Reasons to Quit Smoking

Smoking causes cancer. We’ve all heard that. Everyone knows that lung cancer is one of the most devastating side effects of smoking.

Addiction Recovery: The Journey From Intervention To Rehab

An intervention is one way family and friends can convince the person they love to seek the help he so desperately needs. There is no magic number of people needed to orchestrate a successful intervention, however, there are several key elements to a successful intervention

Beyond Sobriety: A Courageous Journey

Congratulations! Now that you are sober, you have released yourself from the bonds of your addiction. Now learn how you can take contgrol of your life and live healthy and happy.

Recovery From Addictions: Part 1

This is the first of a 5-part series on recovery from addictions. This first part defines substance and process addictions and describes the four major false beliefs that underlie most addictions.

Gifted, Talented, Addicted

A number of people with exceptional abilities have used drugs and alcohol as self-medication to ease the pain of high sensitivity, or as a way to enhance thinking and creativity. Sometimes they risk addiction.

THC Patch and Gum Right Around the Corner?

Doctors have known that marijuana can be useful in the treatment of emaciated and anorexic patients from diseases like chemotherapy and AIDS. Many doctors have and still prescribe marijuana - yes it can be obtained legally through a prescription. Now, the government is doing research into a patch or possibly gum, along with the Marinol pill to treat more malodys like gulf war syndrome and similar.

Accountability Key For Rehab

Anyone in the addiction treatment industry knows that without accountability no progress towards healthy decision making can be made. In fact in many cases accountability or the lack there of has led the addict into a patters of self destructive decision making.

Recovery From Addictions, Part 5

In this final part of a 5-part series on recovery from addictions, I address the way out of addictions. Learn the powerful 6-Step Inner Bonding process that, when practiced, will heal addictions.

Getting Beyond Drug and Alcohol Temptations

Often people fall into using drugs or alcohol after negative interactions with others at work or home. By not giving into our initial reactions to these situations we can transform our experience.

Addictions - Nicotine - Nature Made It

Nicotine is a legal drug. And just like others drugs, most people feel the benefits are worth the risks.

Gambling: They call it Lady Luck

Thanks to the Lotto and scratch cards and online casinos, more women than ever before are developing a gambling problem. According to government figures, 60% of adults in the UK spend up to 50GBP per month gambling at the betting shop or on Lotto. As the result of changes coming shortly, the amount spent in this country per year is expected to go up from the current 42GBP billion to 60GBP billion.

Gambling - Going For Broke

Ever been in that self-destructive cycle of needing that win to make up for, and cover up all the stupid, mindless losses? Ever felt like you have to keep going?

Addiction Retreats

Addiction is a brutal development regardless of the vice. Addiction retreats offer unique treatment programs that are helping addicts recover.