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A relapse can occur so suddenly. One minute you’re a happy family with your loved one doing great in his recovery and the next–everything blows up in your face, just like before. It hurts, it can be disappointing, and you may even blame yourself for it. But you know what–before you get afraid, the best thing

Many studies have been conducted on what really causes addiction, or if it is truly a matter of nature versus nurture. Some studies show that there are certain behaviors in early childhood that serve as markers for future patterns for addictive behavior.   Here are possible early signs of addictive behavior, which can be exhibited

People fall into substance abuse and other addictive behaviors for different reasons. However, many addiction motives would boil down to one thing: the inability to cope with life. Addiction has become people’s means to escape from problems, disappointments, and insecurities. As they try to escape life by resorting to substances and other means (alcohol, drugs, pornography,

When people become addicted, their families are not the only one who first feels the brunt of this disease–they are also the ones who are impacted most by it. Oftentimes, family members feel helpless and desperate. Somewhere along the way of trying everything to make the addict stop their habit, its the family members who

Stephen King, famous author who has written 63 books (Carrie, The Shining, The Green Mile) in 35 years has admitted to spending most of the 80s on an extended drug and alcohol binge. He even admitted that his brain was so fogged with drugs and alcohol that he can barely remember the books that he

Drugs and alcohol has been glamorized by the media and in social media, with the latter playing such a big role in our daily life s it affects our own behaviors and preferences. In the Philippines, drugs is one of the most prevalent problems in the country, with an estimated 1.7 million Filipinos addicted or

Domestic violence is any violent, aggressive, or abusive behavior in a relationship between partners, wherein one tries to gain or maintain power and control over another through destructive means.   Anyone who has been living with or has been married to someone with an addiction problem knows that addiction can change the person you once loved

Illegal drugs such as cocaine, marijuana, and heroin, to name a few, cause negative and even fatal effects to anyone who abuses and becomes addicted to them. However, there seems to be more and more dangerous drugs being made everywhere in the world. This article shows you the newer drugs being made, sold, and used

Cocaine, also known as ‘coke’ on ‘crack’ s a highly powerful and addictive drug. In fact, it is so addictive that studies if you give a mouse some cocaine each time it presses a lever, the mouse will do nothing else but press that lever. It will persistently do it, without stopping, not even to eat

For people who are obsessed or addicted to anything, whether drugs, alcohol, smoking, eating junk foods and many others, quitting is easy. You can say that you have done this a hundred times. As Mark Twain puts it: “It’s easy to quit smoking. I’ve done it hundreds of times.”   When you start your recovery process,