The Twelve Steps, central to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), are introduced in the chapter “How It Works” from the book Alcoholics Anonymous. These steps provide a structured path for recovering from alcoholism, focusing on acknowledging one’s powerlessness over alcohol, placing faith in a higher power, self-examination, admitting wrongdoings, being willing to correct flaws, and committing to […]
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Downside of Methadone Treatment
Methadone is a synthetic opioid, used medically as an analgesic, anti-addictive for use in patients on opioids. Read more about it on We Do Recover.
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Drug Rehab Counsellor
Drug rehab centers in South Africa generally employ a multi-disciplinary team. The combined skill and training of many professionals working together allows the patient to be viewed from many angles and each facet treated carefully. Your drug rehab counsellor may be a member of one of these professions who has specialised in addictions treatment. Your […]
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Drug Rehab Centers – Subconscious Cravings?
The American National Institute on Drug Abuse has published a report that finds that cravings can be induced in addicts by exposing them to pictures of drugs. What is remarkable is that the length of exposure can be so short that the addict isn’t even aware that he/she has seen the image. Using functional MRI […]
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The Dangers of Alcohol Abuse
Have you ever wondered if your drinking is out of control? The boundary between drinking socially and abusing alcohol is a very small one. You might not think that you have a problem but the people closest to you usually recognise it first. Ask yourself this: Do you drink to get drunk? Do you wake […]
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Why is OxyContin so Addictive?
Oxycodone is an opioid analgesic medication that was first developed in 1916 in Germany, as one of several new semi-synthetic opioids with several benefits over the older traditional opiates. It is very popular in the prescription pain killer market partly because of its longer release time. OxyContin is effective in releasing its active ingredient, oxycodone […]
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Hydrocone Addiction
Hydrocodone is a semi-synthetic opioid derived from two of the naturally occurring opiates, codeine and thebaine. Hydrocodone is an orally active pain killer and cough suppressant. It is commonly available in tablet, capsule and syrup form and is often synthesized with other analgesic compounds like acetaminophen (paracetemol) or ibuprofen. Hydrocone is known to be habit […]
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Prescription Drug Addiction
Prescription drug addiction is an increasing problem. The non-medical use of prescription drugs has increased dramatically with frightening results in individual’s lives and statistics to prove it. The people caught up in prescription addiction come from all subcultures and age groups and they can easily hide their addiction in what looks like reasonable pill popping. […]
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Effective Drug Rehab
There are many drug rehab programs on offer around the world. It seems however that there are very few effective drug rehab programs that stand out as wheat from the chaff. Finding one that suits your individual needs can be difficult. Many people are flying considerable distances to be admitted to an effective drug rehab […]
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