A Look at Crystal Meth
Crystal meth is a drug that has reached epidemic proportions in recent years in the United States. Widely considered the crack of recent decades, it's nothing new. Amphetamines were invented
Read moreFood Addiction – How to Stop the Cycle of Binging and Purging
How do you know if you have food addiction? After all, aren't we all dependent on eating for our very survival?
The answer is that we are all dependent on
Read moreInternet Porn and How It Fuels Sex Addiction
Porn addiction is an excessive need to look at and hoard pornography. With the Internet today making pornography so readily available, addiction to porn has become a much more serious
Read moreOxyContin – The New Kid on the Block
OxyContin is a prescription painkiller that many consider the new kid on the block among drugs. It's an opioid like morphine, heroin and codeine and is particularly effective in treating
Read moreAm I an Alcoholic? An Alcoholism Symptoms Checklist
Nearly everybody enjoys an alcoholic drink sometimes. Drinking is a fun social lubricant and an easy way to relieve stress. Although this is perfectly acceptable in our society, there is
Read moreAre You a Fast Food Junky?
We all joke about how we're addicted to fast food. You hear urban legends all the time about how they put weird hormones and chemicals in your double cheeseburger to
Read moreHelping a Child with Food Addiction
An eating disorder is not a disease that only affects adults. Kids can also be binge eaters or food addicts. Child obesity is increasing due to unhealthy eating habits, including
Read moreAre You a Sex Addict or Just a Player? 10 Signs of Compulsive Sexual Behavior
What is a sex addict? It's someone who is obsessed with sex; a person who thinks about it all the time and does absolutely anything they can to get it.
Read moreThe Unknown Dangers of Prescription Drugs
Behind marijuana, prescription drugs are the most abused class of substances. They're especially dangerous because they're socially approved. 'Normal' people who are not street drug addicts use them and this
Read moreWhy We Drink – Understanding the True Causes of Alcohol Abuse
Drinking is fun and some of us just get a little bit more out of control than others. Then, it's hard to stop because alcohol is addictive. But lots of
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