Dealing with Drug Abuse in the Family
What exactly is drug abuse?
The use of a drug for a nontherapeutic effect. Some of the most commonly abused drugs are alcohol; nicotine; marijuana; amphetamines; barbiturates; cocaine; methaqualone; opium alkaloids; synthetic opioids; benzodiazepines, including flunitrazepam (Rohypnol); gamma-hydroxybutyrate; 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ecstasy); phencyclidine; ketamine; and anabolic steroids. Drug abuse may lead to organ...

Many people who start on the path to quitting marijuana experience strange and vivid dreams. Some say they are just very weird and nonsensical and other describe them as nightmares but the common element that many who experience such dreaming soon after they have stopped smoking pot is the clarity and vividity of such dreams which has surprised and often scared them.

I was thinking on this and wondering if it has to do with marijuana and it’s effect on memory. Many...

Smoking has become the affliction of a large magnitude of people and others seem to be joining the smoke bandwagon at an alarming rate. Smoking has become a very common sight with one out of every fifth person being a smoker. The trend of smoking has become very common among teenagers also. The problems one gets due to smoking are many, but they do not seem to encourage people to stop smoking or deter people for starting to smoke. The hazardous effects of smoking are many, but people do...

1. Don't hang around people and places where you might be tempted to drink. Stop going to the bars where you used to drink and stop associating with people who will pressure you to drink.

2. Go through your cabinets and throw away every single bottle of alcohol. If you have a spouse or roommate who drinks alcohol, kindly ask if they could drink when you're not around.

3. Take it one day, one second, or even one hour at a time.

4. Advertise it to the...

The Christian rehab programs experience is one that is unforgettable. When a miracle takes place right before your very eyes, it is something that is to be heavily noted and respected. Only God can work wonders such as delivering a drug addict or alcoholic from the hands of evil. Only God alone can deliver a person who is being plagued with gambling addiction, sex addiction, eating disorder and dual diagnosis.

The family becomes frustrated when they are unable to do this in...

Christian rehab centers are very central to the recovery process. It gives the addict an opportunity to embrace change and transformation. With the Word of God as its foundation, the faith based institution provides treatment that centers on the teachings of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. The addict who engages and embraces this type of teaching will learn more about life and its ups and downs and how to deal with it. They will realize that trouble is always going to be...

Christian treatment centers are a source of outstanding resources and excellent service that include detoxification, therapeutic conditioning, physical examination, pastoral counseling, fasting and prayer, reading and learning about the Word of God and worship. The bible inspires them to want to be transformed and changed in the presence of the Lord. It gives them an insight on God's love and how they can tap into that love to increase their spiritual strength.

These Christian...

If you can find one of those Christian rehab centers in your local area that provides help spiritually for addicts, then you should consider taking your loved one there. You can do your search on the Internet or you can ask your physician for a referral. Whichever method that you use to find a faith based treatment facility for loved one; it does not matter, as long as you get them in soon before they overdose on drugs or alcohol.

Sherry's parents did their search on...

A common fact (and an obvious one) that can be considered reasonable is to find a gap between an alcoholic and his family. It is also common to discover that a lot of reason why someone is abusing alcohol is because of family related issues and problems. This is because of so many things associated to domestic problems that one can look for escape goats or outlets which can lessen the feeling of stress and depressions of an individual.

We all know that alcoholism and addiction can...

Most members of the baby boomer generation remember when smoking was cool. All the actors smoked on television shows. Even Johnny Carson always had a cigarette in his hand as he interviewed the biggest celebrities of the time.  How were we supposed to interpret smoking? Definitely not as an unhealthy addiction, no it was cool!  How times have changed!

Who knows what society was thinking in the middle of the last century, but the message was clear. If you smoked you...