Control Your Sugar Addiction
By Michael Russell
People can become addicted to many things. It is called sugar addiction when an individual craves sweet foods. It is a psychological and physical craving.
Archive for January, 2007
Alcohol Addiction Treatment; The 3 Main Steps
By David Richards
In alcohol addiction treatment programs there are three major steps that are included whatever treatment philosophy they have. These are; stop drinking or alcohol intervention, alcohol detoxification and alcoholism rehabilitation.
Identifying Your Gambling Problem: Are You a Compulsive Gambler?
By Mark Birlea
Do you think you have a gambling problem? Perhaps you know someone who might be suffering from this debilitating addiction? Compulsive gambling is a problem that can affect anyone, regardless of their income, age, sex, race or social status. Some people believe that people who gamble too much are always of a certain income level, or race, and that is just not true!
Marijuana: Misinformation and Poly-Behavioral Addiction
By James Slobodzien
Fact or Fiction
1. Marijuana is a very harmful, highly addictive, dangerous, illegal, gateway drug that currently has no accepted or proven medical use.
Quitting Cigarette Smoking or Any Addiction-How Much Do Your Habits, Beliefs and Self-Image Hurt?
By Joseph Casey
Just how powerfully are your habits and beliefs and self image hurting your chances to quit smoking? How much do they control our addictions? How can we use their power to replace our self-hurtful addictions with empowering addictions. Whether your addiction is cigarette smoking, or gambling, or wasting your life away watching tv.
How to Implement an Effective 12 Step Program
By Morgan Hamilton
The 12-step program is not a secret. It exists now and gives remarkable results. The 12-step program is a real, widespread and oft-used method for retrieval of alcoholism. What is more, the 12-step program is a life-saving opportunity, which is worth the trying. For people who have no way to escape from the alcohol addiction, the 12-step program is a mere miracle.
How to Break a Bad Habit: 5 Powerful Tips
By James Malone
How to break a bad habit is a topic that puzzles many people. Very often we persist in behaviors that can have negative and sometimes life-threatening consequences, yet like the Energizer Bunny, you just keep on going and going and going….
When Do You Need Alcohol Addiction Treatment?
By David Richards
Most of us like to drink and have a good time. ‘Partying’ is just a harmless recreational use of drinking. But, when is it too much? How can you tell if you are addicted? And when should you consider alcohol addiction treatment?
Binge Eating - Hiding Behind Food
By Michael Russell
Binge eating, also called compulsive overeating, is considered the most common eating disorder. Most of the affected people are obese or mildly obese. Unlike anorexia and bulimia, it affects men and women at almost the same rate, with women being slightly more vulnerable.
How Helpful is that Helpline? - A Guide to Finding Addiction Help on the Internet
By Anita Edge
Where do you go? How do you know what is right for your situation? Many different resources exist; and good advice can make a big difference.
Here is a brief outline of available resources on the Internet:
1. The SAMHSA facility locator - A searchable government database of over 10,000 treatment facilities. You can use this yourself to locate treatment centers that meet your criteria, but there are no reviews or success statistics to help you with your decision.
