addiction
The realities of addition; the truth about living under, above and beyond the influence of drugs and alcohol.
How To Cut Back On Drinking
According to UCLA professor Dr. Alison Moore, 10-15% of people don't start to drink heavily until they are older. Because of this, about three-quarters of a million emergency room discharges among the elderly were reported in 2012. Also, 50% of seniors living inside nursing homes have alcohol-related problems.
By Kevin Roache5 years ago in Psyche
How Does a Drug Rehab Work?
Due to the fact that the drug problem in 2020 is almost an epidemic, everyone out there knows the meaning of the word rehab. Still, they have no idea what the rehab facility or how the drug rehab process actually works. If they did, they might not hesitate to help their loved ones who are in desperate need of an intervention. Some might even be ready and willing to make this step on their own. This is something that in this day and age everyone needs to learn.
By Lucas H. Parker5 years ago in Psyche
The Demon Inside Me; Alcohol
CHAPTER ONE Sigh! Welcome to my journey and struggle with the biggest demon one could ever hope to not get, addiction. This book isn't solely about alcohol addiction but any addiction. I plan on starting at about age 14 and ending at age 44. This has been a very long road that has taken me down some very dark roads, lighted roads, and gray roads. I am not a glorious writer but I will do my best to keep you interested.
By Uber Man Tampa5 years ago in Psyche
Have you ever battled Addiction?
This is the face of addiction. I know I look fine and you can't really tell in this picture. At this moment I was homeless staying from one place to another anywhere someone would let me sleep on the floor or on their porch. It is crazy now that I think back on it. I can not even believe the dangerous places I went to just to have a place to shower and sleep. I am clean and sober now and have been for almost a year and a half. I was an addict for four years. The hardest part of my life so far and now I hate myself for even starting. Nobody wakes up one morning and says "hay I wanna become a drug addict." Things happen in our lives that make some people turn to drugs like the loss of a child cause that is what happened to me. My 8-month-old daughter died from SIDS while staying at her father's over the weekend. I lost my whole world that day. I couldn't go to work because my mind wouldn't function. How I was introduced to drugs was my best friend was doing them and told me it would help take my mind off the pain. Next thing I know I am broke and homeless and putting a needle in my arm to get through the next few hours. Two years go by and I am still homeless and have no real friends because nobody wants drugs around them or in their house. I find myself using old needles increasing my chances of giving myself Hep C. By the way for your education you can get Hep C from a bacteria in dry blood, so you can give it to yourself using a needle more than once. By year four I had overdosed three times. At this time I just wanted to die it wasn't like anyone would miss me right? Wrong I was hurting my family and what friends I did have because they just wanted me safe and to get sober. So my cousin introduced me to a group called celebrate recovery. This group was a support system for people who are clean and sober and trying to stay that way. I was in and out of the group for six months until my best friend almost died and had to have open-heart surgery. That changed my life. At that moment I had something to live for my best friend I had to get clean so I can help her stay clean because if not she would die. Once she came home from the hospital I started taking her to celebrate recovery every week. I still go once a week because you will always fight that urge to want to do it just one more time. It is hard but anyone can do with the right help and a good support system. I have been clean and sober a year and a half. I now help others who come into the group I am someone they can call any time of the day when they feel like they wanna relapse.
By india novia5 years ago in Psyche
How to Recover With Your Addiction?
If you are looking for information on how to get into addiction treatment then the internet is definitely the place to look. There are several sites out there that will be able to point you in the right direction of finding a treatment center and you will find there are many that offer free advice and even some advice on how to get into addiction treatment as well.
By Ramiro Dunn5 years ago in Psyche
