Posts Tagged ‘drug addiction recovery’
With visiting US students and hosts
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Students from campus recovery programs at Texas Tech and Georgia Southern University are visiting and I’m hanging with them, trying to be helpful. Here they are with two of our hosts in Accra. The students are looking for ways to help with alcoholism and drug addiction recovery in Ghana.
New drug in Japan aims to help alcoholics quit addiction
Several doctors in Japan are hopeful that a new drug licensed from a French pharmaceutical company may be part of the solution that alcoholics need to kick the habit. Regtect went on sale earlier this year in Japan, becoming the first alcohol …
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Empty Stocking Fund: Salvation Army helps alcoholic stay sober
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New use for medication might help people maintain sobriety
Alcoholism runs in part of my family. I lost a grandfather to it, and a couple of others in the family have been affected by it to differing degrees. Perhaps something like that is true for you, or maybe you have a friend or co-worker who wrestles with …
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A drug and/or alcohol addiction is a life-changing illness that can be detrimental not only the addict, but also to their family and close friends. To better understand addiction as an illness, one must first understand what an addict and/or addiction looks like. In then seeing an addictive lifestyle in yourself, or a within the life of a loved one, it is possible to seek proper rehabilitation treatment.
So, what exactly is an addiction? Formally, an addiction to a drug or alcohol can be described as the ongoing abuse of a substance that affects an individual’s life, and the life of those that surround them, negatively. It is a chemical dependency that, over time, becomes a lifestyle. An addiction can affect rational decision-making, internal will-power, character and personal strength.
There are several negative consequences that may come with a harmful addiction, beyond that of issues relating to poor health. Some of these consequences may include, but are not limited to:
* Financial problems
* Inability to work
* Poor hygiene
* Loss of time with family and/or friends
* Broken relationships
* Death due to overdose or inability to make good/healthy decisions
An addiction is not only that of abusing a harmful substance. An addiction also encompasses all of the behaviors, rituals and feelings that entice an addiction to continue using drug and/or alcohol. Often times, breaking these bad habits and amending these negative feelings and/or behaviors, are just as difficult as not continuing to use the chemical.
It is often difficult for an addict to quit using drugs or alcohol on their own. Even if they do make a conscious decision to do so, the support of a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center is highly recommended. Within these centers, an individual can gain medical assistance, counseling and the support of others in similar situations. These rehab centers are located throughout the entire United States, each with different methods of treating the illness.
When searching for a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center, there are many decisions in which to make. Asking a friend or family member for assistance may be a good idea. Together an addict and their loved one can choose options such as that of a gender specific center, a spiritually-based program, etc. The choice should feel like a positive step forward, so one should not be afraid to ask questions of center professionals prior to starting the program.
An addiction can affect relationships, finances and health, to the point of overall personal destruction. Although, one must also realize that individuals overcome addictions each and every day. There is hope via contacting a rehabilitation center. It’s never too late to start walking down a path to a healthy and complete recovery.
About the Author: Robert Shryoc is the Director of Development at the Stonegate Center, a Texas treatment center. The Texas drug rehab community serves people entangled in the physical, mental, social and spiritual bonds of chemical dependency. For more information about the residential treatment facility please visit http://www.stonegatecenter.com
A Forever Recovery's Latest Blog Focuses on Best Michigan Addiction …
A Forever Recovery, a leading addiction treatment center that has pioneered a moral reasoning approach to recovery that empowers each individual client to access the spiritual, cognitive, and fellowship support that they need, has published a new blog …
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A Forever Recovery Highlights 5 Frequently Asked Questions about Drug …
… approach to recovery that empowers each individual client to access the spiritual, cognitive, and fellowship support that they need, has published a valuable new blog post that highlights the 5 frequently asked questions about drug addiction recovery.
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Online addiction program would offer resources to those in recovery
Recovering(me) also offers free recovery resources such as a blog, stories of individuals in recovery, a discussion forum and basic information about addiction. The program is still a fledging effort, although Drew Ingram said as the Affordable Care …
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Opiate addiction support group coming to Cape
WEST YARMOUTH — Joanne Peterson needed help finding treatment for her pill-addicted son. So in 2004 she founded a small support group for parents to seek out resources for her son, who is now in long-term recovery for opiate addiction.
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Marinette lawmaker confronts daughter's heroin addiction, seeks new legislation
"You face it, head on," says John Nygren, co-chair of the powerful Joint Finance Committee. There are no sure things about Cassie Nygren, whether she'll kick heroin once and for all or succumb to the all-too-familiar cycle of addiction, recovery and …
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First step to addiction recovery has to come from addict
Just as crack cocaine nearly took away a generation decades ago, heroin is threatening another generation. Drug abuse can take over the lives of people, but they don't have to live like that. September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery …
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Using Long Drives and Four Field Goals, the Chargers Rebound to Defeat the …
MILLER RETURNS TO BRONCOS Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller asked fans, teammates and coaches to judge him on what he does in the future, now that his six-game suspension for violating the N.F.L.'s drug-abuse policy is over. During an …
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A brief history of young adult literature
But once these books devolved into "single-problem novels" — divorce, drug abuse — teens grew tired of the formulaic stories. … The shift led to success for Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" vampire saga and Suzanne Collins' futuristic "The Hunger Games.".
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Swinney Foundation helps moms battling addiction
Scott Dishman, director of community engagement for The Family Effect, the philanthropic arm of Greenville County's largest provider of addiction services, The Phoenix Center, said only 4 percent of all addiction treatment programming in this country …
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Hometown: 5K Race for Addiction Recovery Nonprofit Kicks Off Estuaries Day at …
There will be lots of outdoor educational events going on Saturday between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., but the festivities kick off this year at 8:30 a.m. with the Recovery Rocks 5K hosted by SpiritWorks Foundation, a drug addiction recovery and education center.
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