Drug addiction has been a problem for centuries. Opium, heroin and cocaine were predominantly used for medicinal purposes until the high addiction rates and resulting problems led to these substances becoming banned. These days, modern drug treatment facilities are far more successful than the previous 'asylum' treatments because so much more is known about addiction.

Through the obsessive and compulsive nature of the condition, addiction is widely classed as a disease which is...

Addiction arises when you reach the point that you loose control of yourself to a substance or certain behavior.  This can be embarrassing especially when your addiction is something unacceptable like masturbation and pornography.  In this case you seem helpless and struggle in seeking aid from other people.  Those who are addicted in internet porn should help themselves to fight the excessive motivations of the adult entertainment industry as well as control urges and...

When I was a girl, we had this huge polka dotted pink elephant that took residence directly in the middle of our living room. Now even though this elephant was annoying and affecting the view of each other, we never talked about it. It affected everyone in our home, but no one dared speak of it. Each of us, my brother, my sister, my dad, and myself arranged our lives around the pesky pachyderm. I am not sure why conversations about its presence were an unspoken taboo, but everyone knew...

Alcoholic is never be someone dream. All of us know exactly that we must avoid this problem. But sometimes, it comes along with lifestyle, underpressure condition, or stress. Commonly people start from binge drinking then follow by alcohol abuse, and become alcoholism when they loose their control.

Be careful, occasional drinking not only could make you be an addict; it can also lead to death! Mostly they want to stop drinking. Well, then, why can't people do that? The first...

Anyone addicted to alcohol knows how hard it can be to give up. Anyone living with an alcoholic is equally aware of the power of addiction. But many alcoholics do break the habit and manage to live without recourse to alcohol. They may have an occasional lapse, or they may not, but generally speaking many people succeed. They are known as recovering alcoholics. This is because it is a disease and something from which you can be cured but must always treat with respect.

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Alcohol is freely advertised in many countries. It is relatively cheap and often easily obtained. It is a part of many celebrations and enjoyed by adults both male and female. Alcohol is a legal product. But it is also at the root of many a sad experience. Drunk drivers cause appalling damage to life and limb. Drunken people are involved in fights. Marriages fail and families break up because of alcohol abuse. The cost in lost working hours due to alcohol related problems is too great...

Alcohol is a part of the life of billions of people. For many, for most of them it is not a concern for their health. But for others it is the basis of a serious disease. Addiction to alcohol can cause the destruction of your marriage, the loss of your job, the breakup of your family and even your premature death. It can be a dangerous and deadly product. And so the millions of people who are in trouble because of alcohol have a simple choice; do they wish to beat their addiction?

What are Pharm Parties? New indications are pointing to a disturbing trend in which teens steal prescription drugs from their parents' medicine cabinets and create "prescription cocktails" that can be shared or traded with friends at parties, leading to drug addiction or abuse.

Prescription medications such as Xanax®, OxyContin®, and Ambien® are some of the popular name brand pills that teenagers look for when raiding their household medicine cabinets. These...

You may be considering to enter a drug rehab in orlando, Florida to fight more seriously and effectively your addiction trouble withsubstance abuse. As such, you are making a good decision and you will also need determination firstly to find the appropriate drug rehab centerand also to spend months taking a professional medical assistance. Finding the drug rehab facility is a part of the game you may notbe comfortable in doing as it not an obvious task and could easily take you weeks...

Drinking and driving is a serious offense that can have deadly consequences.  In recent years the problem of drunk driving has gained nation-wide attention and caused stricter enforcement of existing laws, along with the inception of new laws and penalties for this dangerous crime. When you read Alcoholism Articles it can motivate a change.

In the US each year, about forty percent of traffic fatalities are the result of drunk driving.  Estimates from 2003 run as high as...