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Computer Addiction Help 2008-02-21 11:03:47 The most common problem with people around is that no one is ready to accept that they ARE addicts. Addicts are always assumed to be something that does not exist in my society. Addicts are only a handful of people about whom there are articles printed in the newspapers and documentaries telecast on the TV.The very first step to getting help is diagnosing the problem.Symptoms of computer addiction:Ø Loses track of time while using the computerØ Sleeps less to use the computer or surf the internetØ Get irritated when someone troubles you while you're using the computerØ Spending several hours in front of the computer screen dailyØ Ignoring important work or friends or familyØ Lying about his/her computer usage when askedØ Loses interest in all his/her enjoyable activitiesIf you find Read more:Computer
Pathological Eating Disorders and Poly-Behavioral Addiction 2008-02-20 19:33:16 When considering that pathological eating disorders and their related diseases now afflict more people globally than malnutrition, some experts in the medical field are presently purporting that the world’s number one health problem is no longer heart disease or cancer, but obesity. According to the World Health Organization (June, 2005), “obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally, with more than 1 billion adults overweight - at least 300 million of them clinically obese - and is a major contributor to the global burden of chronic disease and disability. Often coexisting in developing countries with under-nutrition, obesity is a complex condition, with serious social and psychological dimensions, affecting virtually all ages and socioeconomic groups.”The U.S. Centers for Dise
Sex, Love, and Poly-Behavioral Addiction 2008-02-19 12:21:02 Proposing a New Diagnosis and Theory for Patients with Multiple Addictions By James Slobodzien, Psy.D., CSACExperts in the field of addictions are presently purporting that between 3 and 6 percent of the world’s population (193 to 386 million people) are presently affected by a sexual dependency or compulsivity (Carnes, 2005). Sexual dependency is a diagnosable and treatable disease, which today is generally, regarded in about the same way that alcoholism and drug addiction (chemical dependency) was regarded 40 years ago. Even so, there still exists a wide range of understandable misunderstandings about compulsive sexual acting out, created out of ignorance about the nature of sexual addiction, and supported and perpetuated by the multibillion dollar pornography industry.Sexual Dependenc
How To Stop Smoking Marijuana - Understanding Your Addiction 2008-02-18 14:17:33 A common misconception about marijuana addiction is that like cigarettes and some hard drugs in that the body develops an addiction to a chemical and if deprived of it brings on serious physical cravings that can near incapacitate some people. This is however totally incorrect and is one of the main reasons people misunderstand the addiction and fail when trying to quit? So what is the secret on How to stop smoking marijuana? Why am I addicted to a non addictive substance? The answer is psychological.Since your body has no desperate need for pot the addiction this creates is mental or psychological. Psychological addiction stems from a person's addiction to the high that an action creates; gambling addiction is the same when people are addicted to winning and even shopping can be a psychol Read more:Marijuana
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Coffee Addiction - Fact or Fiction? 2008-02-17 17:14:36 Let's get straight to the point. Coffee
can appear to be addictive because of the withdrawal symptoms it produces. As soon as the caffeine hits your brain it tells your adrenal glands to produce adrenalin, this is where the kick comes from. Adrenalin gets you ready for action, the problem is that if you are sat at your desk, or perhaps on the couch, you don't need to be ready for action. About 30 minutes later the caffeine wears off, the adrenalin has worn off, and you come down from this action state, leaving you feeling tired and unable to relax.So what do you do now?Most people decide to reach for another cup of coffee to end this sluggishness and the cycle is repeated all through the day, with you going from high to low, an emotional roller coaster of a day. If this sounds familiar you Read more:Fiction
Are You Addicted to TV? 2008-02-16 19:06:01 It is 2AM and you are blankly staring at a rerun of "Columbo". You meant to go to bed hours ago, but the time has somehow managed to slip through your fingers. Your hand reaches for the remote.It's Saturday afternoon and your best friend since kindergarten calls and asks to meet with you over coffee. She has some exciting news, and she can't wait to share it. "Wait until "Friends" is over," you reply.Sound familiar? If so, you may be addicted to your TV. TV has some funny effects on the brain. Most people are not aware of these effects. However, the effects of TV on the brain are similar to the effects of addictive drugs. The good news is, once you become aware of these effects, you can begin to reduce TV's addictive hold.TV = RelaxationEveryone knows TV can be very relaxing. TV has the ab Read more:Addicted
Addictions - Drug Usage 2008-03-13 08:59:19 Drug addiction is a process of repeated drug use, escalating to the point of craving drugs and then, unable to control these cravings. Drug use can start when a person feels the need to be calmed or soothed, as drugs have a numbing affect on a person trying to face the realities of life. Someone whose life is unhappy or might feel a hopelessness toward life, is suffering a physical pain or is experiencing boredom in their life tend to turn to drugs as an escape from their mental and physical suffering.Peer pressure is another factor in why a person starts doing drugs, especially among teenagers. They can be convinced their problems will dissolve away with the help of a drug. While under the influence of drugs, reality no longer exists and they continue to use drugs to stay in that realm of Read more:Usage
Approaches To Drug Addiction Recovery 2008-03-12 11:21:04 When Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith founded Alcoholics Anonymous in 1935, they changed the approach to dealing addictions forever. They did it some forty years before the term “substance abuse” was even coined, and they did it in the firm belief that those suffering from addiction cannot recover on their own. Drug addiction recovery, in their philosophy, demands that a very personal, painful failing cannot be eradicated until it has been brought into public view.The Twelve Step Program which is the foundation of AA has now become the foundation of thousands of drug addiction recovery programs which treat dependency on every sort of drug, from prescription medications to speed, heroin, nicotine, and cocaine.The AA program, and drug addiction recovery based on it, require that addicts adm Read more:Recovery
Overcoming Addictions - Have The Desire To Overcome Them 2008-03-16 09:15:20 Overcoming addictions can be a hard task to accomplish for anyone battling various personal demons.Addictions are common and ruin lives particularly to substances and recreational drugs from drinking to drug abuse.They ruin livesAddictions are a strong and damaging force that tears apart the personal and professional lives of those it affects.Overcoming addictions is essential for the welfare of those involved because it can destroy all of the things that are important.Addictions evolve into this all-consuming demand within a person's life where they may do anything to satisfy the urge to "feed" and satisfy the addiction that has taken over their life.The sort of behavior that was once normal for a person suffering from an addiction no longer takes precedence over what is believed to be ne Read more:Desire
Gambling Addiction 2008-03-15 08:41:42 Gambling is a part of any game wherein money is a medium of exchange and bets are laid on either of the teams. The person whose team wins gets a sum of money as the luring cash prize. Though the act of gambling is legal it requires a license. Any person may do gambling however if the host who is the source of laying bets does not have a license to run the same then he may be punished by the law. In many cases the gambling addiction starts from a small victory i.e. when a person gambles he may either win or may lose, now if a person wins there may be greed of winning again and the person may lay a bet once again and if the same person wins there is a possibility that the person may tend to bet again and again. Though after a few chances of luck and winning the person may even lose but since Read more:Gambling
Quit Smoking - Is There More To It Than Just Physical Addiction? 2008-03-14 13:32:49 Have you tried to quit smoking? A lot of people every year attempt to quit smoking and many find it very hard if not impossible. Most smokers make numerous attempts to give up only to give up on the giving up. Surely it doesn't have to be so hard to give up. There must be an easier way.If you are going to quit smoking you need to address two main areas:1/ The physical- this is the physical addiction to Nicotine.2/ The psychological- this area includes our beliefs, mind sets and attitudes towards smoking. believe it or not, this is the harder of the two areas to deal with.When you started smoking your body would have tried telling you how horrible it was by coughing and in my case I went green and felt extremely sick. However because I was telling myself that it was 'cool' and I 'wanted' to Read more:Smoking
Coffee Addiction - How Serious Is It? 2008-03-18 09:12:53 You may not know it but coffee is the worlds most widely used stimulant come drug. This is due mainly to its popularity worldwide. The symptoms of coffee addiction are allot like those of many recreational drugs used in today's society, such as the following:-Loss of sleep,Increased blood pressure,Can raise blood cholesterol levels,Deplete the levels of vitamin 'B' in the body,Depression,Chronic headaches,Increased levels of blood sugar,Irritation of the bladder and stomach.CaffeineThe ingredient within coffee that makes it addictive is caffeine. Researchers and some health conscious individuals have for some time now been studying the effects that caffeine can have on the body. They have found that it acts in much the same way as alcohol and nicotine in that they all over-stimulate the ad Read more:Coffee
Addictions - Tobacco 2008-03-17 10:17:56 While there is no such thing as a good addiction, probably one of the worst addictions is the one that people have to tobacco.Tobacco
is a slightly different kind of addiction in comparison to addictions like gambling and sex, which are addictions that arise almost from the addictive personality itself. Tobacco is a little different because the substance itself is addictive.Most people who take up smoking, especially if they live in a tough neighborhood, do so because it is the cool thing to do. Peer pressure is a terrible thing in this world, especially if you're a youth. The last thing you want is to have your peers laugh at you, call you chicken or whatever daily abuse they dish out when you tell them no thank you to the cigarette they hand you. So in order to not be teased into oblivio
Educate You Self With The Drug Addiction Treatment 2008-03-20 09:51:52 One of the most important decisions you will make in your lifetime is selecting a drug addiction treatment for you or one of your love ones. Only few of us know about the most important drug addiction treatment center for you as they are not all the same, you want quality and trust. You will find that each drug addiction treatment program or center will have its own option, cost, effectiveness of them.Let's face it. One of the perennial societal problems the whole world is facing right now is drug addiction. It seems like we are losing every one of our people, youth especially, to substance abuse that continuously destroy lives, damage the future, and hurt our economy. Yet along with this dilemma is the never-ending search for the possible--and the best--form of cure or prevention to such Read more:Educate
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Oxycontin Addiction, Everything You Need To Know About Oxycontin 2008-03-19 09:40:48 Oxycontin was first introduced in 1995. It is a Schedule II controlled drug used in the treatment of severe pain disorders. Oxycontin is a long acting form of Oxycodone, the medication's active ingredient. Today, various forms of oxycontin are available.The drug is a powerful pain killer and widely used in clinical medicine. Because of its mood altering effects, Oxycontin, like morphine, can be abused become an addiction. Illegal possession can be subject to criminal prosecution. Over the past decade, Oxycontin has become a popular drug and its mood altering effects has led to a significant increase in illegal usage and addiction.Besides pain, oxycontin can decrease anxiety, cause euphoria, mental relaxation, constipation, and suppression of cough. It can also be used to treat moderate to Read more:Everything
Do You Suffer From Shopping Addiction? 2008-03-22 09:21:13 Do you budget your spending? Or are you addicted to shopping? Research shows that shopping addiction affects mainly women while alcoholism affects men. Items which top a woman’s shopping list are clothes, makeup and jewelery.You may have an internet shopping addiction if you spend a major part of your time online shopping for alluring products that seem just a mouse click away. If the only channel you watch on the telly is the home network, you could be at risk for a home network shopping addiction.Causes Of Shopping
AddictionShopoholics get a high from an addictive behavior like shopping. During shopping sprees endorphins and dopamine, naturally occurring opiate receptor sites in the brain get switched on making the person feel good. The nicer this feeling is the person is likely to sho
Addictions - Work 2008-03-21 10:20:56 We all kid around about somebody being a workaholic. The truth is, being a workaholic is nothing to joke about and is a very serious addiction. Addiction to work, while still something that affects people with addictive personalities, has different underlying causes than your typical addiction, which is why work addiction isn't taken as seriously as other addictions, resulting in fewer support groups and treatment.A person addicted to work may become so for a variety of reasons. One of the most common is boredom and sometimes borderline depression and anxiety. These people find their minds are in constant turmoil. The notion of just being able to sit and watch TV or listen to the radio doesn't even occur to these people. They have no real interests other than the work they do. Being away f
Video Games, Harmless Entertainment or Brewing Addiction? 2008-03-24 23:28:40 My boy doesn't want one video game or one video game console, he wants the Nintendo, the Sony and the Xbox and he wants all the games that go with it. He also wants access to the computer so that he can play games on the computer as well. It is as if he is plugged into these games all the time, at least he would like to be if allowed. Video games are big business, with over $13 billion spent each year on video and computer games. This suggests that an awful lot of playing is going on. New releases of games are eagerly anticipated by players and many are willing to stand in line for a day or two to get hold of a new system or spend hours hunting down a new release. Unquestionably, video games are attractive toys, particularly to boys.Undoubtedly, parents have been concerned for a long time Read more:Games
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Addiction Intervention 2008-03-23 23:16:52 Addiction Intervention is a phase that enters a person's life prior to a recovery program. This is a kind of a loving get together. This makes the person feel good about the fact that all his loved ones & dear ones have gathered with a single purpose of making her recover. As soon as he realizes that all of his loved ones care for him & are getting together for his betterment. The addict should be able to recognize the fact that he is lucky & loved by all.The main goal of an addiction intervention is to make the person agree to get admitted to an addiction treatment program or a rehab center. The main purpose of this program is to make the person understand that he must give up addiction. The will power in the individual will do the trick. It will make him understand that he ha
Are You A Food Addict? 2008-03-23 13:14:33 You may overdose on potato chips or tortilla chips once in a while, but would you consider yourself to be a food addict? The answer is important, because it could be the key to determining what course of action you need to take in order to lose weight. A number of medical experts say that food addiction is just as serious as nicotine or cocaine addiction—and can potentially be just as deadly.When you suffer from food addiction, you have an overwhelming desire for a particular food. The desire is so strong, in fact, that if you are unable to consume that food, you suffer from withdrawal symptoms such as headaches, nausea, and depression. Food addicts crave the comfort that a particular food gives them. They also may engage in binge eating. Their cravings for food may be both physical and
Pain Killer Addiction - Help Finding A Way Out Now 2008-03-27 09:53:58 Although detoxification is not a treatment for pain killer addiction, it can help relieve withdrawal symptoms while the patient adjusts to being free of pain killers or other prescription drugs. Addiction is both a biological and psychological condition. There are a number of effective treatment options to treat pain killer addiction to prescription opioids and to help manage the sometimes severe withdrawal symptoms that can accompany sudden stopping of pain killers or drugs.Opioids should never be taken when drinking alcohol (also a drug) or when alcohol may still be in the system. Many chronic pain patients may be under-treated as a result of doctors who are trying to gain control over pain killer addiction, they report. Less common side effects and adverse reactions of pain killers are: Read more:Killer
When Weight Loss Surgery Releases Other Addictions 2008-03-26 08:35:01 What would it be like, to be able to control an obsession for chocolate? Take it up a notch and think about people seeking to control full-scale eating disorders, drug addiction, gambling, smoking, drinking...even compulsive shopping!When "food becomes my comfort" and someone crushes the bathroom scales at morbidly obese levels, body image goals and eating disorders can easily morph into a full flowering of addictive compulsions. This person is psychologically armed and dangerous to themselves. The question is what can they do to regain control over these impulse disorders?Filling an inner void typically involves the steady build-up of an obsessive compulsive drive. Self worth, body image and any number of ego-enhancing drives push a person into ritualized behavior, most of which aggravate Read more:Weight
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The Addict Brain 2008-03-29 12:00:45 The addict brain is a distinct kind. Drug and alcohol abuse causes the brain to release a chemical called THIQ that actually turns a normal brain into an addict brain. The addict brain is typified by depression at a normal state and is only happy with ecstatic "highs".Sadly, many people do not know that when they try their first drug that they may be well on their way to altering their brain for the rest of their lives. Once someone becomes chemically dependent and abuses drugs and alcohol his or her brain releases a chemical called THIQ that keeps the brain from experiencing a normal state of existence for the rest of its life. An addict brain is only satisfied with an ecstatic state. A normal person's brain can be relatively happy and content without feeling extreme ecstasy. A normal per Read more:Brain
Alcohol and Tobacco Addiction - Ayurvedic Herbal Treatment 2008-03-28 08:30:39 Addiction to alcohol or tobacco is a stage where the affected person becomes physically and emotionally dependent upon alcohol or tobacco. Addiction to alcohol and tobacco have been discussed here together, since the Ayurvedic
principles of treatment, and the medicines used, are similar for both addictions. Addiction to drugs is not being dealt with here, since this requires hospital admission and treatment.Some people may have an alcohol addiction severe enough to warrant hospital admission, so that they can be treated for serious withdrawal problems like convulsions. This article is confined to the Ayurvedic Herbal
treatment of those patients who can be managed on an out-patient basis, however, they still need to be under the supervision of a local physician to treat withdrawal symptoms Read more:Alcohol
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