Friday, April 20th, 2012

You can identify an addiction using common sense as well as physical, behavioral and psychological warning signs. More here on identifying addiction.

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Can you treat alcoholism, drug addiction or behavioral addictions from home? Yes. How to access a free self-help program from home here.

Friday, June 17th, 2011

Halfway houses can help get you clean and sober – or they can trigger a relapse. Learn the five (5) things that any half way house or 3/4 recovery house should have in place to support addiction recovery.

Friday, May 20th, 2011

What 3 things to you need to have to overcome any addiction? Willingness. Honesty. Courage. Get prepared here.

Friday, January 28th, 2011

Can we classify addiction as an illness of the mind? Has modern psychology developed a way to use counseling to cure addiction? Do medication, electroshock, psychotherapy, and other addiction treatments work on their own to cure addiction? Your feedback is needed on this topic.

Monday, February 16th, 2009

How do you know know if you or a loved one is an internet addict? Probably NOT by physical signs typical of other chemical addictions. We’ll outline some of the common signs and symptoms of internet addiction in this short review of IAD, or internet addiction disorder.

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Our emotions are part of the subtle fabric that makes us human. Emotions are often the reaction to events, but they also trigger new events. So what role does worry play in the consciousness? Is there a place for worry in our modern lives? And if we’re ready to change, how can we alter the behavior pattern that reinforces worry?

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

Life coaching aims to help you both determine and achieve your personal goals. But how can a coach help you in your process of addiction recovery? Learn about the personal and professional values of Keith Bray, a Certified Life and Addictions Coach and how coaching might help you recover from addiction.

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

Addiction to prescription drugs is not new. But these days, given the range of mental health and emotional or behavioral diagnoses doled out to anyone and everyone, we are becoming a pill-happy culture. Abuse of doctor authorized medications is on the rise. What are the signs that a loved one is using scripts to cope with life? And how can you know the difference between proper and misuse of prescription drugs?

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

Fed up with my caffeine addiction, I started taking red reishi mushroom capsules throughout the month of December in order to help me during withdrawal. What happened next surprised even me.