What Is A Dry Drunk?

The 'dry drunk' is a phrase that often pops up in speaking of addiction recovery and relapse prevention. But what, exactly, is dry drunk syndrome?

The Other Side of Mother's Day

Mother's Day! The words conjure a picture of a loving mother surrounded by her children and loving family, receiving flowers, gifts, and mushy cards from her progeny, celebrating the sacrifice and love of motherhood. This Mother's Day the above scenario will take place again, all over the country. It will be a wonderful day for so many, a chance to say Thank You Mom for always being there for me, for loving me even during times when I wasn't so lovable.

Drinking As A Pastime

There was a time in my life that I drank beer as my favorite pastime. Really, it's true. I of course only realized this after finally walking away from drinking, but the point is that drinking was literally what I did for fun.

Alcohol Addiction- A Solution

With the increase of binge and underage drinking are we heading for problems of an epidemic scale? Is the fun and free living going to come back and haunt us in the not so distant future? Well it is certainly possible as diabetes, liver failure and so many other physical ailments can be helped along by bad drinking habits. So why are we experiencing problems like this in the twenty-first century – at the beginning of the information age – and more importantly, how can we change bad drinking habits or deal with alcoholism?

FREE 12 Step Quotes on Recovery

12 Step sayings and quotes help you make sense out of recovery. Here are two great ones.

Gambling Addiction: Don't Lose Grip On Reality

Compulsive and problem gambling is a problem that, left unattended, can ruin the life of any gambler and those close to the gambler. Like other addictions such as alcohol, smoking, or drugs, gambling addiction is a psychological disorder that impairs a person’s ability to make good decisions.

How Will A Gambling Addition Effect You?

Gambling addiction is a growing problem for people all across the world. Whether it is gambling on sporting events, horse races, table games, or the increasingly popular poker games, the result can be the same. Certain people can gamble all day and it will never affect them. They will never feel like they are losing control no matter how much money is won or lost. Then there are the problem gamblers.

Step 8 - Made List of Persons We Harmed and Became Willing to Make Amends to Them All

Step 8 - Made a list of persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.This is step eight as used by Alcoholics anonymous (AA) Narcotics anonymous (NA) Al-anon Cocaine anonymous (CA) Gamblers anonymous (GA) Emotions anonymous (EA) Sex and Love addicts (SALA) anonymous Co dependents anonymous (CODA) Overeaters anonymous (OA) recovery programs for making ammends.

What Types of Medication Cause Pain Pill Addiction

Living with chronic pain can be debilitating and frustrating. Individuals who wake up each morning and spend their entire day in pain often turn to medication for relief. Unfortunately, many take it too far and find themselves addicted to their pain pills. Even though many don't consider this a valid form of addiction, mainly because it is a doctor prescribed medication, it is very real and is changing the lives of many people in a negative way.

Step Three - Being Restored to Sanity - Alcoholism Drug Food Sex Cocaine Love Addiction

Step 3 The 12 Steps as used by Alcoholics anonymous (AA) Narcotics anonymous (NA) Al-anon Cocaine anonymous (CA) Gamblers anonymous (GA) Emotions anonymous (EA) Sex and Love addicts (SALA) anonymous Co dependents anonymous (CODA). Step three info

Step 11 How To Meditate The Twelve Steps And Meditation How To Meditate And Relaxation Spirituality

How to meditate. Meditation and relaxation that may help with step eleven of the 12 steps AA NA GA OA CA SALA AL-ANON CMA EA and other 12 step anonymous groups me find of use in their working of step eleven of the twelve step recovery program.

Addiction - A 1-Step Program

Before I explain the 1-step program to help you with addiction, let me explain that I was personally involved in both drinking and smoking for the better part of 15 years. I was a smoker to the tune of a pack of cigarettes a day and drinker to the tune of at least 8 beers a day.

Oxycodone Addiction From Pain Control, Do Not Be Afraid, Be Smart

It is rare to find people that are prescribed Oxycodone for legitimate pain, becoming addicted. They can become physically dependent on Oxycodone but as the pain becomes controlled, the dose can be brought down. Some of the 10 percent of the population with chronic pain will not use Oxycodone for fear they may become addicted. However, therapies will be simultaneously used in conjunction with the Oxycodone, which will help to focus and reinforce why they are taking it.