Addiction can show up in many forms and is described as an obsession or compulsion towards abusing a substance such as alcohol, nicotine, drugs or even food. Psychological addictions are just as common and include addictions to video games, sex, gambling, work or pornography. People who are addicted often feel imprisoned by their obsessions and therefore unable to stop. But, there is a very effective addiction treatment known as Emotional Freedom Techniques or EFT.

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Narcotic drugs and alcohol are very physically addictive substances accounting for the rise in drug and alcohol addiction rates yearly. Once the body is dependent on the substance for normality, the absence of the substance will cause great pain and discomfort to be inflicted on the individual, known as withdrawal.

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Drug and alcohol addiction counselling and detox are highly controversial topics and met with many mixed beliefs and schools of thought, especially...

Those numbers measure the percentage of teenagers who regularly use illegal drugs of some type. Just within the last month, 50 percent of teens report drinking alcohol with 37 percent saying they had been drunk on at least one occasion. Alcohol kills 5 times more teenagers than any other drug which are mostly from accidents.

It's scary to think that our young people are being exposed to drugs at a much earlier age, and they are much more susceptible to peer pressure. When...

We take alcohol, for various reasons and just as a means of fun. While we may be doing this in innocence, we should be careful not to lose control of it and eventually get addicted. Being dependent on alcohol is what is known as alcoholism and its effects, which range from mental, physical, to psychological, can prove to be really disastrous if not controlled at the initial stages of development.

Different bodies have different levels of sensitivity to alcohol such that,...

Some bad habits can irritate the people around you. These habits can grate on peoples' nerves until they feel like physically stopping you themselves. Some of them are nervous habits and others are thoughtless behaviors.

Some bad habits have to do with shopping. You can really irritate someone if you have the bad habit of following their car to a parking space and waiting with your car close behind. This makes them feel rushed, and it may make it hard for them to get out. By...

Overcoming pornography addiction is no less difficult than any other type of addiction. It may as well be even more difficult since pornographic satisfaction is achieved simply by turning on the computer and browsing the internet. With easy access in front of you, the temptation is much harder to resist. However, the ability to resist your cravings is ever present. It simply needs a good boost. To start you off on your way to overcome your addiction to porn, here are a few things...

Here are some proven mind control techniques you can use and take control of your own mind and become a better person. The first thing you need to do is to learn how to relax and take some breathing exercises. One of the things you need to do is to be able to learn how to get into your own zone as a person and make sure that you can relax. One thing about the mind is that it is full of clutter, and this comes from our daily lives and the stresses of our work and our personal...

So you’re addicted to caffeine and want to quit?

Or at the very least think you may be addicted?

Caffeine is by far the world’s most widely used psychoactive drug.  More than 90% of us are habitual users.  The drug occurs naturally in coffee and tea and can be found in many soft drinks e.g. cola.  Taken in sufficiently large quantities it can induce a psychosis or an overdose.  Caffeine evolved in the plant kingdom as a natural pesticide to...

As a writer and also a sort of addiction-ologist I cannot help but observe and reflect on the division of our nation as it pertains to Michael Jackson. The overarching question seems to be should we revere him or should we condemn him? Was he a Demi-God, or was a monster? And the whole climate of confusion, as well as the depth of mourning, harks me back to the age of 9 and the death of Elvis Presley. I can remember foggily asking in those sad days…How could this be?

And I...

He is addicted to facebooking, he is addicted to tweeting, he is addicted to blogging, he is addicted to gaming- he is addicted to everything. The story of his life mayn't be interesting but he is rising with each passing day, he is just not dreaming. Soft addicts can be extremely passionate at times. They aren't geeks, they aren't writers, they aren't perverts – they are just you and me.

How can you stay behind when the world is moving so fast? How can you be so vulnerable...