conducive to an ambience that encourages...

As a parent you may surprised to see your teen being pulled for drinking. But that is not much to be surprised considering that a reputed teen treatment center at Oklahoma has pointed out that teenage drinking cases are on a definite rise.  So how do you know if your teenage child is abusing alcohol?

Symptoms and signs of alcohol abuse:

1. Smell of alcohol on the body and breath:  One of the evident signs is the smell of alcohol on the breath and body of your...