05th July 2009
Anyone who has been addicted to opiate drug before knows how difficult it can be to get off of them. Examples of opiates would be painkillers such as prescription medications like Vicodin or Oxycontin, but also street drugs such as opium and heroin. One...
28th June 2009
Some people are indeed addicted to food and in some cases they treat eating almost like a drug. Those who are really addicted to food can develop all sorts of problems in their life as a direct result of eating too much, or eating unhealthy foods.
One...
27th June 2009
In some medical situations, a doctor or physician might order Methadone for a patient who is experiencing chronic pain or illness. Normally, Methadone is not generally prescribed for moderate or weak levels of pain because there are other, much safer med...
12th June 2009
Nearly everyone, at some point in time, will deal with an injury, disease, or disorder that causes a great deal of physical pain for them. There is not much getting around this; it is simply a matter of when it will occur, not if it will. So we all will...
28th April 2009
Painkiller addiction can be very tricky and it can sneak up on just about anyone. Accidents can happen and almost anyone can become the victim of terrible, chronic pain that seems to overtake their life. The only seeming solution for something like this...
26th April 2009
Many people who realize that they have a problem with drinking alcohol do not know what to do in order to get help. Here is an outline for doing just that.
First of all, determine the extent of your problem. You can figure this out by doing some care...
24th April 2009
Prescription drug addiction is becoming a bigger and bigger problem in today's world. The main issue is that the use and abuse of these addictive pills has been steadily rising over the last several years, and it has now become the drug of choice among y...
23rd April 2009
Many struggling alcoholics would like to know how to quit drinking alcohol. Those who are caught up in the cycle of alcoholism can not find their own way out of it and this is what essentially defines their addiction. They can not stop on their own and ...
17th April 2009
One of the best choices that you can make as a recovering addict is to live in a sober house, or long term treatment of some sort.
These are generally set up to house about a dozen recovering addicts or alcoholics, and they usually have a set of rules ...
17th April 2009
My addiction tries to convince me that I am not really an addict any longer because I have been clean and sober for a few months or a few years. This is a very dangerous way to think because if we tell ourselves this lie often enough we will start to bel...
17th April 2009
If you or someone you know is addicted to Hyrdocodone (otherwise known as Vicodin), then here are some things you should consider doing. Many people who are hooked on Hyrdocodone are also suffering from chronic pain issues, and this can make it very diff...
16th April 2009
If you want to change your life and quit smoking weed, then there are some things you need to do in order to make this a reality for you.
First of all, you must accept that Marijuana is a true addiction. Just because it is a "soft" drug without a huge...
16th April 2009
I have some advice and helpful suggestions for anyone who is trying to quit drinking. This advice applies to the true alcoholics out there who feel that they are hopeless cases who can never be happy in their life without alcohol. I have been sober myse...
09th April 2009
I will try to help anyone that I can with heroin addiction because I was addicted to it for many years and struggled for a long time to get clean. Now that I am clean I try to help make a difference in other people's lives.
I would like to think that ...
09th April 2009
What follows is some of the things I have learned about helping those who are struggling with alcohol addiction. This is a serious problem and I know this from first hand experience as I am a recovering alcoholic myself. In addition to this, I also work...