An intervention is not an event--it is a process.  Done properly, a drug intervention or alcohol intervention is carefully planned and executed to maximize its effectiveness.  At Dallas Intervention , we follow the widely-accepted “Johnson Model” of intervention pioneered by Vernon E. Johnson. The Johnson Model is premised on the idea that the most effective intervention approach is to gather concerned relatives and friends of the alcoholic/addict and present...

Substance Abuse starts out being a great trip. But, as you’ve probably found out, the highs you receive after the first few times diminish. Now it takes more and more of the addiction of your choice to “try” to get that same high.

Addicts have lost many important relationships. Many have burned the bridges to the most important people in their life. And they didn’t want to. It’s just that their addiction has control over them and they feel...

People get so stuck on keeping a relationship with a spouse or with relatives...even if they are abusive.Is there an easy answer to this problem?  Yes, and I'm going to give it to you plain and clear...  Get away from them!  Get clear the hell away and don't go back!  If you have to, pack your belongings into your car in the middle of the night and just drive and keep driving until you are safe!  If you're at a family gathering and one of them causes you grief,...

OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE ‘NEW’NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS!

Every year the majority of us greet the New Year with numerous New Year’s resolutions, which if you are anything like me, were last year’s resolutions too! We are full of enthusiasm about our new resolutions and openly rejoice that this is the year we are going to lose weight, stop smoking or become more confident only to fall at the first hurdle and usually during the first month!  So why do...

Barbiturate addiction has been proven to cause short-term and long-term effects that can be fatal. Barbiturates are a variety of drugs that operate as central nervous system depressants triggering a wide range of effects, from mild sedation to total anesthesia. Prescribed as sedatives, anesthetics, or seizure treatments, these drugs were once widely used. However, they are now controversial because of abuse and addiction issues.

It is difficult to determine the correct...

There are many types of compulsive behavior. Compulsive gambling is one of the more serious types of compulsive behavior. It has the potential to not only ruin the life of the person who suffers from the compulsive behavior but to also ruin the lives of all of those close to him. It is important to understand that someone with a gambling problem is not gambling because he wants to. It is compulsive behavior, meaning that he can not control himself. That can be hard to understand and...

Free Drug Rehab Centers are located throughout the United States to help those who are battling Drug Addiction but do not have the means to pay for treatment. Overcoming addiction is a hard fight that cannot be judged on a person's ability to pay. Take a look at the pros and cons of free drug rehab centers to help you make a decision regarding which center to use.

Pros of Free Drug Rehab Centers

Many Drug Rehab Centers require payments that are hard for people to...

You need to know that there is no one switch for you when considering how to activate the subconscious mind. In fact, it can be said to be one of the hardest things for people to do for the very simple fact that we have been living in an area of life that causes us to lie back and be ruled by our emotions. This is the thing that we need to change and now, there are methods and help is at hand for you to do this, when you want, where you want and this is the greatest news anyone can have...

What is a Wounded Healer?

If you are someone who is sensitive or very intuitive (clairaudient, clairessant or clairvoyant)*, from a family history of emotional or physical abuse, find yourself in the middle of solving family quarrels, and suffer from first chakra illnesses like joint, bone, autoimmune, skin or blood disease, you may be a wounded healer.

*Clairessant: The ability to gain extra-sensory information through feeling. Clairaudent: The ability to hear sound and...

Another top addiction is gambling. In fact, studies including research by the National Gambling Impact Commission show that gambling nationwide affects a minimum of 2.5 million people, over 1 percent of the population. In targeted gambling areas like Las Vegas, over 5 percent of the people are expected to end up having some sort of gambling problems. To help put those figures into perspective, gambling problems occur twice as often as cancer and twice as often as cocaine addiction....