Depression affects over 10% of adult Americans during any given year. As a sufferer, you know how difficult it can be to treat this illness. That’s why you’re going to take advantage of the natural medicine of humor; I’ve prescribed my Fun Commandments to hundreds of my patients who’ve battled with this disorder, and I...
Drug addiction is more common and widespread than ever before. There is virtually no one who is not affected by it in some way. When everyone does something to fight drug addiction, fewer people will suffer. Start With Youth The best way to prevent addiction is to never start using mind-altering substances to stay away...
The terms co-addiction and co-dependency are psychological terms and are often used synonymously.
Being addicted to drugs and alcohol is like losing complete control of every waking moment of your life. Drugs and alcohol dictate every move an individual makes when they are addicted. Where and when you sleep, who you associate with, how much money you spend, and to what (legal and illegal) lengths you are willing...
Rohypnol is a benzodiazepine that is commonly used to treat insomnia and muscle spasms for individuals in Europe and South America. In the United States, Rohypnol use is illegal. It is known here for being a club drug that causes somnolence and amnesia. Because of these effects, Rohypnol use is commonly used as a date...
What is recovery about? Is it just not using mind-altering and intoxicating substances, or is it a lifestyle change? Is recovery in your heart, or is it in your body and soul? Why is it important to change the people, places, and things you have had in your life when you are in addiction recovery?...
Recently, a lady from Solano sent me an email and asked if having bizarre thoughts about terrible things was common with severe anxiety states. I assured her that these types of thoughts were indeed common to anxiety sufferers and that the name for them is catastrophic thinking.” She had described to me that when severe...
Marijuana is one of the most consumed drugs among drug addicts as well casual users. In fact, most addicts get hooked on drugs by starting with marijuana. In many cases of the addiction treatment programs in Los Angeles, we can find many marijuana consumers. It causes severe effects on the mind and the body, which...
Cocaine is the second most popular illegal recreational drug in the United States, second only to marijuana. Unlike marijuana, however, cocaine is powerfully addictive. Cocaine affects the brain and nervous system immediately upon ingestion. Its popularity is due to the intense sense of elation and euphoria that it can cause. Its addictive qualities are due...
Susan’s life was heartbreaking. By the time she arrived at the addiction treatment facility, she was physically a monster. Her health and behaviors were absolutely in worse condition. She was in the throes of an acute addictive disease. Her parents were gone, and she had practically no contact with her brothers. She had lost all...