Drug abuse has long focused on subjects like alcohol abuse and illegal drug use like cocaine, crystal meth and so on. While all of these drugs remain real problems, the new trend in drug abuse is prescription drugs where addiction can come on quickly.

The 1960s were all about free love and what have you. Flash forward to today and we don't find hippies smoking funny cigarettes. No, we find people popping pills. More specifically, popping pain pills. The explosion in the...

Self improvement tapes help you to achieve your goal of quitting by detailed instructions. Full audio support can make a difference when you don't have the time for lengthy therapy sessions and just don't have the privilege of affording them. I have included some of the data's which the tapes features and what it could do to help you along the way.

Hypnosis is an amazing tool for self-help. There is nothing as pleasant as allowing yourself to sink into a nice and easy trance and...

There are 3 forms of addiction:  positive, negative, and neutral.  Each form affects a person's life in some fashion.  Whether the addiction has a positive, negative, or neutral affect is up to a person's perception and reaction to performing the addictive activity.  If the activity helps the individual or other people then its positive.  If it hurts the person or other people (physically, mentally, financially, etc.) then the activity is negative.  A...

Porn addiction has become a common cause for many marital problems.Marriage counseling forums contain countless cries for help from womanso desperate to find help in dealing with  their husband's porn addiction that they "go public" on forums hoping for some good advice on treatments and cures for the addiction.

At a 2003 meeting of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, two thirds of the 350 divorce lawyers who attended said the Internet played a significant...

Because of advertisements and other forms of media that promote smoking, many teens think it is okay and cool to smoke. And the result is that many teens are getting addicted to nicotine and cigarettes. All over the world, smoking begins as a teenage experience. Few smokers have begun smoking as adults. In the United States, on an average day, at least 3,000 young people become regular smokers, and more than 6,000 adolescents try to smoke their first cigarette. The outlook for regular...

Staying clean after rehab is over – staying stopped just for today
Admission to an alcohol and drug rehab is a difficult and painful process, and often a very confusing one, as it stirs both negative and positive emotions. The experience is usually accompanied by shame, guilt and fear, but also relief. The relief is felt because the client no longer has to lie to loved ones, friends, colleagues and others, or worry constantly where their next hit will come from. However, what...

Going through alcohol rehab is a tough time, where one has to be tough, but also realize that toughness is not everything. It is okay to realize that you can not do everything on your own. This is where friends and family, as well as counselors, come into the picture, providing love and understanding during such a trying time.

The alcoholism disease infects millions in the world, many of whom do not even realize they are alcoholics. A lot of physical and mental productivity never...

There are many things to note about sexual hypnosis, and that while it has been around for a long time, one thing that you need to know is that the power of this form of sensual mind programming that has been around for a long time, the thing to note is that the true power of this form of hypnosis is something that cannot be ascertained for a long time.

For one thing, there are many people out there who have decided that they needed a better method out there for them to actually...

How Can I Get Rid Of My Bad Shopping Habits?

How many times have you asked yourself the question: How can I get rid of my bad shopping habits?

And everytime that is where the question ended, with no resolve.

How many times have you come home after a days' shopping spree, unpacking the groceries and what-not, just to realise or have somebody to ask: Is this you bought really neccessary?

Of course your first reaction would be to say yes---vaguely. But repeating the...

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...