Alcohol Rehab vs. Drug RehabArticles>Addiction TreatmentBy The RanchApril 3, 2013There are significant challenges to overcome when recovering from an alcohol or drug addiction, and the process of rehabilitation is often life-long. Many residential treatment facilities offer programs designed for both kinds of addiction, and there are also many non-residential treatment options for both alcohol and drug addicts. While the processes of recovery from these… Details
How to Manage AnxietyArticles>Trauma and PTSDBy The RanchApril 2, 2013Telling someone with anxiety to “just relax” is like telling someone with depression to “cheer up.” Anxiety disorders affect about 40 million American adults (or about 18% of the population) in a given year,causing them to be filled with fearfulness and uncertainty, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. A person with anxiety is… Details
Are Food Addicts Stigmatized?Articles>Eating DisordersBy The RanchApril 1, 2013In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at Yale have looked into how the public judges people with an addiction to food.
Can you Force an Addict Into Rehab?Articles>Drug AddictionBy The RanchMarch 28, 2013Addiction is a disease of both mind and body. It makes people do things they never thought they would: neglect their loved ones, lose their jobs, drop out of school, lie, cheat, and even steal or hurt others to get their drug. Addicts destroy lives and often die because of their addiction.
Alcohol Abuse and Leaky Gut SyndromeArticles>Alcohol Abuse and AlcoholismBy The RanchMarch 27, 2013Leaky gut syndrome is an unofficial term used to describe a collection of symptoms that center on damage in the lining of the large intestine. This damage apparently gives undigested food particles and toxins access to the bloodstream by producing minute gaps in the intestinal wall. While there is controversy regarding some of the purported… Details
How You Can Overcome AngerArticles>TherapyBy The RanchMarch 26, 2013Often by the time women are forced to deal with anger problems – either in anger management classes or in therapy for a combination of other concerns – they have been dealing with the consequences of their anger for some time. These women have been made to feel that they are the problem – the… Details
Families of Eating Disorder Victims Need Their Own 12 StepsArticles>Eating DisordersBy The RanchMarch 25, 2013Eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia bring suffering and sorrow to the lives of their victims. But these compulsive and destructive behaviors also tear the heart and soul out of parents, spouses, brothers, sisters, children, grandparents, and other family members who are forced to stand helplessly by as a person they care for deeply slides… Details
Adderall Abuse Can Lead to a Heart AttackArticles>NewsBy The RanchMarch 20, 2013Adderall is the brand name of a prescription medication that contains the stimulant drug amphetamine, as well as a closely related stimulant called dextroamphetamine. This medication is commonly used to control the symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and doctors also sometimes prescribe it for treatment of the sleep disorder narcolepsy. Adderall has gained significant… Details
Are Addicts More Susceptible to Stress-Based Disease?Articles>Addiction ResearchBy The RanchMarch 19, 2013Here’s something your general practitioner and your therapist may have forgotten to tell you: the more stress you’re under, the more vulnerable you are to becoming sick. If you are under stress while also feeling isolated, this is when your risk for illness – pneumonia, malignancies, chronic disease – is highest.
Alcohol Abuse and HemochromatosisArticles>Alcohol Abuse and AlcoholismBy The RanchMarch 18, 2013Iron overload is a medical condition that occurs when too much of the mineral iron builds up inside the body and produces a toxic reaction. Doctors refer to this condition more formally as hemochromatosis. Normally, your intestines absorb all the iron you need from the food you eat. But if you have hemochromatosis, your intestines… Details
