Alcohol caused this!

Here's just some of the alcohol related violence and injuries I have seen so far this year in the emergency department:

* 24 Year old guy with ruptured spleen and broken back when he fell off a balcony * 15 year old girl who downed 3/4 bottle of vodka - intubated / ventilated & went to intensive care * 24 year old severe facial lacs from 'glassing' injuries to face * Aspiration pneumonia from inhaling own vomit - intensive care * broken legs / arms /...

Help – I’ve had an attack of acute pancreatitis

“Alcohol” and “Pancreas”.  These two words are not usually associated with one another.  But too often these words become painfully and permanently connected after a person has experienced a piercing case of acute pancreatitis.

Perhaps you or a loved one was recently admitted to the hospital with the symptoms of acute pancreatitis: nausea, pain, fever, bloating, etc. Then you...

The world of the RC car, can be an exciting one indeed, and it seems more people than ever are enjoying the power, speed and excitement that only radio controlled cars and trucks can provide. Many of us of course may remember those radio controlled cars and trucks we played with as children, and we may have fond memories of running those vehicles through the house, perhaps chasing the family dog, or the kid sister.
For one thing, hobby quality radio controlled cars and trucks are...

Do you always enjoy your smoke? Or, what else do you call the tendency to smoke as? To me, it appears that it means many things to many people; otherwise, I would put my foot down and proclaim that the urge to smoke anytime is the same as the one urge to smoke just before the execution of death sentence.

Here, the question is not of when and which cigarettes you smoke but why. Prisoners and those sentenced to death are allowed a ration of cigarettes in many countries although...

You can break porn addiction just as people can break gambling addictions, alcohol addictions or any other behavioral or substance problems. There is a common link between all addiction that stem from a root problem that drives people back into the arms of whatever makes them feel better, in this case porn.

While there is no one solution to a porn addiction as the prime cause of the problem is different from person to person there is a structure you can use to break down one...

Why should you stop your gambling habit now? After all, it is fun for you and it provides a great escape for you. You work so hard during the week, and do you not deserve some fun?

The truth is that gambling habits that start off as just recreation  can turn into full-fledged gambling addictions and gambling problems. Not everybody who gambles for fun will become a gambling addict. However, there are some good reasons to stop gambling now.

You will prevent yourself from...

For many individuals contemplating treatment for substance abuse, ninety or more days of residential treatment can be a daunting thought; even difficult for some to consider beyond the once-mainstay “30 day” inpatient treatment program. While many programs still use this “30 day” model, this duration was not based on research or science. It was simply the time period that insurance carriers agreed to provide coverage in the 1940’s and 1950’s,...

For some a roll of the dice, spin of the roulette wheel, yank of the slot machine lever, or the shuffle of cards is an occasional jaunt of pleasure. However, for others it becomes a habitual compulsion (gambling addiction) that destroys their family life, finances, and career!

Over the past decade or so, the sixty for thousand dollar question has been; what causes a gambling addiction? Is it a disease? Is it caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain? Well, the mainstream...

Over my years of counseling drug addictions I have derived what I believe to be a clear set of Stages in early Recovery, that occur for those truly making the effort to gain control of their lives once again. These Stages generally occur over the first 6 months.

These Stages are:

The 1st thing one must do to begin Recovery from Drug Addiction is to Admit that they have a Problem. Then…

The 2nd thing...

That's Life:  Advice by Susan DeAngelis

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Debbie from New York asks, “How do I know I am an alcoholic?”

Addiction is a growing epidemic, touching the majority of the population of the world in some shape or form.

Close to half of the adults in America have a child, sibling, spouse or parent who has a problem...