Dealing with addicted family members is always a big challenge. There are some important issues to explore when someone you love is harming themselves. Are You Contributing To The Problem? People use various addictions to avoid their painful feelings, especially their feelings of anxiety, stress, aloneness, emptiness and loneliness. Is there some way that …
As a fact, there are quite a number of ways available to help you quit smoking. Each method has a different effect on everybody. While one method works for one person, it may not work on another. Here are a few popular methods to help you: Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) Nicotine is a very …
Alcoholics Anonymous is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1935 by two recovering alcoholics, Bill W. (William Griffith Wilson) and Dr. Bob (Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith). They were the first to put forward the idea that alcoholism was a treatable disease to a national audience. They also wrote the “Big Book” that is …
For those alcoholics who are not helped by the traditional means, there are alternative alcoholism treatments. Mostly, these treatments have not been researched well. However, many people have had success with them. One interesting alternative alcoholism treatment is called “drumming out drugs.” This method is just what it sounds like. Participants use drums in …