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27 May Tips on How to Stay Clean After Rehab
Rehabilitation clinics or centers tend to offer a solid and secure foundation for the addict to heal himself from his drug addiction or alcoholism. They also help develop the skills that are needed to recover and cope better with his addiction tendencies well after he...
06 May Giving Tough Love to an Addict
There are those who are gifted genetically to resist addiction and it also helps that their environment makes the drugs less available than in order environments, such that they’re protected in both ways. You can learn to become an addict by your surroundings or peers…
01 May How to Help a Functioning Addict Who’s in Denial
A functioning addict, also known as a high-functioning addict or HFA, is someone who's addicted to drugs but is somehow able to function normally as a human being, thus it's more difficult for him to accept that he's an addict in the first place. They...
25 Apr Is Behavioral Addiction, same as Drug & Alcohol Addiction?
Are behavioral addictions the same as drug and alcohol addiction? The short answer is no. They’re not exactly the same that they're synonymous. The better question that should be asked, though, is whether having a behavioral addiction is similar to having a drug and alcohol...
11 Apr The Symptoms and Treatment of Xanax Addiction
Xanax is a prescription drug that has the generic name of benzodiazepine because it belongs to that family of drugs. In turn, the drug works by boosting the benefits and effects of the GABA neurotransmitter in your brain. GABA is quite crucial when it comes...
29 Mar Are Four Weeks Long Enough in Rehab?
Here’s the truth: There's no exact answer for how long an addict should stay in rehab for alcoholism and drug addiction. It can take a month, three months, six months, or even an entire year. For some, it can even take years. This doesn't even...
26 Mar The Signs and Causes of Meth Psychosis
Called the “poor man’s cocaine”, meth is a popular street drug that is typically referred to as crank, ice, speed, and crystal (because of its appearance - it usually comes in the form of crystalline white powder). What makes it so popular is its accessibility...
