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Everyday on television, in the newspaper, or even online, you will encounter news about crimes involving drunkenness and alcoholism. From petty crimes to heinous ones, you will always find someone having broken the law because he or she is under the influence of alcohol. And now wonder—we Filipinos are ranked as the world’s third heaviest

Everyone likes a nice person. However, if you’re too focused on pleasing other people, then it can be a problem. People pleasing can be a liability especially if you are in recovery. This attitude can hold you back from ever being sober and progressing in recovery, and you may less likely find the happiness that

It’s not easy living with someone with addiction. However, talking about this to someone who hasn’t gone through the ordeal can be hard as well. There is always that social stigma and misunderstanding about drug addiction, how it develops, how it can be treated, and the family’s role in all this. Below are 24 things

Since the 1980s, meth use has expanded from society’s elites and artists and now has spread to even the average Juan. Meth, or methamphetamine, is such a highly addictive drug that even the cravings are exceptionally strong as tolerance is quickly developed.   The effects of meth to a person’s behavior include: confidence feelings of grandeur feelings

You know drugs can lead to so many problems: bad performance in school or at work, health complications, family problems, legal problems, and not to mention addiction, which in itself opens a can of worms for the addicted person and his or her family. In other words, drugs is bad news.   However, getting hooked

Parents sometimes can’t keep track of everything that has been going on in their teens’ lives. Often, their children would even lie or hide things from them as these kids try to enjoy their freedom and experiment with their identity. It’s not a surprise that teens may even experiment with substances as the price for

The school year has well been on its way and many teens and young adults may have experienced being with a new set of friends and getting to know them better as the months have passed. Some of your friends or classmates may get you to try some things that are new to you or

There are many, many activities available that are safer and more productive. Below are just 20 fun things you can do that are more awesome than getting drunk or high These days, teens’ and young adults’ idea of fun would typically be about letting loose, drinking, partying, or even doing drugs. After all, even for grown

Over the course of our daily life, we are faced with many decisions where our feelings or impulses are in conflict with our conscience. Often, we struggle between what is right and what we want to do.   That voice in our head would tell us, “But it’s not right,” “You will hurt yourself,” “You

Addiction causes a lot of damage not only in the life of the person who is addicted, but to the people around them as well. This can be said specifically to the addict’s family and closest friends, the people who care about them the most.   Once the person enters rehab, you as a family