Overcoming Addiction Steps

Some researchers define addiction as a family disease, and they are certainly not far from the truth. There is a specific emotional journey which each member of the family and friends have to go through, all through the process of their loved one’s addiction. However, it would interest you to know that, if these two …

In addiction recovery, there are diverse factors which affect how fast or slow an addict may recover. Family members and friends of the addicts might see these factors as ordinary, but the addicts themselves, know what they are going through. One of such factors which affect addiction recovery is fear. Addicts face fear during prior …

For some people, recovery from addiction does not go exactly the way they want it, and it is due to the fact that, the road to sobriety is laced with challenges, and a good number of recovery journeys often include a relapse period into either drug or alcohol use. Relapse is normal, however, it is …

Alcohol addiction is a disorder which is very difficult to overcome. The road to being sober is laced with difficulties and challenges which are enough to make the individual pull out. However, with the right support system and resources in place, the addict should come out strong. People who are down with alcohol addiction do …

Oftentimes, a wide range of individuals fails to realize just how big of a difference that certain support groups can make in their lives. Of course there are NA meetings that welcome non-addicts, but for those who are struggling with drug addiction NA meetings are quite beneficial. The biggest reason for such is because the …

Spirituality can play an important role in the recovery journeys of many substance-dependent Christians. Many feel that some of the most important personal health care issues are inadequately addressed by modern medicine. Indeed, the emotional turmoil produced by both illness and the struggle to become well is sometimes overlooked by secular practitioners. However, Christian-based treatment …

Christian Drug treatment programs aim to bring sobriety and education to their clients, but also provide tools and resources for each individual to get back to his or her spirituality, and a life of placing God first in all that they do. Some of the Christian based components which are implemented as support in these …

Coming down with an addiction problem is not necessarily a sign of weakness, or a flaw in character, there is more involved than just a willpower to trounce addiction. The abuse of legal drugs, or the intake of illegal drugs, most of whom are mind-altering, has the capacity to cause certain changes in the brain, …