In today’s fast-paced world, weekends and parties are often synonymous with letting loose and for many, this means indulging in alcoholic beverages. While an occasional drink might seem harmless, binge drinking is a hazardous form of alcohol consumption that can have dire consequences. Let’s unravel the reality behind binge drinking, its impacts and the questions […]
Understanding the Intersection of Mental Illness and Substance Abuse The relationship between mental health and substance use cannot be overstated. When they coexist, the diagnosis is referred to as “dual diagnosis,” a complex condition that intertwines the symptoms of mental illness with those of drug or alcohol addiction. This article delves into what dual diagnosis […]
How do I choose an addiction rehab for someone in my family? Choosing a rehab clinic can be a complicated process as there are many different drug addiction treatment centres available offering very different levels of accommodation, different types of service and care and different programs. Some addiction clinics specialise in one type of drug […]
An addiction is both a physical and mental illness. Once someone is an alcoholic or drug addict they are physically dependent on the substance and the craving for the substance is strong they physically cannot give up without help. Medical intervention can help with detoxification and initially stopping using the drug or alcohol but these […]
The success rates of addictions treatment depends many factors but the old myth that the addict or alcoholic has to enter rehab highly motivated for it to work has been proven to be untrue. Most people addicted to alcohol or other drugs enter rehab with little desire to get treated and live without their addiction and this […]
01/02/2010 Denial is a feature of any addictive illness, is much misunderstood and yet a commonly used term. Denial is essentially an unconscious defence mechanism that protects us from a reality that’s too painful to acknowledge. If an addicted person fully conceded to their loved ones the extent of the problem they’d be expected to […]
30/01/2010 A behavioural syndrome characterised by the repeated, compulsive seeking and using of a substance, including alcohol, gambling, sexual and eating-disorders, despite adverse social, psychological, and/or physical consequences. This is referred to as Loss of Control and is one of the defining characteristics of addiction. Loss of control combined with tolerance – a need for […]
Opiate intoxication is a critical medical emergency resulting from an overdose of opiate drugs, posing severe health risks due to its overwhelming impact on the central nervous system. This condition can lead to respiratory depression and potentially death, especially if opiate use resumes after a period of abstinence, reducing the user’s tolerance or if a […]
Drug abuse is more correctly referred to by the medical profession as substance abuse but for the ordinary person drug abuse gives a clearer picture for many of the common drugs. Drug abuse occurs when drugs are used for pleasure in an addictive way. What starts off as an experiment soon becomes and addiction and […]
