Clinicians Are Not Superior to Addicted Clients

Article discusses the relationship between clinician and addiction clients reaching out for help. Discusses therapeutic relationship and the need for trust and equality.

Addictions - What is Addiction?

There are different types of addictions to many kinds of substances and behaviors. This is a brief overview and introduction to addictions.

Addictions - Addictive Behavior and Addictions

What causes addictions? What types of addictions do you get? Is there help for addicts? Drug abuse, alcohol abuse and compulsive gambling are forms of addictions.

Kick Porn: Practice In-to-me-see (intimacy)

2. When you spend time with your partner forget everything else. Turn off your cell phone. Look at each other when you speak. Refuse to interupt and become a better listener. Be attentive. Open a door, give a hug, hold a hand, learn how to play together and have fun. 3. Silently send prayers and love to your partner. Look at him/her and remind yourself how much you are in love with this person. Pray silently from your heart for each other everyday.

Kick Porn: 10 More Ways To Quit

1. Move your computer into a central area in the home. When you decide to give up your addiction you nothing to hide. 2. Find an accountability partner. If you are serious about quitting porn you need a friend who will hold you accountable. Install software that sends your accountability partner a list of the sites you visit.

America's TV Addiction: It's a Matter of Time, a lot of time

What's a little TV? Find out how America's TV addiction adds up.

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.

Top Drug Rehab Principles

Drug consumption and even worse, drug addiction are, sadly, one of the major flaws and concerns of the world of today. Due to the fact that dealing with serious drug addictions and patients that require a complex medical supervision, the drug rehabilitation is a psychotherapeutic treatment that implies huge amounts of responsibilities, which are based on a set of strong principles.

Women Recovering From Drug And Alcohol Addiction Part 2

The is the second part of this series on women recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. This article deals with the importance of family support and balance in the early days of recovery.

My Brothers' Weaknesses Are My Strength

This is a short story on the addiction of alcohol. It reveals the deadly disease in a true, powerful delivery. This happened to my family and it was almost going to happen to me. Somehow I was saved--by God, my higher power. I hope this story will drive home the message that alcohol is exposed as a real demon. If you don't remedy it, it will kill you.

Drug Rehab Treatments

Read about the various existing methods to handle drug addicition.

Alcohol in Modern Society

Given the news coverage and campaigns to increase awareness of liver damage from alcohol as well as the other negative affects, along with the binge drinking culture that is arising in the U.K. its amazing that we still inflict this on our bodies!

Out-of-Control Habits

Many people now use the term addiction to describe not just physical dependence, but almost any kind of compulsive and self-destructive behavior. Treatment options have broadened greatly in recent years.

Addictions - Alcohol

Alcoholism is one of the worst addictions there is. If you wonder how people actually become alcoholics, this article goes over two of the most common ways that this happens.

Recovery From Addictions, Part 3

People turn to addictions is to avoid the pain of loneliness and fill the empty place inside that really wants to be filled with love. Learn about the beliefs that keep you from accessing the love that will heal addictive behavior.