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7 Ways Of Getting Hepatitis C

The New year is here and I thought it would be a good idea to spread some good knowledge around. A lot of folks have been asking me about Hepatitis C Transmission. Here is the fast version:

Adjusting Your Lifestyle To Aid Your Recovery From Addiction

Aid Your Recovery From Addiction

Recovering from addiction is never easy. Whether it your addiction is drugs, alcohol, sex, gambling or nicotine, your road to recovery is going to be similar. It isn’t easy and every step of the way you are going to be tested and challenged. One of the ways you can assist the recovery process is to [...]

The Truth About Bath Salts Addiction

If you’ve watched the news or picked up a newspaper in the past year or so, chances are you’ve heard about bath salts, the latest drug craze to sweep the nation. No, people aren’t smoking or snorting the lavender scented crystals you find at Bed Bath and Beyond. Bath salts are an extremely dangerous synthetic [...]

Healthier and Happier – Reformat Your Life

If you have been through a difficult period in your life, be it a period of depression or a period of dependency on some form of narcotic, then it is a good idea to try and ‘reset’ the system as it were and try to clean up your act. You should not try to improve [...]

Do You Have Addictive Personality Traits?

The word “addiction” means something quite different to many people. Scientists are attempting to determine what leads a person to develop an addiction, whether it is to elicit drugs and alcohol, all the way to shopping or food. The science of addiction is in its infancy, but several researchers agree on two key points: Performing [...]

Physicians Speaking Out About Prescription Painkiller Addiction

“I got it from a doctor, so it must be safe. Right?” Unfortunately, no. One of the most common misconceptions in society today is that when a doctor prescribes a drug, it’s safe. The statistics tell a different story, though. A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that more people [...]

Family Intervention: Where to Start

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When a loved one is facing a substance abuse problem, with either drugs or alcohol, staging an intervention may be the best way to show your loved one that you care and want to help. It also gives the addict a chance to tell their family and friends what they are going through, and for [...]