When you mention Alcoholics Anonoymous or Narcotics Anonymous to people sometimes they just get turned off. Seeing, “Hi. My name is Phil and I have a problem”, in a lot of movies and tv skits can make some people feel they are hopeless. Others don’t feel comfortable with a spiritual approach or saying they [...]
There are both inpatient and outpatient treatment centers for addiction that have an emphasis on a holistic approach to addiction healing. This can include a number of different modalities. One component is often a solid vitamin, mineral and amino acid supplement program. This is useful for serotonin and the feel good components of the brain. [...]
It’s now a few weeks into the New Year. Are you keeping your resolution or is your motivation slipping? If it’s slipping and you find yourself either drinking, smoking pot, doing harder drugs or indulging with prescription drug medications brush yourself off and get your motivation back. Don’t beat yourself up. Just start a new [...]
Beyonce has made an incredibly generous donation of 4 million dollars for drug rehab programs via Phoenix House. This was the money she made starring in her latest movie which was about the life of Etta James . Etta James was a singer with a serious drug addiction. Phoenix House is the drug rehabilitation centre [...]
Something has to click with your own personality to be effective. This is true for drug and alcoholic rehab programs just like anything else. Some of the considerations include outpatient or inpatient, religously oriented or new age rehab facility, dual diagnosis treatment recovery programs and whether it is a short-term program are all factors to [...]
Cocaine addiction is very common and widespread. It’s a stimulant and also known as crack and blow. People like it for the increased energy as well as euphoria. The high feeling is very brief (usually under forty minutes) so this leads to increased use The euphoria is related to dopamine in the system which [...]