Addiction and twelve step programs seem to be two terms that have become synonymous with each other. If a person mentions a friend or family member who is struggling with alcoholism or drug addiction, the usual advice given is to get them to join Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous. What exactly are these twelve step […]
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How Do I Stop Using Drugs?
Many people abuse substances as a normal part of their lives. Whether it’s social use with peers on weekends or using secretly to cope better with the everyday stresses and strains, sometimes it progresses from there and we can find ourselves addicted and unable to stop using drugs. Addiction is such an insidious disease and […]
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Top Ten Myths about Drug Addiction Treatment
Despite people being better informed around addiction rehabilitation and what actually happens in drug addiction treatment centres, many myths abound. Dangerously, these myths are used as rational justifications by drug addicted people to not even explore treatment wouldn’t work for them. We hope this article on the top ten myths about drug addiction treatment will […]
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First Step to Beating Drug Addiction
Consider for a moment the trap of drug addiction If the addict stops using drugs they quickly suffer withdrawal symptoms that compel them to use again. While they’re not using drugs they’re obsessing about getting and using drugs and finding ways and means to get more drugs. Drug addiction is all about the mental obsession […]
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Drug Addiction Group Therapy
There are many competing approaches to alcohol and drug addiction recovery but none of them can claim to be the single “best” approach for treatment. This is because the people in rehab programs are different and so the program will work differently for them. Despite individual differences drug addiction group therapy is widely regarded as […]
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Alcohol Addiction: Help Is Needed
When it comes to alcoholism addiction help, there are many treatment opinions, methodologies and approaches. While there is more than one way to achieve sobriety through various forms of rehabilitation, there are some common denominators among alcoholics who manage to stay sober for many years. It’s important to choose alcohol addiction help from accredited and […]
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The Evolution Of Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities
For many years people believed the way to cure an alcohol addiction was to remove the drink from the alcoholic by having them enter a detox clinic, then overcome the addiction by sheer willpower alone. Those who could not beat the addiction in this way were considered weak and were often shunned by the community. […]
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12-Step Meetings
These meetings are held as part of the many 12 Step recovery programmes in existence around the world. There are many different fellowship meetings of 12 Step programmes, such as NA (Narcotics Anonymous), AA (Alcoholics Anonymous), GA (Gamblers Anonymous), OA (Overeaters Anonymous) and SLA (Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous). In a typical meeting, there will […]
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Alcohol Addiction Counselling
How Can it Help? Alcohol addiction counselling is an effective method of treating the disease of alcoholism and allows for a greater chance of stable recovery for alcoholics. South Africa has many well known and internationally respected alcohol rehab facilities that specialise in the treatment of this disease. These alcoholism clinics have the facilities and experience to provide life-changing treatment. […]
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