The causes of addiction are not understood. The prevailing attitude towards addiction has been disapproval as addiction was seen as a personal failure, resulting from moral weakness and a lack of discipline. The stigma has not been entirely lost and…

There is more than one type of drug addiction to contend with when considering each side of the debate. For example, some addictive substances create purely or mainly psychological cravings. Some addictive substances create primarily physical addictions by causing the…

Addiction is a powerful and evil force that destroys the addict and the people he deals with every day. In this blog, you will understand what is addiction and how can you overcome it.   Kinds of addictions   Addiction and dependency…

Addiction can destroy you and it will affect a person’s life if he/she is addicted to drugs or alcohol. It consumes the resources of a person, relationships and families suffer. Even if you are not addicted to anything but one…

It is important to understand a little more about why addiction is addiction. Addictions involve physical changes to the body. With illicit drug use, nicotine, and alcohol, these changes include more than just brain chemistry, but various other organ functions.  …

Many people find their way into treatment and recovery. Ambivalence is often present during the transition into recovery. Most addicts at the crossroads of continued active addiction vs. recovery have ambivalent feelings about quitting. Some may want to quit but…

The word addiction means ‘enslaved by’ in Latin. Anyone who has struggled to overcome an addiction has always tried to help someone else to do the same. Addiction has a powerful influence on the human brain that manifests in three…