Addiction

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Addiction and Denial

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

Addiction treatment is more than just identifying and handling addiction and withdrawal symptoms. It is also important to understand some of the side behaviors that accompany addiction such as denial. Addictions often deny that there is an addiction in the first place, and even when they acknowledge being addicted they still may dismiss the significance [...]

Cough Syrup Abuse

Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

Cough syrup abuse typically involves taking codeine-promethazine hydrochloride cough syrup and mixing it with soda, alcohol, or candy in a concoction known as ‘syzurp’, ‘syrup’, or ‘purple stuff’. The ingredients in this concoction make it very easy to develop an addiction. Experts are worried about the danger of this syrup being such a highly trendy [...]

Reasons for Relapse

Monday, January 24th, 2011

Relapse occurs when person who was affected by addiction in the past falls back into the thralls of addiction. Even though someone has gone through the effort of going through treatment, they have to stay committed to sobriety. Just going to rehab and therapy doesn’t make you cured of the addiction; a person has to [...]

Withdrawal Symptoms and Treatment

Monday, December 20th, 2010

One of the first steps in any kind of drug or alcohol rehab is the withdrawal process.  According to Medicine Net, withdrawal can be defined as “abnormal physical or psychological features that follow the abrupt discontinuation of a drug that has the capability of producing physical dependence.”  Some symptoms include anxiety, insomnia, sweating, tremors, vomiting, [...]

The Road to Recovery

Friday, December 3rd, 2010

Addiction is considered the number one health problem in the country, with over 23 million Americans suffering from addiction to alcohol or other drugs.  Substance abuse can refer to illicit drugs, alcohol, tobacco, prescription medication, and more.  An addiction develops when recreational or social use of a substance becomes a necessity or an uncontrollable compulsion. [...]

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