Medical science has come a long way in developing cures for many 21st-century diseases. With so much study and so much support available to substance abuse addicts, is easy to assume that we’ve reached a point where we can cure…
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Discussions
Is There A Cure For Addiction?
Who Is Most Likely To Become An Addict?
Most people have heard the phrase “that would never happen to my kid,” or “that would never happen to my husband or wife,” uttered at some point in their life. As mentioned earlier, addiction does not discriminate. It knows no…
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Why Won’t An Addict Stop?
The thing that puzzles many people about addiction is the matter of free will. If the person is addicted and they know there is a problem, why won’t they just stop the behavior that is making them addicted?
It seems…
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Stages of Addiction
The Early Stages of Addiction
In the early stages of addiction, many addicts drink or use drugs to relieve problems. If they get high, the problems don’t seem as severe. This can quickly escalate to the addict needing more and more…
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What Is Addiction?
Addiction - It strikes fear in the hearts of people who don’t know what it is, and breaks hearts for those who are living through it.
Addiction is not only a scary thing to those who live with a person…
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Living with an Addict
For a person living with a family member or friend who is addicted to drugs or alcohol, life can be a living hell. Too often, people around you will say that the problem with addiction lies with the person who…
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Some Things Never Change
One of the most obvious things that has remained the same about addiction is that it still destroys many people’s lives just as it always did. The person who can’t control their anger may not see this problem as being…
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The Changing Perceptions of the term “Addict”
Some things change and some things stay the same. Forty years ago, in American society, the term “addict” had an entirely different meaning than it does today. People who “shot up” were called “junkies” and, for many people, LSD was…
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Multiple Addictions
Many people think the term “multiple addiction” doesn’t apply to them. For them, multiple addiction means something that exists for the “deeply disturbed” or the “lost” patients of a chronic hospital wing or mental hospital. “Cross- addicted” or “dual addicted”…
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Dealing with a problem drinker can be a lifelong battle
The work doesn’t end simply by knowing what the problem is and knowing how to solve it. Dealing with a problem drinker can be a lifelong battle, one that requires patience and support from everyone around the drinker. Even with…
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