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Opiates and Benzos – High Risk
Health professionals in Savannah, Ga have to pay special attention to opiate addiction due the fact we have a military base in the middle of town and another one close by in Fort Stewart. Opiate addiction is not only a problem with wounded soldiers,…
Alcohol and other drug addictions
For a long time now alcoholism has been treated as a chronic, progressive disease by properly trained professionals. There is really no legitimate debate over alcoholism as a disease, and there is no longer a debate regarding the similarities between alcoholism and other drug addictions. Science is…
Addiction Recovery: Finding the Center
Addiction can cause chaos, as if life has exploded into thousands of pieces that can’t be put back together. This type of chaos can cause anxiety, an unspecified fear that’s hard to pin down on any particular person, place or thing. Often, when someone…
Addiction Statistics
Addiction statistics are grim. It’s not a pleasant topic, but more people need to know these harsh facts. The statistics below come from the Addiction Center website – please click on the link and read the whole article. As the first statistic shows, the…
2021 – The Year of Recovery
Hopefully, as a nation, as a world, in 2021 we’ll recover from the pandemic and social strife we’ve experienced. It’s also a good time for those with an addiction problem to seek help and start a new life. It might be because of the…
Dealing With Addiction Trauma
Dealing with addiction trauma is never easy. It’s a long term process that can take years. The mistake many make in early recovery is trying to do too much at one time. First, the person needs to learn how to live comfortably without alcohol,…
Addiction Recovery Management Revisited
It’s been awhile since I wrote about recovery management. This might be the most important concept to understand for someone in addiction recovery. After a few months in recovery, a person can become so routine it seems as if all this recovery stuff, such…
Addiction or Psychological Problems
There’s still a misconception that addiction is caused by psychological problems. Psychological problems are often caused by addiction or co-exist with addiction. It’s a fact that addiction can complicate psychological problems, but addiction is a disease in and of itself. Addiction has a psychological…
Do you want to stop drinking?
Do you want to stop drinking? Have you tried to quit in the past yet returned to drinking shortly after? You’re not alone. Millions of people want to stop drinking, yet keep returning to the alcohol. This applies to other drugs as well, but…
Addiction Recovery: Action Steps Part III
In parts one and two, I wrote about asking for help, then taking the actions to learn about addiction and addiction recovery and accepting the severity of the problem. This preliminary process hopefully leads to some level of commitment. There are basically three motivators…
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