For those who are addicted to alcohol, undergoing alcohol detox treatment is one of the best ways to overcome this. When undergoing detox, your body eliminates all alcohol from it, mainly through totally eliminating all acohol instake. Medication is also usually used to help control detox symptoms and the person’s diet is re-evaluated as well. […]
Suboxone for Heroin Detox
Posted on January 23, 2010 ·
Heroin addiction is a debilitating and often fatal issue. Heroin is a highly addictive illegal opioid used recreationally by many people across the world. Not only can the heroin addiction itself be fatal, but the symptoms associated with heroin withdrawal can also prove to be fatal for many addicts. These symptoms can include excessive sweating, […]
How to handle vicodin addiction
Posted on January 23, 2010 ·
Vicodin Addiction Vicodin addiction has been in the news in recent years. Radio personality Rush Limbaugh admitted to misusing this drug. But what is vicodin, and what kind of addition does it produce? Vicodin is a powerful painkiller. It consists of acetaminophen, which most people know as Tylenol, and hydrocodone, an opium-based cough suppressant. The […]
Alcohol Detox: Keep Your New Years Resolution
Posted on January 22, 2010 ·
It’s a common New Year’s resolution: “I’m going to quit drinking.” It is actually the 4th most common resolution, coming in after “lose weight”, “quit smoking” and “start a savings account.” Why do so many people make it a resolution? And what is so hard about stopping drinking? First, it is hard because alcohol is […]
Heroin withdrawal
Posted on January 20, 2010 ·
Heroin addiction is very painful. It destroys the life of the addict and the people he or she loves. It’s a misconception that drug addiction is all about willpower. If that thinking predominates, the person addicted to drugs will not stand much of a chance at being free of it. Heroin withdrawal involves determination and […]
Finding Serenity from Calamity
Posted on January 10, 2010 ·
For years growing up I wanted to believe in something… something besides Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. As a child, I would sit in trees for hours, watching all the birds and the clouds floating by. I was inspired by the vastness of the universe and all the things that it could hold. Then, […]
Marijuana Withdrawal and Addiction
Posted on January 7, 2010 ·
Something funny happened to me when I stopped getting high: I went through withdrawal. And I’m not talking about crack or blow or something hard. I’m talking about happy old mary jane, the green friend to millions of people worldwide. She gave me so much fun and so many good times, but I started to […]