If you suspect a loved one of having a drug problem, where do you go to find information?  Information on drug addiction can be found in a variety of places. Even if you are the one with the addiction - when you have as much information as possible about this disease, you will be better equipped to deal with it and overcome it.

First and foremost, start with the Internet.  There is so much information on the worldwide web; you can even get a little bit...

When you have a friend or a family member who is struggling with drug addiction, often staging an intervention can be an effective way to help them face their addiction and get help.  Intervention involves getting a variety of people together who have been affected by the user's addiction in a neutral location and telling the user how their addiction has affected their lives.

Intervention isn't an easy process and it's certainly not an easy situation.  It requires...

Celebrity singer Johnny Cash is one of the most prolific and respected singers in the history of country music.  What some people don't know is that Johnny Cash has struggled with drug addiction for much of his professional life.  Why would such an amazing and popular singer have a problem with drug addiction?  For the same reasons that everyday people struggle with the same addiction - pressure and stress.

Celebrities are not given a free pass out of the...

Prescription drug abuse is on the rise and many more people are finding themselves with an addiction to those prescripton drugs.  Think about how you feel when you're in pain - not just a little bit of pain - a lot of pain.  What is the first thing you think about?  If it's me, I think about relieving that pain.  In fact, that's one of the first and foremost thoughts in my mind - what can I do to get rid of this horrible pain?

So you go to a doctor and...

Alcohol addiction has become one of the serious problems of the world today. What makes people hooked to alcohol? Is there anything to blame rather than the person himself? What causes alcohol addiction? Information like these are vital in understanding alcoholics and helping them beat their addiction.

Stories of people with drinking problem have become so common, to the point that some people just ignore them. But these people need more than just a cold shoulder, they need...

You can overcome drug addiction by taking a comprehensive approach to this problem. Treatment can be augmented with self-hypnosis for maximum effects. You may seek help for overcoming prescription medicine, cocaine, alcohol, marijuana or nearly any other medicine found in a pharmacy. Substance abuse is a serious matter that requires attention.

How Addictive Problems Help

It may be surprising but substance addictions help you recognize that you have issues that need to be...

Without question one of the more successful treatment models has been the 12 step program, which originated with Alcoholics anonymous. In the past several years the program has suffered a great deal of scrutiny in regards to its religious formatting, and even though it has desperately attempted to escape this labeling, for all intent and purposes that’s what it is! However, the religious aspect is not what makes successful, and in fact I believe it to be a detriment to the...

Without question one of the more successful treatment models has been the 12 step program, which originated with Alcoholics anonymous. In the past several years the program has suffered a great deal of scrutiny in regards to its religious formatting, and even though it has desperately attempted to escape this labeling, for all intent and purposes that’s what it is! However, the religious aspect is not what makes successful, and in fact I believe it to be a detriment to the...

When we talk of the effects of alcoholism, we got to divide them into physical and mental or psychological effects. Both these effects of alcohol are equally important, if one is leading to physical handicap the other is leading to a mental handicap. Effects of alcohol manifest at different times in different individuals, for example if one is affected after thirty years of alcohol abuse the other person may start getting affected only after three years. This is because every human body...

The question of why people abuse alcohol? Does arise in our minds, alcohol is a mood elevator. Drinking alcohol elevates the mood by releasing serotonin and dopamine both these are chemicals which bring about a sense of well being and euphoria. In addition alcohol reduces GABA a brain chemical and increases secretion of nor epinephrine which causes a pleasant state of arousal. All these are features which make alcohol one of the most popular abusive substances; the problem is with...