Addiction

Addiction is recognized as a disease by most major health authorities. The primary symptom is loss of control over the use of one or more addictive drugs, including alcohol. Treatment consists of counseling and new prescription medications designed to bring about abstinence. Older methods like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) are still successful for many.

There are hundreds of blogs devoted to treatment and recovery. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), more than 23 million Americans seek treatment each year for illicit drug or alcohol use.

Common drugs of abuse — in addition to alcohol — include heroin, cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine, and nicotine. Detoxification and withdrawal can last for weeks or months, and relapse is common.

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• Social Networking Addiction

  
  3stepADS - Free Advertising Blog — Authority: 560
  I am not sure about the rest of you but I am finding myself becoming more and more addicted to social networking programs. There are some really great places to make new friends, new networks, develop good tips and resources. I have found that you can do very well on Face Book, Myspace, [...]
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• Sharing Prescriptions Can Bring Harm, Not Healing

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 544
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Sharing prescription medication with a family member or friend who needs care may seem like the right thing to do, even an act of kindness. But new research highlights the potential hazards of passing these medicines around. read more
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• Porra! Caralho! Maquinária!

  
  Antiquiet — Authority: 427
  Ever since Faith No More reunited for a European tour earlier this year, fans around the world have been anxiously waiting for Mike Patton’s most beloved project to come around. We were especially rabid here in Brazil where I live, given Patton’s affection for the Country, and fluency in Portugese. As ...
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• Mounts, Mounts and Moar Mounts

  
  For the Horde — Authority: 415
  Before I start this wonderful list of mounts I currently own, mounts I’m currently working on, and mounts I will never see, let me just take a moment to thank Fikkle. Jerk. This whole mount obsession started a few days back. Fikkle, his bro, and myself were all on vent. He asked a simple question, and my mount ...
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• Preparing for the Holidays

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 544
  Everyone, in recovery or not, knows how stressful the holidays can be! We all set ourselves up with expectations that can sometimes be impossible to realize. It can certainly be this way for me. I definitely was when I was new in recovery. My poor parents! I based my expectations on the families I knew from TV, like ...
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• Mickey Rourke thanks Stallone for standing by him

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  London, Nov 11 (IANS) Hollywood comeback kid Mickey Rourke has publicly thanked action star Sylvester Stallone for standing by him when he hit rock bottom.The actor made a triumphant return to the big screen last year with his role in “The Wrestler” after more than a decade of struggling with drug addiction, ...
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• How much is too much alcohol?

  
  TreatmentCenters.com — Authority: 127
  One night of binge drinking, while seemingly harmless, may end up killing you. Gastroenterologist Benny Ang said that most men can stomach two units of alcohol - two beers, two shots of whisky or two glasses of wine - a day. For most women, their limit is one unit of alcohol a day. Exceed that,and the drinker will ...
  7 hours ago

• You cannot beat a Chinese geek

  
  Davey Winder — Authority: 454
  In the UK if you mention the phrase Boot Camp to most teenagers they will immediately think of Simon Cowell and the X-Factor talent show. For Chinese geeks it has a whole different meaning. China was one of the first countries to officially classify Internet addiction as being a mental disorder and one that was to be ...
  9 hours ago

• Doing whatever it takes to break free from pornography

  
  Breaking Free — Authority: 128
  The following is an email we received from Justin Joseph, a Covenant Eyes user. Thanks for the encouraging message, Justin. - - - - Covenant Eyes has been installed on my laptop for about four months or so now. Being living proof of its fruitful effects, I thought it would be encouraging to provide my testimony ...
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• John Perkins: World Financial Markets

  
  Addiction in the 21st Century — Authority: 120
  Hoodwinked: Former Economic Hit Man John Perkins Reveals Why the World Financial Markets Imploded—and How to Remake Them I don’t really agree with Johns take on everything but he has been at ground zero of the nation killing business. There is really only one way to solve the worlds financial worries. Get rid of ...
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• Stop Smoking Cigarettes - Better Health

  
  Health and Wellness — Authority: 147
  There never has been a good reason to take up smoking. There is no shortage of methods to stop smoking cigarettes. You can also try the addiction therapy or a support group. You can also try one of many products available, including nicotine gum or patches. This will satisfy your love of nicotine without the harmful ...
  15 hours ago

• (C.T.T) Conspiracy Theory Thursday with Mr.NSCINSE & V from Vegas - Nov 12,2009

  
  THE NEW AGE OF ENTERTAINMENT | Blog Talk Radio Feed — Authority: 128
  lETS TALK ABOUT #EX aDDICTION AND HOW IT AFFECTS PEOPLE, AND WHY HAS IT BECOME SUCH A WORLDWIDE ISSUE. JOIN US ON CONSPIRACY THEORY THURSDAY TONIGHT HOSTED BY MR.NSCINSE AND V FROM VEGAS.SEND EMAILS TO MR.NSCINSE@VINTAGEMUSIKRADIO.COMAND HIT US UP ON TWITTER @VMTR SEX ADDICTION | SELF HELP | ...
  17 hours ago

• Buy Herbal Highs

  
  fresh healthy body — Authority: 137
  Herbal highs are consequential from herbs, herbal blends, and in by using natural extracts also. A natural euphoric high is not the same as that gotten with alcohol. There are few important things that you should be conscious off prior to taking a natural high. Each herb has its own diverse characteristics ...
  18 hours ago

• Midweek Music Meanderings

  
  ** Twinklings ** — Authority: 124
  Ashley rockin the phones, CATchy tunes are her fave. Simply cant get enough, an addiction for sure... the need for more and more grows with every new awesome song I hear. M•U•S•I•C, you are my drug of choice. To share my dependence on this ear opiate I give you multitudes of options for getting hooked ...
  18 hours ago

• Alcohol Addiction And Abuse Can Be Very Harmful. Get Cured.

  
  Health & Fitness Blog — Authority: 163
  Alcohol addiction or alcoholism is when a person simply ignores his family, friends and work and thinks that alcohol is his best friend. Be it a happy occasion or a sad one, he simply doesnt seem to get rid of the bottle. Though the will to stop drinking is very much important, one needs to get serious treatment for ...
  19 hours ago

• David Crosby fan fiction

  
  Good Jobbbbbbbbb — Authority: 120
  —Why was the American Office filmed in Berlin? —It wasn’t. —I read it was. —Where? —In Sergio Aragones’s autobiography, Plato Fails — You are constantly joking around, it makes it fun to be around you —Ya, thanks for saying so —Except I heard you made a rape joke yesterday. —I did. I ...
  19 hours ago

• Relapse Trigger Identification Exercise

  
  Addiction Treatment Challenges — Authority: 120
  I have provided a large list of potential relapse triggers. The object of this exercise is to narrow the list down to the five potentially most troublesome for you. Start with quickly scanning the list, and marking any triggers that you think may apply to you. Now go back over the triggers you have marked [...]Related ...
  21 hours ago

• Pharm Parties Lead to Prescription Drug Addiction

  
  Narcononofga's Weblog — Authority: 129
  Prescription Drug Abuse Rising in Teens. Parties Teens Attend Can Be Deadly You may not know this, but seven of the top ten drugs being abused by teenagers today are legal prescriptions or over-the-counter medications . What does this have to do with your teen? Let’s say you have teenagers. They say that ...
  22 hours ago

• Churches Instrumental in Fighting Drug Addiction

  
  Narcononofga's Weblog — Authority: 129
  The Atlanta Recovery Center Drug Rehab Trains Local Churches. In growing momentum as  drug addiction affects  parishioners , another local church turned to  The Atlanta Recovery Center Drug Rehab in Georgia for help. A local  church in  Marietta, Georgia , hearing of the successful training delivered to ...
  23 hours ago

• Addictive Drug Facts, Why People Get Addicted to Drugs

  
  Narcononofga's Weblog — Authority: 129
  Drug Facts Explained. The  Atlanta Recovery Center Drug Rehab of Georgia has embarked in a campaign of drug education to stem the growing tide of drug abuse and  drug addiction in the community. “We know that knowledge is the best weapon against  drug abuse ,” states Mary Rieser, Executive Director for ...
  23 hours ago

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