Eventually we get to the stage when Rehab is the only opyion left. Also there is a time when a family,friend or company decides that we are going to intervein and so we choose to help in some way. The problem is that we can become very emotional in these situations and so we can make the wrong choices. Rehabs can and often are very pricey and so its best to really take it easy when deciding on what to do. The rehab function is broken onto 3 types. Long term, short term and...

What's the best way to Overcome Dilaudid Addiction

In my experience working at a Hospital I see a lot of patients trying to overcome Dilaudid Addiction. The person has to be ready to do this on there own. Dilaudid is a pain medication highly addictive it's eight times stronger than Morphine. Dilaudid is known as Heroin. It is only available by prescription. It can come in many forms such as pill, liquid, and intravenous.

The person that has this drug intravenously...

Last night I was up late, listening to the wind and rain, the cat snoring and the dog eating something plastic in the dark.  I was thinking about a conversation I had with a fellow earlier in the day.  A fellow who is obviously committed to helping addicts leave their death defying life choices but I couldn't stop thinking about how  it was an uncomfortable conversation - he was a freaking bully and kept butting in.  I felt that he was trying to convert me through...

Narcotics Anonymous also known as NA is a program based on the 12-step program of Alcoholics Anonymous and designed to help recovering drug addicts beat their addiction and face their problems. Drug addiction often is an outward sign an internal psychological issues that are not resolved. Often times family relationships and childhood experiences are contributing factors for drug addiction. Failed parental relationships, poor parental care and mind numbing poverty can combine to form a...

Smoking has always been associated with a feeling. Watch practically any Hollywood film shot before 1970, and smoking is associated with glamour, prestige, and a certain worldliness otherwise denied to those without a lighter and the ability to effortlessly blow smoke rings. So why do so many people assume that smoking is primarily a physical addiction?

Smoking is instead an emotional experience, and as such, is impossible to quit unless the smoker is willing to admit how...

Now that you are no longer drinking, your body is going through some changes, both physically and emotionally. Since alcohol is a powerfully addictive drug that is toxic, your body had to make some physical changes to keep you from being poisoned. Your body's chemistry, especially that of your liver, had to change to keep you alive while you were drinking. However, once your body chemistry changed to accommodate the presence of alcohol, it cannot be un-changed.

This is why you are...

How to Beat Methadone Addiction Requires Medical Supervision

Addicts who use methadone to help rid themselves of an addiction to opiate drugs are often then faced with the problem of how to beat methadone addiction.

Methadone, a synthetic opiate developed in Germany in the early part of the 20th century, has been successfully administered to heroin addicts and those addicted to other strong opiates in order to minimize the addict's cravings for the original drug...

A.A. Cofounder Dr. Bob: His Younger Years at a Glance

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The following quotes are taken from the A.A. General Service Conference-approved pamphlet titledThe Co-Founders of Alcoholics Anonymous: Biographical Sketches: Their Last Major Talks(New York: NY: Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc., 1972, 1975)—Pamphlet P-53:

It is estimated that Dr....

I know for a fact that is speaking from my experience about methadone addiction that a lot of people start using it to get off of heroin. When I first started using methadone I was using it for the buzz because it was legal and I did not have to chase it the way I did heroin. At this point I was not hooked yet this did not happen until many years later.

Methadone is nothing to toy around with; for instance, I have seen you people at the methadone clinic coming in to get off...

How to get through Tramadol Addiction

The way things are in this fast paced world today many people may have a Tramadol Addiction without even realizing it. This medication is used to treat moderate to severe pain. This medication should be only taken exactly as directed your prescribing physician. If this drug is taken as prescribed there is little to worry about becoming addicted to it. With this being said one thing you will want to know is that it can very easily becomes...