Is Smoking Pot Good or Bad? Seems Obvious to Me…

Posted on July 2, 2010
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Pot is a lightening rod subject, that much is for certain. Everyone, regardless of which side of the argument they reside, seems to think that their answer is the only rational one. Not so long ago, Junkies Life posted an article titled “Marijuana

Anxiety Disorders Can Complicate Drug Addiction

Posted on June 2, 2010
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When you are facing a lifetime of anxiety disorder, you can easily turn to drugs for escapism. Many people every single day turn to this as a means to escape the horrors of anxiety disorder, and drug addiction can only make things worse. This is hard to explain to the person suffering from anxiety disorder as the symptoms can be absolutely horrifying. One feeds the other until they both turn your world upside down.
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Teen Drug Abuse Often Starts with Marijuana

Posted on April 10, 2010
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Over the years, marijuana has become the “innocent” drug of choice among teens. This drug is just as serious as many others and is often a springboard to other dangerous drugs such as cocaine, heroine and the like. Teen drug abusers simply do not have the life experience to be able to make judgement calls about drugs. They see their lives as being unlimited, and cross the line without even knowing it most of the time. The majority of teen drug abusers have no idea that they truly are in serious trouble until it is too late. How does marijuana get them to that place of serious drug addiction?
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Mentally Handling an Addiction Relapse

Posted on March 18, 2010
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Addiction recovery is not something that is a short term process. It sometimes takes many attempts at recovery before you can truly find a place of healing and leave your addiction alone for good. While the physical complications of addiction relapse can be significant, the mental aspects can be just as bad. So how do you handle it mentally when you find yourself on the backside of an addiction relapse?
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Prescription Pain Killers Addiction

Posted on March 8, 2010
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There was a time when my Mother was completely free of pain killers. She was the most vibrant and powerful woman I have ever known. She was active and excited about life and was the first to suggest activity. Then one year all of that changed. My Mother had a severe back problem and TMJ and had surgery to correct them both. For a short time, everything seemed okay. Then one day her back began to hurt badly and the doctors could not find the cause. Pain pills were prescribed for the pain in the form of OxyContin. That is how the addiction began….
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Detecting Alcoholism

Posted on February 18, 2010
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girlhead Detecting Alcoholism and Knowing Your Treatment Options

Alcoholism, alcohol dependence, alcohol addiction: these may be different terms but they all refer to the excessive and uncontrollable intake of alcohol. But even though this situation is widespread, a lot of people do not have an accurate understanding of what alcoholism really is. This article will shed light on alcoholism and its treatment.

To know how to cure something, its symptoms must be determined first. As far as alcoholism is concerned, there are four general symptoms of it. Read more

Celebrities and Addiction

Posted on December 29, 2009
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double One of the most common myths is that the people on the top of our social food chain, the celebrities are immune to addiction. This is the exact opposite! You can drive around America and find all different types of people suffering from problems. Whether they are an alcoholic in Denver or a crack cocaine addict in St. Louis, people all across the nation are suffering.

Different celebrities have had different drugs and addictions play into their life. For example, Michael Jackson is currently having his death investigated. Read more

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