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10 Tips for Living Drug, Alcohol, Smoke Free

Are drugs, alcohol or cigarettes ruling your life? Have you tried quitting only to pick back up again -- even though you really, really want to stop? A healthier life awaits you. You can do it -- I promise! Here are ten ideas to get you on and keep...

185 comments    health advice addiction
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Can you stop someone from drinking themselves to death

Why won't they just stop? To a "normal" person, the self-destructive behavior of an alcoholic defies logic. Actually, it defies logic for the alcoholic, as well. Given that 4-6 percent of the population is alcoholic, chances are very good that...

104 comments    health advice addiction
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Addicted to The Sims 3: Computer Games That Flirt With Sex, Murder, Mayhem - It's All About Control

My introduction to the amazing world of computer simulations was some years ago, before they were as elegant and realistic as they are now. The early simulations were quite wooden, but it was still fun to interact with them - fun and highly addictive.

88 comments    online games computer games
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Black Tar Heroin (Documentary): Where Are They Now?

I recently watched one of the most gripping and 'real' documentaries that I have ever seen, in fact it was pretty scary and watching alone at way past midnight was a mistake, if you haven't seen it then you need to watch it - it's called Black Tar...

10 comments    san francisco heroin tenderloin
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You Might Be Alcoholic: Warning Signs

The disease of alcoholism is baffling (actually, it's cunning, baffling and powerful). To the outside observer, the drinker's self-destructive behavior makes no sense. To the drinker him/herself, it doesn't make much sense, either. Perhaps as...

95 comments    health family addiction
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Alcoholic Recovery. Is Relapse Necessary?

The answer is: Yes, for most alcoholics (and drug addicts), relapse is part of the journey. The vast majority of people do relapse at least once on their road to sobriety. It is the rare alcoholic indeed who is able to put the plug in the jug...

110 comments    recovery drinking sick
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Overcoming Internet Addiction

I recently took a four-day vacation that didn't include any Internet access at all. It was the first offline vacation I had taken since ... well, since I bought my first laptop computer too many years ago. While I was preparing for this trip, I had...

23 comments    internet technology online
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The Prescription Drug Addiction Epidemic: The Truth About Pain Pill Addiction

Heroine. Crack. Meth. All some of the hardest narcotics to hit our streets in the history of detrimental drugs. But in more recent years, a new face of narcotics has emerged from behind the scenes...and would you believe it? They're prescribed by doctors and medical professionals on a daily basis! You most likely even know someone or are close with someone who is addicted to prescribed medications...maybe you don't even realize that they are addicted to pills.

38 comments    health america medicine
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Why Heroin Addicts Can't Recover

They can get better. Lets lay that out there before going any further. In many cases, however, heroin addicts make repeated attempts to “get clean” that fail almost before they get off the ground. Almost everyone has heard a heart wrenching...

24 comments    morphine opiates heroin addicts
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Teenagers and cell phones! Are teen's addictions to cell phones making them unsociable or social!

Teenagers nowadays use their cell phone almost as an extension to their own body! The cell phone is always present and they are in connection with Internet by their phones all the time. But is this all a bad thing or are there any advantages...

64 comments    teens teenager parenting teens
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