http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_967181_23.html 05th July 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_953905_23.html 28th 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_952092_23.html 27th 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_930833_23.html 12th June 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_872312_23.html 28th 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_868713_24.html 26th 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_867830_23.html 24th 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 ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_866960_23.html 23rd 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 ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_864961_23.html 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_862485_23.html 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_862385_23.html 17th 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_860051_23.html 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_858802_23.html 16th 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 ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_852721_23.html 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... http://www.articlealley.com/article_852685_23.html 09th April 2009 I would push anyone who is toying with the idea of not drinking anymore to really give it some thought and try to come to a decision about it. If you want to change your life then the biggest thing you can do is to stop drinking. Now for most alcoholi... http://www.articlealley.com/article_851503_24.html 09th April 2009 The whole key to living sober is to find a way to push yourself to keep growing in your recovery. This really is the secret to long term success in recovery because the number one enemy is complacency. After we have been sober for a while, avoiding the ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_848981_24.html 07th April 2009 If you or someone you know has a drinking problem then you must first diagnose the scope of the problem before you can take action to correct it. This means deciding whether the drinking is alcohol abuse or if it is a deeper problem such as alcohol addic... http://www.articlealley.com/article_835998_23.html 26th March 2009 Emotional sobriety and physical abstinence are two different things. Now obviously, in order to have emotional sobriety in your recovery, you have to have established a firm baseline of physical abstinence from alcohol. This is really a given and shou... http://www.articlealley.com/article_828781_23.html 17th March 2009 What is the secret to tackling a complex problem such as addiction? Newcomers to recovery will stumble and fail in high numbers because they fail to take action in a few key areas. Most people think that it is a problem of knowledge, that the chroni... http://www.articlealley.com/article_808571_23.html 04th March 2009 Many people are struggling with alcohol problems and want to know how to stop drinking. Of course the problem is not stopping but in staying stopped. Recovery is divided into two stages and you need different information for getting through both early r... http://www.articlealley.com/article_801749_23.html 02nd March 2009 Which is the best path to recovery when it comes to beating an addiction? There are many different programs and philosophies of recovery out there, but there seems to be some universal strategies that everyone must use in order to make progress and start... http://www.articlealley.com/article_798991_23.html 25th February 2009 If you are serious about getting clean I would recommend drug addiction therapy. There are other approaches to getting sober but getting specialized therapy can be the overall guidance that you need to really make things come together for you. You wil... http://www.articlealley.com/article_793892_24.html 23rd February 2009 Alcohol problems basically come in two possible flavors: there is the problem drinker, who gets into trouble once they start drinking and can no longer control it, and there is the alcoholic, who really gets into trouble once you attempt to remove the alc... http://www.articlealley.com/article_793379_23.html 20th February 2009 Alcoholism is still a problem out there and as long as alcohol is socially acceptable in our society it always will be a problem. If you or someone you know needs help with an alcohol problem then you might want to consider taking action. Now there ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_792645_24.html 20th February 2009 How can we help a struggling addict or alcoholic without actually enabling them and making things worse? This can be a tricky but very fine line and we will not always be perfect when dealing with a struggling alcoholic in our life. We want to do wh... http://www.articlealley.com/article_789960_23.html 18th February 2009 Overcoming alcoholism happens over time in what I think are 2 distinct phases. The 2 phases are really "early recovery" and "long term sobriety." The first stage is when you first get into recovery and you are basically shocked right out of your mind ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_789777_23.html 18th February 2009 Want to make passive income online? I sure do. My intention has been to increase my online passive earnings over the last few years. I have done this very slowly, working here and there at it because I already have a full time day job. Now some peop... http://www.articlealley.com/article_789765_3.html 18th February 2009 Why use a recovery coach when you can just settle for the traditional sponsor in the 12 step program? Are there any advantages to getting a recovery coach that go beyond what you might expect from the usual relationship with a 12 step sponsor? You bet... http://www.articlealley.com/article_788075_23.html 18th February 2009 Passive income is the holy grail of automated income and lifestyle design. If what you are truly seeking is time freedom so that you can enjoy your time spent here (instead of working) then what you really want is a way to make passive income. What ar... http://www.articlealley.com/article_765033_3.html 22nd January 2009 Overcoming addiction is no easy task. In fact, it can be downright overwhelming at first. It would be helpful if someone sat you down in early recovery and explained the truth to you. The truth about what? About everything. There is so much informa... http://www.articlealley.com/article_759208_23.html 17th January 2009 Drug addiction is a complicated problem and people have a tendency to want to simplify it. This is not really possible though because the solution is necessarily complicated as well. Addiction affected us in so many ways and so any solution we might use... http://www.articlealley.com/article_756439_23.html 16th January 2009 Drug addiction can affect nearly anyone because it has so many different avenues of attack these days. You have kids and teenagers who are smoking marijuana. There is alcohol everywhere in our society and the pressure to drink can be tremendous. Then t... http://www.articlealley.com/article_754164_24.html 16th January 2009 There is a definite system for how to stay clean and sober and most alcoholics will never figure it out. The system involves creation. Most people get confused when it comes to quitting drugs and alcohol, because they see it as a process of eliminat... http://www.articlealley.com/article_747333_24.html 09th January 2009 How can we help alcoholics recover? Traditional recovery programs have tried to answer this question for decades now, and typically without much success. Part of the problem is that existing recovery programs lack customization. They are a one-size-f... http://www.articlealley.com/article_732478_23.html 31st December 2008 For the most part, getting help for addiction will involve contacting either professional services of some sort or a 12 step treatment program. That is what is available out there when it comes to getting help for addiction. The professional services ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_732213_23.html 31st December 2008 Here is how to help addicts recover through creation. What is creation? Creation is the answer to the question: "What am I going to do with my life now that I am clean and sober?" But before you can engage the newcomer in creative efforts, they h... http://www.articlealley.com/article_729313_23.html 29th December 2008 Organizing an intervention is not a trivial matter. If you have a loved one or a family member or close friend who is out of control with drugs and alcohol, then it might be time to take a look at organizing a formal intervention. Many people have s... http://www.articlealley.com/article_727672_24.html 19th December 2008 How can we best help drug addicts to overcome addiction? The real secret lies in empowering the drug addict to take control of their own life. But how do we go about doing that? It is a hard lesson to learn, but we cannot directly control another per... http://www.articlealley.com/article_725653_23.html 17th December 2008 How can we best help a drug addict? The first thing you must do when it comes to helping a drug addict in your life is to stop enabling them. Most of us do not even realize when we are enabling because we confuse enabling with actually helping the add... http://www.articlealley.com/article_708712_23.html 03rd December 2008 The whole secret to beating alcoholism is creation. Allow me to explain. Alcoholism is a disease that affects an entire person. The alcoholic suffers more than just physically due to their drinking....they also suffer mentally, socially, spirituall... http://www.articlealley.com/article_707472_23.html 02nd December 2008 Help addicts overcome addiction through empowerment. This is the key to success in recovery and working with others; you tap into their own potential and open them up to a life that was only hidden to them. This can be done through probing questions and... http://www.articlealley.com/article_699984_23.html 01st December 2008 Helping alcoholics is a notoriously difficult thing to do. Perhaps the best we can do is offer a system of recovery that works for them and encourage them to find out what that system is. Part of the problem with traditional recovery is that it usuall... http://www.articlealley.com/article_698737_24.html 30th November 2008 How can we best help an alcoholic? The best way to help an alcoholic is indirectly. This means that you do not try to control or manipulate them. Do not try to beg them to stop drinking. Do not threaten them or shame them or engage with angry argume... http://www.articlealley.com/article_689493_24.html 18th November 2008 The effects of alcoholism can be devastating on a number of different levels. Let's consider a few of these levels: 1. Effect on the individual Alcoholism can destroy the individual, sometimes very quickly. From drunk driving accidents to liver di... http://www.articlealley.com/article_685160_23.html 11th November 2008 Recovering drug addicts and alcoholics need both strategies and tactics for recovery. On the one hand, we need to have overall strategies that can guide us in our day-to-day decision making, sound principles that help guide us towards proper living. B... http://www.articlealley.com/article_677979_23.html 30th October 2008 Any recovering drug addict needs a plan. Without one, you're going to be extremely vulnerable to relapse. What makes up a good recovery plan? Let's take a look: 1. Getting through stage one First, you need a plan to get you through stage one r... http://www.articlealley.com/article_676962_23.html 29th October 2008 How can you tell if you're an alcoholic? To the outsider, who has no problem whatsoever with alcohol, this question might seem a bit silly. But it truly can be a baffling question, especially if you are the one who is caught up in the slippery slope o... http://www.articlealley.com/article_669773_23.html 21st October 2008 Relationships in recovery can be a tricky thing. In fact, most people probably don't realize it, but relationships are the number one problem when it comes to relapse. Nothing else has the same amount of power to create such turmoil in our lives. Thi... http://www.articlealley.com/article_664803_23.html 14th October 2008 Spiritual growth is the process of evolving our consciousness. What exactly does this mean? We can define spiritual growth in a number of ways: 1) As we grow spiritually, the way that we perceive the world should be changing for the better. For exa... http://www.articlealley.com/article_661477_24.html 13th October 2008