Is ADDICTION a Disease or a Choice?
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Substance Addiction
“Addiction is Incredibly Common The medical literature suggests that somewhere around 10% of the adult population suffers from some form of addiction. That’s 24 million people, a number larger than the entire population of Florida. Addiction is everywhere. Near as we can tell, that 10% number is consistent, too. A person’s intelligence, financial
About Addicts And Addiction
The public misunderstands what addiction even means. It’s not a synonym for “bad habit,” nor are drugs and alcohol the only things to which one can get addicted. Here’s a definition accepted by addictions professionals: Addiction is the repeated involvement with a substance or activity, despite the substantial harm it now causes, because that involvement
Positivity!
Great tips for creating positive affirmations Create affirmations that reflect any of your desires including spreading your recovery message to many. Negative thinking has been shown through an MRI to affect the part of the brain that promotes anxiety and depression. Even more importantly, negative thinking can literally stop you from moving forward on the
Self Test. Am I an addict?
20-Question Addiction Questionnaire John Hopkins Johns Hopkins University developed the following self-test for identifying alcoholism and addiction. Please answer the questions as honestly as possible. 1. Do you lose time from work due to drinking or drug use? 2. Is drinking or drug use making your home life unhappy? 3. Do you drink or use
Friends and family of alcoholics and friends
Daily reading – October 25 SELF-AWARENESS This is a hypothetical monologue that those of us recovering from the effects of addiction might have: Who is this “me?” “Me” is who takes care of “them.” “Me” is who will be so much better, once “they” are better. Who has time for “me” when there is so
Past Trauma dovetails addiction #metoo #whyididntreport
Trending recently on the back of the #metoo movement, #whyididntreport has hit me hardest. Like many other women and men who have experienced full blown indecent assault / sexual abuse / physical, mental abuse, I realized almost too late, that I was medicating my pain and shame with substance abuse. How does a prepubescent 11
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SA legalization of marijuana
It’s legal, but can you handle it? Or does weed handle you? While we’re all celebrating legalization our eyes are diverted from current affairs like the increases in fuel, state appropriation of land without compensation. ”The peaceful majority are irrelevant” The Act 2008
Questions to ask when looking for Treatment
Questions to ask when choosing a treatment program: Let us help you +27 823588661 Tranquil peaceful waterfalls – blissful SerenityDoes the program use treatments backed by scientific evidence? Effective programs usually combine medical and behavioral treatments. Does the program tailor treatment to the needs of each patient? No single treatment is right for everyone. Does
Drunk driving stats updated
https://ewn.co.za/2018/09/17/jhb-crime-stats-over- JOHANNESBURG – The City of Johannesburg has released its own crime statistics for the first time with the number of people arrested for drunk driving this year currently sitting at more than 7,000. This is a reduction compared to the nearly 9,000 people handcuffed during the same period between January and August last year.