Many people with an eating disorder use the eating disorder as a way of controlling their lives. What most people don’t realize is that it isn’t them in control of their lives, their eating disorder takes control of their lives.
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Sep 09
Cross Addiction – The Inner Addict Needs Feeding Constantly?
What is Cross-addiction? When we look back over our drinking or using careers we are often surprised to discover that we weren’t simply alcoholics or heroin addicts, but that we used a wide range of substances and behaviors to try to control our emotional states.
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Sep 09
Misconception of Prescription Drugs
It’s true many think and feel drug abuse and addiction is limited to illegal or street drugs, which is a grave misconception. Prescription drug abuse is at the most very harmful to you as illegal drug abuse. However, many people take prescription drugs because they believe they are safer and are often easier to purchase from the chemist or pharmacy.
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Aug 09
What is an Alcohol Clinic?
An alcohol clinic is a facility meant to assist in recovery from a variety of conditions. Patients may visit a alcohol clinic to treat a chronic severe addictions to alcohol. Clinics may be public or private facilities, and typically feature a medically trained staff to help address the client’s needs.
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Aug 09
The Key to a Successful Family Intervention
Family Intervention is the most powerful tool for someone struggling with alcohol or drug addiction, sometimes it the only way for them to see the help they need and deserve. The family intervention checklist is a guide for preparing an intervention for alcohol and/or drug addiction in order to get a person into appropriate treatment. Don’t plan an intervention using just these guidelines alone. Do this only with an experienced interventions specialist.