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...

A drug addiction center is more commonly known as a rehabilitation clinic or a drug clinic.  These centers specialize in the treatment of drug addiction and help people with addictions cope with the mental and physical aspects of their disease.  They offer medical care as well as counseling to help addicts become clean and sober again.

There are many different types of drug addiction centers today.  All are based on essentially the same premise - to heal the...

Drugs are fast spreading its wings to engulf everyone under its effects. A large number of people are reportedly using drugs and facing its consequences. The devastating effects of drugs can invade the lives of lots of people, not just addicts. Parents who abuse drugs or alcohol tend to neglect their children leaving them to their own devices. The whole society, in which the drug addicts live, is affected.

Not only does the adults are under the spell of drugs, but the teenagers...

So why do people believe they should be easier to quit cigarettes and heroin? People often think quitting smoking is as easy as putting down a cigarette. If it were so simple, why so many people struggle to quit smoking every year? There is a fallacy that some simply do not have the willpower to quite. Willpower alone rarely breaks the nicotine addiction. Most people that quit smoking end up smoking again within six months. For most smokers it takes far more than willpower to quit. Here...

When you come back and buy more, pornography makes a lot more money from you.  It won't care, and it will continue to show you more.  Billions has been spent in trying to ensnare you.  What could have been a healthy idea of your sexuality has been polluted.  The critical part of who you are becomes twisted with porn addiction.  Your energy is focused n your satisfaction as you begin to think you can have sex anytime and anywhere with anyone.

Excessive use...

The Problem of Prescription Oxycodone Abuse

As you may know, prescription drug abuse has developed into a huge problem in the United States. For example, a 2005 Monitoring the Future survey of high school students showed that OxyContin abuse went up among 12th graders by 40 percent in 3 years. OxyContin is one of the many generic names for drugs that include the narcotic oxycodone.

When used as prescribed, drugs like OxyContin and Percocet (which also contains...

So you’ve decided to cut down on your drinking. Congratulations! That’s generally a good idea. However, in spite of all your good intentions, I know how tough that can be. More likely, your school or workplace has a strong drink culture. Well meaning friends will invite you out and ply you with alcohol. They’ll badger you when they notice you’re not drinking, taking it as a personal challenge to convince you to have a drink. You’re going to need some...

Elizabeth was just 13 years old when she had her first drink - this is a story of her descent into drug addiction.  After that first drink, she found she liked the way it made her feel, so she had a couple of more.  Before long, she experienced her first time being drunk, and the door had opened.

This story of drug addiction usually paints a very similar picture from addict to addict.  They share many aspects of their stories and they often share tragic...

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...

When you embark on your search to learn how to stop smoking pot one of the things that you must be keen to understand is how marijuana affects the brain and how this in turn affects your addiction and your choices surrounding smoking and quitting.

Marijuana has a chemical component called THC which most pot smokers know of. It is this chemical that causes the feelings of a high that can mellow you out and can also cause paranoia and panic in some users also. It is the chemical...