Category: Addiction Treatment

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Category: Addiction Treatment

How to Get Past an Alcoholic’s Excuses

Addiction

An alcoholic’s excuses are legendary. All kinds of people who are addicted use excuses to deny that they have a problem. Still, with alcohol being a legal and socially acceptable…

Is Suicide a Hidden Risk of Substance Abuse?

Addiction

There are many risks and dangers associated with substance abuse: brain damage, addiction, cancer, and others. What most people don’t consider when they first start using is the hidden risk…

How Do You Know If You Have a Problem with Gambling?

Addiction

While it is true that most people can and do gamble responsibly, for some individuals, what may begin as just casual entertainment sometimes crosses over the line into problem gambling.…

Are Process Addictions Real Addictions?

Addiction Treatment

Process addictions are addictions to an activity or process, such as gambling, eating, spending, sex, and work. But are process addictions real? Many of the symptoms are similar to those…

What Are the Treatments for Sex Addiction?

Addiction Treatment

Sex addiction is one of several possible terms used to describe patterns of sexual conduct, sexual thought, or sexual fantasy that seriously impair a person’s ability to maintain a sense…

5 Connections Between Women and Trauma

Addiction

Women are twice as likely to develop PTSD as men. This may occur because women are also more likely to have sexual trauma both as children and as adults. Sexual…

How Addiction to Love or Sex is Similar to Addiction to Drugs

Addiction Treatment

An addiction to love sounds good, right? After all, love and physical intimacy provide some of the most satisfying experiences in life. But addiction to love or sex can be…

The Brain Chemistry of Addiction

Addiction

Many people don’t understand addiction. They think it’s a choice or a weakness when it’s a disease. And like any disease, it has symptoms and underlying causes. This post will…

Feeling Drunk: How BAC Levels Work

Addiction Treatment

Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is the amount of alcohol in a person’s blood, measured as a percentage. BAC can be measured with a breath test, a blood test, or a…

Eye Movement Therapy: A Treatment for Addiction

Addiction Treatment

Much of what addicts experience when they enter a rehabilitation facility or a support group is done simply because it has always been done. Too often, addiction treatments are grounded…

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Category: Addiction Treatment

Category: Addiction Treatment

How to Get Past an Alcoholic’s Excuses

Is Suicide a Hidden Risk of Substance Abuse?

How Do You Know If You Have a Problem with Gambling?

Are Process Addictions Real Addictions?

What Are the Treatments for Sex Addiction?

5 Connections Between Women and Trauma

How Addiction to Love or Sex is Similar to Addiction to Drugs

The Brain Chemistry of Addiction

Feeling Drunk: How BAC Levels Work

Eye Movement Therapy: A Treatment for Addiction

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