To mothers who struggle

I’m a mother of two young boys and a drug addict. I’m 30 years old and I write this to you from a drug rehabilitation center because I completely lost myself along the way with excess amounts of drug use. I thought drugs were the only way I could deal with the loss of my children to a family...

Signs of a Drug Addict

How do you know you are in the presence of a drug addict? How do you know if you’re a drug addict, particularly when it is a prescription medication, or how can you tell if you are in denial? The following is a list of several signs and symptoms of addiction: Seek help today! * With prescription...

Alcohol Addiction and Withdrawal

Every thing in this world is set up with certain boundaries and crossing those boundaries can result in negative impacts on us. But in life few people get fascinated towards some things, and as a result they make the people addicted towards using them.  Alcohol is one of those attracted things that make...

The Deadly Crash

We were a happy family enjoying every day. The joy we had was crushed when my husband and me where in an accident; our car was hit by a drunk driver, and my husband died on the spot.  The lucky thing was my three children were not with us and I was not that badly injured.  I was in the hospital for a few...

Is Crystal Meth an addictive?

Addiction is a kind of disorder or pattern of unhealthiness in a person. It can be caused by several factors like psychosocial, genetic, nutritional, etc., but mainly because of the excessive usage of certain harmful substances like some medications, drugs, alcohol, cigars etc. Crystal Meth is one of such...

How to Help a Recovering Addict

Your loved one has been in a treatment program and is ready to return to the normal world. What can you do to help his or her recovery? There are several things that may seem minuscule to you but are important in maintaining a successful recovery from drug addiction. * The first few months, it is...

Depression and Substance Abuse

Substance abuse affects the body and the brain. Since the brain is affected there are feelings of euphoria and depression.  Over time, there is less euphoria and more depression.  This is because the brain becomes so acclimated to the substance abuse that it needs more and more to have any of the...

Negative Effects of Alcohol

Alcohol has long been used as both a celebratory and honorary way to acknowledge things such as promotions, weddings, religious ceremonies, etc. However, if a person indulges too much and becomes addicted to alcohol, the negative effects can ruin their lives. Think twice before drink and drive, you could...

Overcoming Drug Addiction

You woke up this morning and, again, you have no memory of the night before. You have succumbed to the need, once more, for marijuana or alcohol, heroin or cocaine, or perhaps you just took too many pills from the prescription you are on, and you are wondering how to get a refill sooner than the doctor...

How Easy is to Become Legally Addicted?

I’ve never been one prone to addiction.  I, along with my peers, tried drugs while in college, but that is as far as it went. I also drink socially, not to excess, but at times, end up feeling a pretty good “buzz”.  I don’t consider myself an alcoholic though, because I am not dependent on alcohol,...