Archive: Alcohol, Drug Addiction, FAQ, How To, infographics, Teens
How to Talk to Your Teen About Drugs and Drug Addiction – Infographic
May 8th, 2014Discover how to talk to your teenager about drugs and drug abuse with a visually stunning info-graphic that is easy to read and has a PDF version for you to download. Download PDF
Keep Addiction Treatment Private. Your Boss Doesn’t Have To Know
April 28th, 2014As the National Institutes on Drug Abuse Explains, “It is often mistakenly assumed that drug abusers lack moral principles or willpower and that they could stop using drugs simply by choosing to change their behavior.” Any person struggling with addiction knows that those mistaken assumptions can do a great deal of damage. In fact, if […]
Am I Predisposed To Addiction?
April 25th, 2014According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 40 to 60 percent of a person’s predisposition to drug or alcohol addiction comes from genetics. But a person’s genes alone are not enough to lead them to become addicted to alcohol or drugs. Predisposition isn’t simple enough for anyone to say that, because an individual’s father […]
How To Convince Someone To Go To Rehab Infographic
April 24th, 2014Learn how to convince someone to go to rehab with a visually stunning info-graphic that is easy to read and has a PDF version for you to download. Download PDF
What To Ask When Seeking Drug Rehab
April 22nd, 2014Questions To Ask When Looking For A Drug Rehab Center Are The Specific Needs Of Each Person Considered? According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, personalized drug treatment programs are critical to a successful recovery. A rehab program that focuses on an individual participant’s needs will be able to explain how they customize program […]
Am I Addicted to My Medications? 10 Signs That You Are
April 16th, 2014Drug overdose deaths in the United States have more than tripled due to prescription painkiller abuse. The misuse and abuse of prescription painkillers led to 475,000 emergency room visits in 2009, double the number of visits from five years prior. In 2008, 14,800 Americans died from prescription painkiller abuse. But this statistic is just the […]
How Do I Know If Iām a Drug Addict? – Infographic
April 11th, 2014Find out if you or someone you know is experimenting with drugs or if they are a full blown drug addict that should seek help before something bad happens. Download PDF Versions On: How Do I Know If Iām a Drug Addict?
Questions to Ask When Seeking Drug Rehab
April 9th, 2014What Are Your Credentials? Both programs and the staff that work those programs can have credentials. The program itself can be accredited through groups like the Joint Commission, part of the National Committee for Quality Assurance. Programs should also be accredited or licensed through the state. In addition, the staff should have the proper credentials. […]
Do You Have to Hit Rock Bottom to Want to Go to Rehab?
April 3rd, 2014What exactly is “rock bottom”? In movies and books, rock bottom is often depicted as a person who’s lost everything and everyone, as well as their health. They’re in trouble with the law, their family or all of the above. In real life, this is rock bottom for some individuals, but not everyone. The phrase […]
How To Stay Sober During The Holidays
November 12th, 2013Here are a few helpful tips to stay sober during the holidays: Ask Your Family And Friends to Be Supportive If you are invited to a holiday event, ask those that are hosting to be aware of your sobriety. If it’s a small, close-knit party, suggest that alcohol might be eliminated from the event. If […]
How To Prevent Substance Abuse Relapse After Rehab
November 1st, 2013Most of the time, people focus on telling you how to get help for your addiction the first time around. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people out there walking the edge of an addiction relapse that can occur after an extended period of sobriety. It isn’t uncommon for previous addicts to fall back into […]
How Do I Know If I’m a Drug Addict?
October 3rd, 2013Scenario one – For you, going out to the bars used to just happen on the weekend with friends, but now you find yourself going every night, whether others want to join you or not. Scenario two – You thought you would just experiment with ecstasy, to find out what your friends were talking about, […]
