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In continuation of  Frequently Asked Questions About Addiction: Part 1, we are going to tackle some of the basics when it comes to addiction and how people can help themselves or their loved ones gain understanding and therefore get the help they need. More questions will be answered below:   How quickly do I become addicted

Loving someone who is struggling with alcoholism, excessive drinking, substance abuse, or any form of addiction can be hard to deal with. There are many other problems that come with this that may affect them–and you. So if you  care for your significant other or family member, consider these things:   DON’T regard their substance

Maybe you have tried many times. To stop. Many, many times. You have asked your spouse to stop you from getting out of the house, or you’ve tried to hint to your family your problem. You think that your love for your partner, your family, your career or your education is motivation enough to stop

No one plans on becoming addicted. Often, people start using drugs or alcohol as a result of curiosity, peer pressure, or the desire to unwind or have fun. Some people use to cope with problems or as a way to escape. However, at some point, their use crosses that line when it is going to

People will of course choose pleasure over pain. Evolution and human nature dictate it. In fact, the advances of civilizations and the human race itself throughout history have revolved around this search for pleasure and avoidance of pain.   However, life is not complete without pain. As the saying goes, you cannot appreciate the sweet

Happiness doesn’t mean a beautiful house, a luxury vacation, plenty of friends, adulation, and a grand life. Happiness can be found in the quiet hours of the night, in a small cabin, with a loved one, or with nothing but just the simplest things in life. Happiness is what you make of life, whatever life

Having someone dear to you, like a partner or a family member, who is in drug or alcohol rehab most often means that you’re facing a lot of struggles. These struggles are further exacerbated by questions, doubts, and misconceptions on how professional rehabilitation facilities work. To help you gain some perspective and allay your fears,

Heroin is a highly addictive drug that imparts a downer effect to users. It brings users to a state of relaxation and euphoria brought about by the surge of pleasure chemicals to the brain. Like other opiates, heroin also blocks the brain’s ability perceive pain. Heroin Arms via kidwithscissors.deviantart.com Although methamphetamine is the drug of

Although the Philippines has a comparatively lower suicide rate than its neighboring countries, the increase in the number of Filipinos committing suicide over the last decades is something that cannot be ignored. From 1984 to 2005, the suicide rate in our country has increased from 0.46 to 7 out of every 200,000 men, and from

Sarah’s sweet, pretty, witty–she seems to have it all. At 26 she has a budding career, you’ve met her family and you all get along pretty well. Everything about her seems to check out–except when you found her in the bathroom snorting cocaine but she tells you it’s nothing and you believe her. Aside from