How to Find the Right Kind of Drug Addiction Treatment Program in New Hampshire
There are plenty of options to choose from when it comes to selecting a drug addiction treatment program in New Hampshire. This is why most of the people here are confused about how to find the right kind of drug addiction treatment program. The following tips will make the going easier for those that are looking for a good drug addiction treatment program in New Hampshire.
1. The drug addiction treatment program must be… Continue reading
Online Counseling: Is It Effective to Treat Drug Addicts and Alcoholics?
“Yes” or “No”- if you want the answer in this format then well it’s a “Yes” that online counseling too can treat drug addicts and alcoholics. But mind it that online counseling can never become the medium of complete treatment for addicts who have reached a chromic level.
The positive prospects
In the initial stage if someone is caught to involve in such habits, a positive direction can be shown or a method… Continue reading
A Unique Approach to Drug Addiction Saved My Life
A month before my dad passed away, he told a close family friend that I would be dead within a year. I was only 21, and drugs had destroyed my life and my relationships. I went through four drug rehab programs and none of them worked. I always went back to drugs and caused more damage. I simply did not care. After my dad died, I spiraled down to the point where I no longer… Continue reading
5 Top Tips on How to Help an Alcoholic or Drug Addict
How do you really help an alcoholic or drug addict? Maybe you have a spouse, friend or child that is in the throws of an addiction. What do you do, how do you really help? There aren’t any hard and fast rules, but here are 5 tips that may help …
1.) Communicate
It’s an old cliche, but there really is tremendous power in open and honest communication. To really express how your… Continue reading
KATZ: A Prescription for Dealing With the Promise, Peril of Painkillers
Our view: Battling addiction
Help for addicts who want to change can save money and lives.
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Headline did not tell proper story – LETTER
Your headline “Probation for nurse” (North Bay Nugget, June 30) presents addiction in a way meant to sell newspapers, not in a way reflective of the truth of this disease.[…]
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KATZ: A prescription for dealing with the promise,… Continue reading
Drug Addiction: Abuse and Dependence Explained
Drug addiction is a complicated disease that overwhelms both the addict and those who love him. After abusing drugs for a period of time, the user becomes both physically and emotionally dependent upon the drug. Understanding the differences between drug abuse and drug dependence, and how the two relate to one another, is vital in helping the addict recover from this devastating disease.
* Understanding Drug Abuse
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders… Continue reading