I am a Recovering Veteran and chemical dependency Counselor.

There is a "frame-of-mind" that is common to those that Recovery is more likely to work for. 12-Step programs have an identifying directive, of sorts. "Stick with the winners!" Working in the Addiction Recovery field, you learn to identify people whose chances seem to be greater than others, by observing attitudes.

It is sad but true that most Addicts have to have exhausted every...

With heroin use on the rise, rehabilitation centers from coast to coast have become filled with people that end up needing professional help to stop using it. The popularity of heroin has made it the drug of choice for people that use and experiment with drugs. Heroin has become rather easy for anyone to obtain, and the cost is very low, dollar for dollar, when compared to powdered or crack cocaine. The effects of heroin are much more desirable than cocaine, and when given a choice,...

Church forum sites are filled with posts asking for advice about porn addiction . Religion and spirituality play a big role for many people seeking recovery and redemption from porn addiction. Perhaps it is because there is so much guilt and shame involved. For a religious person, it seems the natural first place to look for help with pornography addiction is their church, synagogue, priest, rabbi . . . The advice offered on the online forums is not professional advice.

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Having support when you are trying to quit any addiction, habit or change your life in any way is a major factor in success. How to quit marijuana becomes a lot more difficult therefore if your friends and family are either not supportive or do not know of the impending journey you are about to undertake!

One problem many people giving up marijuana give themselves is to not actually seek out a support network and create the level of social endorsement and help they might need to...

Porn addiction has become a modern affliction that is by and large hidden to mainstream media and general discussion on the subject. It is considered embarrassing and is largely anonymous so it goes unheeded and undocumented and more and more people fall into its trap as the web and the adult entertainment industry become more prolific on the net and access become easier and easier especially for young people who are more susceptible to such things. Breaking porn addiction can be done...

The question "is alcoholism is genetic oriented" has not a definite answer. However there are some evidences that it could be. A genetic study shows that some clusters of genetic variation play an important role in alcohol addiction. Alcoholism and genetics related factors are discussed below:

It is shown that all individuals with a family history of alcoholism have some risk of developing the problem of alcoholism. Family history of alcoholism means that either or...

Life Is Not Fair- But Be Happy Anyway

Yesterday, as I left my daughter's 5th grade holiday concert, I noted the oddness of my life.  I was the only one of the smiling herds of cheerful faces who was listening at that moment to the father of my children threatening to "take me on, if I was going to f--- with him." Everyone else was thinking of trees and hot chocolate waiting at the house and I was faced once again with the dilemma "What do I do about...

1 How do I stop watching porn when it is all around me all the time?

You are not alone when it comes to this question. There are an estimated 390 million porn web pages on the internet. Upwards of 90% of those web pages are produced by the United States. 12% of all websites are pornographic in nature. Out of around 340 million people in North America, about 300 million of those use the Internet. You have porn at your fingertips everywhere! Here are some tips in combating...

There is a lot of denial about alcohol abuse so you may not always get a straight answer when you confront someone. Dealing with deadlines, a demanding boss or issues with co-workers can get us very wound up and releasing tension at the end of the day is important. For some people, this takes the form of exercise. Others use alcohol as a way to unwind.

If someone is having more than a couple of beers or glasses of wine regularly, it can indicate that certain issues internally are...

One in 100 American citizens was incarcerated at some time last year in either a city, county, state or federal criminal justice facility. It is estimated that over 60 percent of those incarcerated suffer from either a drug or alcohol abuse problem.

Driving under-the-influence of alcohol is the number one cause of death on our highways. Drug users, including alcohol abusers, whether from overdose or deteriorating health, and diseases like hepatitis, jam up our hospital...