When the word ‘addict’ is mentioned people often revert to a stereotypical picture of a dishevelled heroin addict sleeping on a park bench. Nothing could be futher from the truth – people from all walks of life get addicted to chemicals. A great many people are addicted to pills that they obtain on prescription. Many […]
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Pain, Pills, and Powerlessness
The Hidden Reality of Percocet Addiction It starts innocently. A prescription after surgery, a pill to take the edge off the pain, something your doctor assures you is safe, “as long as you follow instructions.” You trust them. And why wouldn’t you? Percocet sits in the medicine cabinet with all the other legitimate remedies. But […]
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The A-Z of Addiction Recovery
Are you addicted to drugs or alcohol? Do you know of someone who is? If that’s the case, then it’s important to get help immediately before things get out of hand. However, this is easier said than done. Treatment won’t be easy, but it sure is worth it. In this article, we’re going to provide […]
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Symptoms of Drug Addiction
One of the more common symptoms of addiction is the increased tolerance to the drug over time. In other words, the effect of the drug no longer kicks in as soon as it used to and the effects last shorter than before. Another common symptom is the withdrawal that takes place when the drug is […]
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Seeing Addiction as a Brain Disease is Key to Successful Treatment
Although research in the past few decades has increasingly supported the view that substance use disorder (SUD) or addiction should be understood and treated as a disease of the brain, the concept continues to be questioned largely because of the stigma around the behavioural problems that form an intrinsic part of the condition. This stigma […]
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Rehab Treatment Centre in South Africa
Our range of residential & non-residential alcohol & drug addiction treatment centers is the best in SA. Read more about it on We Do Recover.
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Addiction Information
If you’ve been sifting through pages of addiction information and are still left puzzled, you’re not alone. There is an overwhelming amount of addiction information available and it can be difficult to understand because addiction differs so much from person to person. If you or a loved one has an addiction problem, it is key […]
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Understanding Addiction
Brain imaging studies have shown addicted people to have structural changes to parts of the brain that control judgement, behaviour, decision making as well as learning and memory. At first, most people choose to use drugs or drink alcohol. Almost everyone growing up experiments, at least with alcohol. It’s almost a rite of passage when […]
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