Does Your Teenager Want To Get Caught?
Travis was 15. He’d always been a good kid – no trouble, unlike his brothers. His parents saw him as the perfect child.
That’s ...
Purge: Rehab Diaries In our society, eating disorders are mostly misunderstood and glamorized. We’re told that everyone with an eating disorder is skin and bones. That just by looking at someone we can easily spot the starvation, the ...
Is Alcohol Spoiling Your Romance? When I first talk to people about couples therapy, I usually ask: "Do you drink alcohol? Does your partner?" and if so, "How much?" I also ask whether they use other mind-altering drugs and intoxicants. ...
Voluntary Madness: My Year Lost and Found in the Loony Bin Voluntary Madness: My Year Lost and Found in the Loony Bin
By Norah Vincent
New York: Viking, December 2008
Hardcover, 283 pages
$25.95
Immersion journalism, as it’s called, can be kind of fun on a limited basis. In my days ...
Are We Slaves to Hedonic Hunger? Psychologists looking for new ways to describe and explain eating behavior have come up with a novel phrase, "hedonic hunger." Dr. Michael R. Lowe and colleagues at Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pa., describe the phenomenon as ...
Quit Smoking and Sticking with It Beating an addiction to nicotine takes a lot of willpower and determination. You should feel great about yourself for making it so far. Now's the time to focus on sticking with it.
Keeping Your Guard Up
Your ...
What to Do If You Slip When You Quit Smoking Don't be discouraged if you slip up and smoke one or two cigarettes. It's not a lost cause. One cigarette is better than an entire pack. But that doesn't mean you can safely smoke every ...
Managing Your Smoking Cravings What can you do when you really have an urge or craving for a cigarette? One thing to keep in mind is that these urges to smoke will come and go. Try to wait ...
Steps to Take on Your Quit Smoking Day Today's the day you start your smoke-free life! Remind your family and friends that today is your quit date. Ask them to support you during the first few days and weeks. They can help you ...
Medications to Help with Smoking Withdrawal When you quit smoking, you may feel strange at first. You may feel dull, tense, and not yourself. These are signs that your body is getting used to life without nicotine. It usually only lasts ...
Preparing to Quit Smoking Just thinking about quitting may make you anxious. But your chances will be better if you get ready first. Quitting works best when you're prepared. Before you quit, START by taking these five important steps:...
Why is Quitting Smoking Difficult? Many ex-smokers say quitting was the hardest thing they ever did. Do you feel hooked? You're probably addicted to nicotine. Nicotine is in all tobacco products. It makes you feel calm and satisfied. At the ...
Second and Third-Hand Smoke Second-hand smoke can cause cancer in nonsmokers. It can also cause breathing problems and heart disease. People who breathe secondhand smoke get colds and flu more easily. And they often die younger than those who ...
Why Should I Quit Smoking? One of the most important parts of learning to quit smoking is understanding your motivations for wanting to quit. Wanting to quit for someone else is a sure indicator of likely failure -- successful quitters ...
Overeating: It’s All In Your Head The following is an excerpt from the book Three Minute Therapy and focuses on the topic of overeating and how cognitive-behavioral techniques can be used to help a person overcome this concern.
They say that inside ...
Four Phases and Steps of Gambling Addiction Four phases and four treatment steps have been identified in helping people better understand pathological gambling (also known as gambling addiction).
The Four Phases in Gambling Addiction
The Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery has identified the ...
Warning Signs and Risk Factors for Pathological Gambling Gambling addiction, also known as compulsive gambling, may be a type of impulse-control disorder. Compulsive gamblers keep gambling whether they're up or down, broke or flush, happy or depressed. Even when they know the ...
Online Pharmacy Use Can Have Serious Consequences In today's communications landscape — where Internet access is readily available and advertising for prescription medication — it is no surprise that many patients are using online pharmacies.
There are many benefits to this type ...
The Dos and Don’ts of Intervention In his best selling book, I’ll Quit Tomorrow, the late Dr. Vernon Johnson wrote that the hallmark of alcoholism and drug dependence is denial. Accordingly, most substance abusers believe that their problems are caused by ...
Rebuilding Relationships in Early Recovery It is no secret that drug or alcohol addiction can damage the body and impair the mind. The good news is that with proper medical treatment, counseling and stopping use, these wounds heal over time. ...
Why Alcohol and Depression Don’t Mix Alcohol abuse and depression can be a deadly mix.
Often, a person with depression will also have alcoholism, and vice versa. In fact, 30 percent to 50 percent of people with alcoholism, at any given time, ...
Celebrating Safely with Alcohol For many families, drinking alcohol is a way to celebrate something. The good cheer of the holiday season is liberally laced with wine. We use champagne and liquor to show our happiness at weddings and ...
What is Al-Anon and Alateen? The Al-Anon (for adults) and Alateen (for teens) program is a Twelve Step program for the relatives and friends of alcoholics or someone who is or has been a problem drinker. It is not uncommon ...
If Someone You Know Has a Problem with Alcohol There are few things in life that are more difficult to cope with than a loved one who is dealing with a serious alcohol issue or alcoholism. You love the person and want to reach ...
Facts About Cocaine If you snort, smoke or inject cocaine or care about someone who does, you more than likely have some unanswered questions about the nature and effects of this powerful drug.
Cocaine is a powerfully addictive ...
