Posts Tagged Addicted

Being Addicted

Most of us think about drugs when we think about addiction. Gambling and sex have been included as potential addictions. Addiction to food is pretty well known. Addiction is not a thing that people aspire to be. No one thinks they will be an addict. In fact I doubt that anyone but addicts, or addiction [...]

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Illegal Drugs And Help For Those Who Are Addicted

We live in perilous times. Illegal drugs permeate our society and no one is unaffected. Television programs such as the unscripted reality series, “Intervention” on A&E has helped bring the truth of illegal drug addiction to light. There are a number of different illegal drugs and people can become addicted at any [...]

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Kicking the habit: drug rehab for moms works when they stay with their kids. But we are still addicted to treatment that splits up families.: An article from: City Limits

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Are you Living With an Addicted Person?

Are You Living With An Addicted Person?

Addiction. Addictive agents are those persons or things in which we form an excessive dependency (1).

Are you living with an addicted person? If you answered yes to that question then you are part of about half of the U.S population, but congratulations. You are among the group that is [...]

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Help for Parents With Addicted Children

Help for Parents with Addicted Children
Are you enabling your Child to continue in the Addiction Process?

Addiction to drugs and alcohol among our children covers the entire social and economic spectrum in our society. Many ascribe addiction to poor parenting, however while poor parenting can contribute to the addiction problem, good [...]

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Addicted to Gambling

We addictionists divide addiction into substance addictions (alcohol and other mind altering drugs, food, even cigarettes) and process addictions (shopping, gambling, exercise, work, and sex). In and of themselves, none of these substances or processes is "bad". The problem is the addict and what the addict does with the substance or process. The way an [...]

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Addicted to Prescription Drugs

Several recent tragedies have occurred in our community. A death due to prescription drug addiction and overdose, other recent prescription drug overdoses resulting in hospitalization, one a probable suicide attempt, one resulting in brain damage, and several non-fatal overdoses are affecting many lives. Countless other drug users are walking around and <i>driving</i>, on the same [...]

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New Study Verifies Addiction Increases Risk of Suicide Amongst Those Addicted

Out of the 8.3 million considering suicide, 2.3 million Americans made a plan in the last year while 1.1 million adults had actually attempted suicide in the last year. Factoring into the risk levels was gender, age and history of substance abuse. Substance abuse, not surprisingly, increased the risk of seriously considering, planning or attempting [...]

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Are You Addicted To Your Lifestyle?

With the percentage of overweight people increasing throughout the world, one has to think that their have to be more variables in play than just “fast food”. The world is hustling and with the advent of computers and the internet, the hustling is more informational and mental than physical. So, if the majority of us [...]

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Kids Addicted to Crack / TIME Cover: May 13, 1991, Framed Art Print by TIME Magazine

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