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When a family member is an alcoholic or a drug addict, the whole family is affected. Family members of addicts also undergo suffering and hurt caused by this disease. Everyday, concerned family members deal with worry, disappointment, guilt, fear shame, anger, and even resentment. Family members are also the ones who bear the brunt of

The holidays and festivities are about to be over and you’re still revving yourself up for the last hurrah of New Year’s Eve parties. However, before you get yourself on another alcohol binge, read up on how drinking too much alcohol too often affects you. Popping the champagne, bringing a six pack, having a kegger…these

…This is a recipe for disaster. Don’t mar the festivity of the holiday season with the wrong decision. Alcohol-Free Holidays, Anyone? This may be the statistics in the US but the truth behind it is true all over the globe. Don’t drink and drive. This is the season of one Christmas party after another, where

Millions of Filipinos are addicted to some sort of substance or behavior, a great jump from no more than two decades ago. Ironically, many of them and their families would not resort to rehabilitation or treatment, saying that they cannot afford it. How Much Time You Lose Out Of Your Life with Each Substance Use

Playing video games can be a fun way to pass the time. Video games played with a computer, console, or handheld device, are after all created in a way that is engaging, challenging, and very entertaining. Many state of the art technology go into ensuring that each video game that comes out is something that

Seeing a loved one throw his life and his health down the drain because of addiction can be heartbreaking. You would want to find a way to help him–even save him. If you could only understand, or if you could only make his problems go away…   Whether you are a parent, a spouse, partner,

When people refer to someone as being an “addict” thoughts of a emaciated, dirty and disheveled person high on drugs come to mind. In our society, it may as well be easy to generalize things this way, but this is dangerous. If you read on our article debunking addiction myths, you will find out why–and

Many start out using drugs for fun, or out of curiosity. You can even say that you may have used drugs for the first time at a party, while celebrating an occasion, among friends, or simply to feel good. Soon enough, you will find yourself wanting to relive those moments and the good, happy, elating

Bridges of Hope Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center, with its main branch in BF Homes Paranaque, fully opens its facility in New Manila, Quezon City to cater to those needing addiction intervention and rehabilitation in the Northern NCR and Luzon area.Situated in 12 Orestes Lane, Mariposa Street, New Manila, Bridges of Hope’s three-storey, 1,300 sq.

The number of people getting addicted to drugs, alcohol, and behavior or activities is alarmingly increasing. It is a scourge to society, as it takes its random victim one after the other. Whether it is an uncontrollable desire to go binge-drinking, an obsession to shop for luxury items, a gambling problem, or a drug habit,