1. Don't hang around people and places where you might be tempted to drink. Stop going to the bars where you use Continue...

By Ned Wicker, Editor: Drug-Addiction-Support.orgI recently encountered a devout atheist during a drug and alcohol spirituality group at a r Continue...

I spent most of my life addicted to drugs, one or another. Actually I had three periods of addiction t Continue...

Do you always enjoy your smoke? Or, what else do you call the tendency to smoke as? To me, it appears that it means many things to many people; otherwise, I would put my foot down and proclaim that the urge to smoke anytime is the same as the one Continue...

The anti-social nature of drug addiction results in a "Life-Style". The addict becomes out-of-synch wi Continue...

Scenario: You’ve just come home from the doctor and you’re devastated, fearful and confused. Continue...

Current base theory for most Treatment What is the essence of addiction from a scientific s Continue...

This is not a disease that cuddling, warm blankets and pity will help! Addicts do, most often respond Continue...

The question is: "Are addictions actually bad habits?" According to the habit model of addiction, they are. This theory of addiction states that the only reason to say there is a difference is to persecute "addicts." People with bad Continue...

Alcohol abuse affects our health and our body in a variety of ways. Several keys organs and internal functions can be irreparably damaged because of heavy drinking over an extended period of time. Chief among those areas at risk is the liver – o Continue...

Who needs alcohol rehab?Alcohol rehab is the not discussed as much in the public domain as drug rehab, with stories most weeks in the press about celebrities going in to residential rehabilitation centres for drug addiction. Whilst drugs and Continue...

Denial is the "ego defense mechanism" that allows most casual or recreational users or drinkers to prog Continue...

This article attempts to make sense of our vulnerabilities to developing abusive or to use a more popular Continue...

If you’ve read self-help literature, you’ve probably heard about the “inner critic”� Continue...

Would it not be nice if you could avoid bad habits instead of having to quit them after starting? No one will avoid all bad habits. There are just too many to stay away from them all. Yet, you can reduce the number of bad habits you have to con Continue...