Alcohol affects body and mind. The dependency created by continued and excessive use of alcohol is very difficult to break. Alcoholism treatment centers have always been looking for all possible solutions to tackle this problem and free the alcoholic from his addiction. Non-conventional and holistic remedies have been studied and incorporated in the treatment process with the aim of getting rid of alcoholism. One of these remedies is acupuncture.

Acupuncture...

You probably know about alcohol problems. You also know of someone who can't control his drinking addiction which even though he has tried countless times. Many people in this situation are able to give up drinking by controlling their urges although it isn't easy to do.

Let's look at classic alcohol problems. First of all, the drinking passes the social drinking stage. It is no longer done to have fun or for social reasons. Instead, the person drinks to escape stress from...

As much as internet is expanding in an overwhelming rate so is the enormous increase of porn sites that leads to a very unpleasant effect which is porn addiction.  As the web being anonymous tagged with the easy access to porn sites result to people's slavery to adult entertainment industry.  This has so much bad effect at the least as a waste of time to the worst effect which is destruction of health and relationships.  To overcome porn addiction is a must for people who...

The attempt to stop smoking is a very difficult endeavor.  To be able to manage the cravings that are often associated with the withdrawal phase, involves perseverance and purposefulness.  See, as a smoker tries to cleanse his body from the nicotine that he consumes, the body would continue to look for nicotine for it to be able to function properly.

Being the smoker you will be encouraged to smoke, as these cravings strive to fulfill the body's...

A.A. Study Groups

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More and more AAs, 12 Step members, recovery pastors, clergy, counselors, and treatment leaders are phoning or emailing me each day about study groups. Sometimes they simply want to know how to start an A.A. history study group. Sometimes a Big Book-Bible study group. Sometimes a Christian recovery group based on the Big Book or the Twelve Steps and...

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...

Sobriety Gifts Worth Giving!

So, you've got a friend who is coming up on a big day; 30 days, 60 days, 90 days, etc and you want to get him or her a gift. I understand! We want to make sure our friends know how much we value their recovery. Be it " " />sobriety gifts, clean gifts, still alive gifts, or I want you to " " />get sobergifts, I've got some good ideas for you right here:

*Give them a flower for every day/month/year they have off the junk

*Get them a...

Good things start to happen when you quit marijuana, as many past users report a “clearer mind” When you quit marijuana, the poison THC, begins to leave your system. Here are some helpful tips to quit marijuana.

1.  Quit Marijuana-Getting rid of THC

Getting rid of THC is a benefit of quitting weed.  THC is the mind-altering by-product from the cannabis plant. The chemical derivative for THC is (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol). Many users don't also...

Even after I stopped Drinking I had a problem with my Thinking. A lot of it is garbage. A point God brought home to me in an interesting way recently. Sober Drunks have to guard their minds and emotions because that is where most of the trouble starts, in the mind and emotions.

This little story illustrates this quite well.

I took my little Beagle, Girl Dog for a walk recently, she always either wants to forge ahead or drag behind, anyway we were walking along and I was...

Addiction has such a death-grip on so many people. Whether you consider your addiction minor or realize it has major control over your life and you desire to quit but just can’t seem to, here are some tips to surviving stopping your addiction.

But first, let me tell you that I’ve walked this road so I know what I’m talking about. After a ten-year long struggle to finally stop my addiction, the keys finally fell into place and I was permanently set...