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When you notice that a friend or loved one is abusing alcohol or drugs you will no doubt feel a cocktail of emotions, everything from concern to fear. One thing you need to remember is that addiction is a leading cause of death throughout the entire world and if you are seeing it happen to someone r...
Gambling addiction affects people from all walks of life. It’s a relatively common phenomenon for professional executives based in London and other major cities. The pressures of work coupled with easy access to luxury casinos make for a dangerous combination. And of course, online adds to the ris...
The first thing you have to understand about an addict is that the individual in question is sick. An addiction is an illness of the mind and one that is all consuming, 24 hours a day they will be thinking about one thing and one thing only, the next fix. An addict is an extremely vulnerable individ...
It has long been debated that marijuana has short and long term negative effects on the brain, many people believe that overindulging in this Class C drug causes on to have memory loss and can even trigger psychotic episodes. What are the facts? The hippocampus region of the brain is the part that r...
At the beginning your “recreational” habit may seem harmless, however, over time you will feel the need to take a little bit more to obtain the same effects as when you began. This is how many addictions begin, before you know it your entire day to day life is engulfed in thinking about where yo...
A luxury rehab facility is a place of calm and understanding, and at Step One Recovery we want each and every one of our patients to feel relaxed and at home. Whether you are taking a dip in one of our pools or blowing off some steam at our state of the art indoor gym, we guarantee you will have eve...
Understanding your addiction is of paramount importance, understanding you need aftercare and continued help is almost even more so. In the majority of cases, most individuals begin their drug addiction treatment through a stretch of expertly supervised detoxification. In some instances an individua...
A dependency to alcohol, otherwise known as ‘alcoholism’, is a chronic form of a drinking problem and is described as an uncontrollable and irrational desire to drink. Drinking in your day to day life will play an important role in the lead up to alcohol dependency. Heavy drinkers will build up ...
It can happen to anyone from any walk of life: Your gambling goes from a fun, activity that you start with friends, to surrounding yourself in lies and deceit to cover up your tracks. Whether you bet on sports, scratch cards, poker, or slots—in a casino, on your phone, or in front of the TV, getti...
Most sexual addictions are based around a never-ending preoccupation with sexual fantasies that border on obsession. For many addicts, sex will be their primary focus on a day to day basis. An individual who is addicted to sex may be unable to quit even if they want to, even though this will have ma...
The development of the UAE over the past 12 years has been almost unfathomable. When you are in the presence of the high-rise skyscrapers, the million pound cars, and the overall mind-boggling wealth, it is easy to see why it is classed as one of the most well-developed places on Earth. The UAE has ...
Gambling addiction is a behavioral addiction that affects hundreds of thousands of people in the UK alone. It affects men and women, young and old, and people from all walks of life. It’s also known as ‘compulsive gambling’, ‘problem gambling’ and ‘gambling disorder’, and is a growing ...
Marijuana has been legalized in many places all over the world. There is a myth that legalization of marijuana for medical purposes makes the drug harmless for every day consumption. Generally speaking, individuals who use, marijuana recreationally do not stop there. Most consider it to be a light d...
On the subject of addiction and spirituality, Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, wrote: “For we have not only been mentally and physically ill, we have been spiritually sick. When the spiritual malady is overcome, we straighten out mentally and physically.” Taken together, these id...
What is Drug Addiction? Drug addiction is a chronic, often relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences to the drug addict and those around them. Drug addiction is a brain disease because the abuse of drugs leads to changes in the structure and fu...
