http://www.articlesphere.com/Category/Addictions/366 Addictions articles from ArticleSphere.com Rss Follow Up Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:14:57 -0600 Uncover the different forms of drug abuse and chemical dependency and discover the various treatment options such as rehab or drug testing to help stop addiction. Today, there are more resources available to help curb drug abuse than ever before. Learn to stop drug addiction at the first signs of dependent behavior by stepping in with home drug test. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/What-is-Drug-Abuse-/200336 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/What-is-Drug-Abuse-/200336 Learn how substance abuse can be an alcohol, illegal street drug or prescription pill chemical dependency and the various treatment options and drug testing measures used to stop the addictions. Regardless of the specific addiction, help stop substance abuse and drug dependency by interfering and impeding at the first signs of addiction. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/How-to-Stop-Substance-Abuse-and-Drug-Addiction/200335 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/How-to-Stop-Substance-Abuse-and-Drug-Addiction/200335 If you get a feeling that you hit the bottle too often and too much, and are unable to control the drinking habit, and if you want to do something about it, then you must seriously consider enrolling in a residential alcohol treatment course. Most residential alcohol treatment programs can help those who can't stay away from alcohol to give up on the habit and can't stay clean. One big morale booster that the program offers is that you would be amidst people who, like you, are determined to stay away from alcohol. Plus, there are counselors too, who give you their professional advice and guide through each stage of the process; food and stay are included. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Control-Drinking-with-Residential-Alcohol-Treatment/197624 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Control-Drinking-with-Residential-Alcohol-Treatment/197624 An addict is a person who has an uncontrollable compulsion to repeat a behavior regardless of its negative consequence. There are many drugs that can lead to a condition recognized as addiction. The common symptoms are a craving for more of the drug, increased psychological tolerance to exposure, and withdrawal symptoms in the absence of the stimulus. A risk of dependency exists in most drugs that directly provide pleasure or relief. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Dealing-with-Drug-Addiction-and-Withdrawal/197541 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Dealing-with-Drug-Addiction-and-Withdrawal/197541 Depending upon the authenticity of the substance, Drug Abuse may escort to fitness troubles, psychosomatic obsession, social harms, bodily reliance, morbidity, transience, grievances, suicides, vulnerable sex, murders, hostility or road accident. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Drug-Abuse---Abusing-Humanity/197514 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Drug-Abuse---Abusing-Humanity/197514 How can you tell if your loved one is subjected to cocaine addiction? Is it just teenage behavior or school pressure that is making them act "strange"? It can be confusing to watch someone and be uncertain about their behavior. There are certain physical manifestations one can look for when someone is involved with cocaine addiction but what of the behavior manifestations? One thing to realize is that anyone using drugs - even medical ones - is that the majority of them have a mental affect as well. Basically, the drugs throw you out of present time into something else that your mind gets stuck on. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/How-to-Spot-Cocaine-Addiction/197027 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/How-to-Spot-Cocaine-Addiction/197027 Death is nearly always accompanied with questions. Whether we are facing our own death or the death of someone we love, we seek for answers. But people seek answers differently. Some people ask for guidance, attend counseling sessions, go to bible studies, or seek support groups that would help them cope with a loss of someone. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Breaking-Free-From-Drug-Addiction-for-Good/196940 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Breaking-Free-From-Drug-Addiction-for-Good/196940 Drug addiction is such a deadly disease, that it not only harms the addict but also each and every person depending on the addict or even those who stay with them. A single person's drug addiction can affect everyone surrounding him or her. But, the main victim is always the addict; it ruins the addict's life from each and every angle. If the addict is a student, then his academic carrier is just destroyed. If he is an employee, then the company will surely kick him out. Apart from these, drugs affect a person's health and mentality a lot. A drug addict isolates himself from the rest of the world, making his or her addiction drug the only friend. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Drug-Rehabilitation-in-Sunset-Malibu/196279 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Drug-Rehabilitation-in-Sunset-Malibu/196279 Addiction to opiates is not a new problem in our society. This malpractice is prevalent for quiet a long period of time. Previously, addiction to drugs was considered as a disease, sometimes physical and sometimes mental, it was sometimes regarded spiritual. As a result, the addicts were treated that way; either they were sent to mental hospitals or exorcism was done on them. The net result was zero, moreover in some cases the addicted person died. People were even sent to prison because of this addiction. Opiate addiction still prevails in our society, only its mode of consumption has changed. Nowadays, people use the most sophisticated form of opiate addiction - the painkillers. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Improvement-of-Opiate-Treatment-Program/196032 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Improvement-of-Opiate-Treatment-Program/196032 The darker side of this modern life style is the tremendous pressure and stress that is sometimes unbearable. And out of these pressure people are suffering from anxiety and frustration. This time the effect of recession has brought all these things of anxiety and depression in people's mind that they are seeking the temporary escape from these problems by taking drugs and alcohol. Not only that the illegal drugs are the sources of this addiction but also it is often seen these days that people are getting addicted to prescription drugs also. This too is quite an alarming fact. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Modern-day-addiction-problem-and-the-means-to-deal-with-it/195624 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Modern-day-addiction-problem-and-the-means-to-deal-with-it/195624 Drug addiction, one of the most dangerous thereat to the modern day society has its best cure only at the drug rehabilitation centers. But the fact is that people often avoid treatment at the drug rehabilitation centers because of fear and shame. However, it is a common fact that when a person is not willing to reveal the fact that he is addicted to drugs to anybody he would prefer not to go to a rehab center. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Drug-Rehabilitation-and-the-Maintenance-of-Secrecy/195574 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Drug-Rehabilitation-and-the-Maintenance-of-Secrecy/195574 The evil of drug addiction is one of the most threatening facts to the modern society and therefore to get rid of this addiction the choice of the rehab center is very much important. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/The-Evil-of-Addiction-and-the-Possible-Remedies/195572 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/The-Evil-of-Addiction-and-the-Possible-Remedies/195572 Painkillers can be a very useful thing in need. But the fact is that these days these painkillers are posing quite a threat to the society. The reason behind this is that these day the busy daily schedule of life or the over dynamic life that we are living in gives our mind and body a lot of stress. And the result of this stress is that people are becoming exhausted. Thus to get rid of this exhaustion people are becoming slaves to painkillers and anti-anxiety drugs day by day. This in turn leads to their addiction to these drugs. Therefore it is seen that in turn of helping people these prescription drugs are becoming elements of addiction day by day. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Painkiller-Addiction-And-The-Available-Help-To-Get-Rid-Of-It/195567 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Painkiller-Addiction-And-The-Available-Help-To-Get-Rid-Of-It/195567 Increasing drug addiction can make your normal life hampered and difficult. It can cause severe disturbances and problematic in your life if you are a drug addict. Therefore you need and really need to get rid of this bad thing. And in this process you will really need one thing and that is a guidance of a good and proper drug rehabilitation centre. Drug rehabilitation centers are always there to help you with your drug problems. Some days ago it can be seen that people are addicted to illegal drugs but now the picture is more vast and inclusive as people are becoming addicted to some prescribed medicines and painkillers. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Opt-for-a-Drug-Rehab-for-Curing-Drug-Addiction/195565 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Opt-for-a-Drug-Rehab-for-Curing-Drug-Addiction/195565 Check out the statistics; almost 12 percent of young Americans aged 18 years old are now addicted to illicit drugs and approximately 27 million Americans use illicit drugs regularly. Results of the 2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse and Addiction revealed that while millions of Americans habitually smoke pot, drink alcohol, snort cocaine, and swallow prescription drugs, many drug users do not recognize that they have a drug addiction problem. The figure of those "in denial" about their drug addiction is estimated at more than 4.6 million. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Professionally-Assisted-Withdrawal-to-Escape-Drug-Addiction/194800 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Professionally-Assisted-Withdrawal-to-Escape-Drug-Addiction/194800 Scientists are now looking into solving drug abuse cases by studying on a certain medication that could possibly be the most effective drug for treating addiction. This specific drug is also known to control phobias. The US Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory provides further evidence that a drug known as D- cycloserine could play a role in helping to extinguish the craving behaviors associated with drug abuse, or specifically, with the addiction to psychotropic drugs. Their study found that mice treated with D-cycloserine were less likely to spend time in an environment where they had previously been trained to expect cocaine than mice treated with a placebo. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Treating-Drug-Addiction-and-Phobias/194735 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Treating-Drug-Addiction-and-Phobias/194735 This article is about people who are addicted to illegal drugs, not people who become addicted to prescription drugs that were originaly prescribed by a licensed physician for a legitimate reason. According to most defense attorneys, politicians, religious leaders, Hollywood celebrities and Democrats as well as many prosecutors and judges and as well as a large part of the American public who have been brainwashed by the "politically correct arbitrators", drug addicts are victims. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Is-Drug-Addiction-a-Crime-/194572 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Is-Drug-Addiction-a-Crime-/194572 An addict is not considered an addict just because he drinks and drugs too much, nor because his life spirals downwards because of drugs. These are just predictable symptoms of the progressive disease. Perhaps if we had a new definition for addiction, it would not be so difficult to accept that individuals may be suffering from a disease that will eventually destroy their lives. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/A-Closer-Look-at-Addiction-and-Treatment/194567 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/A-Closer-Look-at-Addiction-and-Treatment/194567 Because of advertisements and other forms of media that promote smoking, many teens think it is okay and cool to smoke. And the result is that many teens are getting addicted to nicotine and cigarettes. All over the world, smoking begins as a teenage experience. Few smokers have begun smoking as adults. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Cigarette-Smoking-Addiction-in-Teens/193989 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Cigarette-Smoking-Addiction-in-Teens/193989 Addiction is a nasty word that many people find very difficult to confront. Usually it is because they are addicted or they know or suspect a loved one of being caught in the trap of addiction. It is not always easy to confront things like addiction. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/How-to-Accurately-Spot-Cocaine-Addiction/193981 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/How-to-Accurately-Spot-Cocaine-Addiction/193981 Opiates are one of the most addictive drugs with sedative and analgesic effects, which depress the central nervous system. According to the TEDS report, opiates are the primary substance of abuse and accounted for almost one-fifth (19 percent) of all substance abuse treatment admissions in 2007. Some common opiates are morphine, codeine and heroin, of which heroin is the major illegal drug. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Know-About-Opiate-Drug-Testing/189128 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Know-About-Opiate-Drug-Testing/189128 Gambling is big business in America earning billions of dollars in net revenue annually. Americans spend more money each year on legal gambling than they do on video games, movie tickets, recorded music and spectator sports combined (Christiansen, 2000). Gambling is very attractive, especially to people who need money. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Gambling-Addict-in-Your-Family/189074 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Gambling-Addict-in-Your-Family/189074 A Breathalyzer is a device for estimating blood alcohol content (BAC) from a breath sample. Law enforcement officers often use breathalyzers to test the level of alcohol concentration in a persons blood. This is an effective tool to detect people driving under the influence. Using breathalyzers helps people to get instant results of Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) at coherent accuracy rate. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Myths-and-Facts-about-Using-Breathalyzers/184412 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Myths-and-Facts-about-Using-Breathalyzers/184412 It is an understood fact that fighting an addiction is not an easy job. In majority of the cases people suffering from drug abuse, drug addiction, eating disorder and even mental illness suffer from the symptom of denial. However there are organizations that can help you in coming to terms with your addiction. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/You-Are-Not-Alone-With-The-Fight-Against-Addiction/182671 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/You-Are-Not-Alone-With-The-Fight-Against-Addiction/182671 The modern day lifestyle is putting tremendous stress on the world population at large. The hunger to reach the zenith of financial prowess and status along with physical magnificence is making people do things that have grave repercussions on their physical, mental and emotional health. http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Don-t-Mask-Yourself-Behind-Numerous-Addictions--You-Can-Do-Much-Better/180120 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Don-t-Mask-Yourself-Behind-Numerous-Addictions--You-Can-Do-Much-Better/180120