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Acupuncture & addictions
Stop Smoking Acupuncture can effectively help with withdrawal symptoms but I cannot help with the habitual aspect of smoking. You have to want to give up smoking and you have to manage the habitual aspect of...read more
Addiction treatments
No treatment approach can guarantee success. Different things work for different people and there is a high relapse/failure rate for all treatments. Sometimes the same treatment can have different effects on ...read more
Addiction, the hidden resistance against staying healthy
The balance of health is constantly attacked by a whole series of influences, the great majority of which we bring upon ourselves. In recognition of this there is a growing movement towards taking more respon...read more
Addictions and young people
Everyone will have their own picture of what an alcoholic, or drug addict is. It may be the image of the old man on the park bench drinking meths, or the junkie shooting up heroin. The fact i...read more
Alcohol addiction
As with all addictive behaviour problems, it is very difficult for a person to acknowledge the existence of a drinking problem and this means that people suffer for many more years than is necessary. It is of...read more
Alcohol addiction and abuse
Facts about alcohol abuse Alcohol abuse is a serious problem in the United States and in many countries throughout the world. Those afflicted with alcoholism suffer from a variety of problem...read more
Alcohol and its effects
Why people drink Alcohol is a drug that is legal in most countries. The age in which the use/sale of alcohol becomes legal depends on the culture and country. People may drink alcohol for m...read more
Alcohol: what is a problem?
Alcohol: The Facts Alcohol is the most widely abused drug in Britain. Deaths in England and Wales caused by alcohol-related disease have doubled in the last 20 years. The year 2001 showed the highest percenta...read more
Are you a concerned parent?
Nothing is more destructive to a teen and/or their family than the use of drugs. The problem is that in most cases teens are using drugs for several months or even years before parents become aware of it. Eve...read more
Cannabis: the facts
Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug. Around three million adults have used cannabis in the last year. 11% of 16-59 year-olds and 26.2% of 16-24 year-olds have used cannabis in the last ...read more
Co-dependency
The concept of ‘co-dependency’ (also called ‘co-alcoholism’ when alcoholism is involved) refers to an unhealthy pattern of relating to others that results from being c...read more
Co-dependency addiction: how to treat it?
Co-dependency is a condition that it is difficult to find one common definition for. Earnie Larsen a specialist in this field describes co-dependency as "Those self defeating, learned behaviours or chara...read more
Cocaine and crack
Both drugs are Class A. Short term effects may include anxiety and hallucinations followed by feelings of persecution, tiredness, hunger and depression. Its short lived highs...read more
Crack cocaine: effects and overdose
What Is Crack Cocaine Crack cocaine is a more powerful drug than cocaine powder and creates a 'high' much more quickly. This is because in this form it enables the user to smoke the ...read more
Dependant on drugs ?
Drug dependence is treatable. With the help of treatments targeting individual needs and concerns, people can control their drug taking behaviour and live happy and successful lives. What is drug dependence?...read more
Do you bite your nails?
You may be deficient in minerals What are minerals? Yes, nail biting often begins with boredom or impatience or fidgeting. If you are among the millions who regularly bite their nails, you...read more
Do you have an exercise addiction?
For some people, exercise can become compulsive, to a degree which is as physically, psychologically and emotionally destructive as ingesting chemica...read more
Drinking and your life
Grimy male-dominated pubs are out and sleek bars are in. There are more and more places to enjoy a great night out with friends and switch off from the rest of the day – and from life! But with the abundance of appealin...read more
Drugs addiction
Everyone will have their own picture of what a drug addict is. It may be the image of the junkie shooting up heroin, and although this may represent one facet of drug addiction the vast major...read more
Drugs: why does it happen?
Young people use drugs for many reasons that have to do with how they feel about themselves, how they get along with others, and how they live.No one factor determines who will use drugs and who will not, but...read more
E - effects
What is ecstasy As with all drugs there are various names to describe Ecstasy, for instance 'E', Doves, Fantasy or Dolphins. This type of drug usually comes in a tablet form of different sha...read more
Experimenting with your consciousness
A desire to experience an altered state of consciousness has been a feature of human culture from time immemorial. In the search for mood and mind altering substances, humankind has long experimented and take...read more
Facts about alcohol
One of the basic facts about alcohol that many people fail to grasp is that it is a drug.Alcohol is a sedative. Ethyl alcohol was the first of the sedatives to be discovered ...read more
Family roles in alcoholic homes
The chemically dependent family has been described as a closed social system.The family tends to isolate itself, its boundaries are rigid, and outside influences are not allowed to penetrate. This kind of clo...read more
Food addiction
Bulimia nervosa is characterized by cycles of bingeing and purging. Bulimia nervosa usually begins early in adolescence when young women attempt restrictive<...read more
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