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  • Radio Interview With Ian Asotte on Alcoholism  By : Ian Asotte
    This article is a synopsis of an interview done in April 2008 on broadcast and internet radio programs with Ian M. Asotte, the author of “S.O.B.E.R., How the Irritating Acronyms of Alcoholics Anonymous Helped Get One Drunk Sober”. Questions on alcoholism, recovery and why humor is an important part of the process are discussed.
  • Handling the Ugly Drunk  By : Ian Asotte
    Some alcoholics are just quiet when drunk, some are the life of the party but some become argumentative and confrontational, embarrassing their hosts and families. No one has to tolerate this kind of behavior and should demand it cease or, failing that, eject the offensive ugly drunk. This may sometimes produce just the right impetus for the alcoholic to get help, but don’t expect it. Regardless of the person’s reaction, no one needs to put up with bad behavior.
  • Effects of Excessive Alcohol Consumption On Social Environment  By : Drugalcoholtest.com
    Excessive consumption of alcohol has various effects on social environment. Consuming alcohol in the inappropriate times such as, while driving, or operating machines, or in working hours can lead to accidents, loss of work, and may be even more fatal.
  • The Necessity Of Alcohol Breathalyzer  By : Rapiddrugdetection.com
    Alcohol breathalyzer is a device used to detect the consumption of alcohol. It can determine the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level. The DOT officers rely on breathalyzer for collecting the breath specimens to identify the suspected drunken drivers.
  • TV Addiction: As Serious as Drug Addiction  By : Dev Sri
    Over-attachment to anything is a serious problem. People are addicted to different things – drugs, cigarette, alcohol, cartoons, and computer games are just a few things that people fall addicted
  • Alcoholism and Other Addictions  By : Rachel Broune
    Alcoholism is a disease in which a person craves alcohol, is unable to limit his or her drinking, needs to drink greater amounts to get the same effect, and has withdrawal symptoms after stopping alcohol use.
  • Alcohol and Cigarettes Facts  By : Rachel Broune
    Most adults would define cigarettes and alcohol as drugs. Fitness, physical health, mental health and long-term health all suffer as a result of medium- or heavy- drinking.
  • Letter to My Best Friend Alcohol (Humorous)  By : Ian Asotte
    For many an alcoholic, alcohol was truly their best friend for years. This letter is written tongue in cheek by someone who questions why the friendship was deteriorating. A list of words difficult, very difficult and impossible to say when drunk is also offered.
  • Top Ten Signs You Might Be An Alcoholic (Humorous)  By : Ian Asotte
    Members of Alcoholics Anonymous often use humor to lighten the seriousness of the disease. Here are some all too true but laffable signs that you might be an alcoholic.
  • Concerned About a Family Member or Friend’s Drinking?  By : Ian Asotte
    There are at elast 20 million alcoholics in the U.S. Another 3-4 people close to the alcoholic are directly and badly affected by his or her disease. Direct confrontation usally does not work on the alcoholic but it can jar them enough to beging the process of recovery. Professional intervention is another option which, though not a cure, gets them to a rehab where they can learn about the disease. If you believe in it, prayer also works.
  • Alcoholics Anonymous Demystified  By : Ian Asotte
    AA is not group therapy, a self-help group, a cult or a religion. It is a way of life based on spiritual principles, yet there are no rules or requirements for membership. You’re a member if you say so and no one can kick you out.
  • Compulsive Spending – It Is A Disorder…  By :
    Human beings are highly governed by emotions at times .This is because their emotions rule their intelligence and they blindly follow these emotions. The loss of success in life of many people is due to this over riding of emotions. They start finding refuge in certain habits that they declare as their hobbies. One such habit that comes as a result of depression is compulsive spending.

    Compulsive spending can be identified in people who spend a lot without any major reaso...
  • How Do You Know If You’re An Alcoholic?  By : Ian Asotte
    Article Summary: No one can tell you you're an alcoholic but there definitely are signs. Just asking the question of your self is one of them. Others include: embarrassing behavior in public and, of course, trouble with the law. They don’t call this the disease of denial for nothing.
  • Gambling Addiction  By :
    In earlier days, gamblers used to trek to Las Vegas or the Atlantic City in order to find some real action they crave for. Now, the scenario is changed completely. Gamblers can find the real thrill in their hometowns these days.

    Today, legalized gambling has become one of their rapid growing industries in America. The ever growing popularity of this game has made most people related to this industry make a lot of money.

    Unfortunately, gambling has become a type of addic...
  • Internet Addiction  By :
    Internet has become the best source for any information under the sun these days. People prefer suiting the World Wide Web for all their important tasks from finding out an information, shopping, education, selling and even looking for a perfect match.

    However, some people have developed a kind of addiction to this problem. This type of addiction is known as internet addiction.

    Internet addiction is described as an impulse control disorder that does not involve use of a...
  • Concerned About Your Drinking?  By : Ian Asotte
    Article Summary: Alcoholism is a creepy disease, it creeps up on you when you least expect it. I drank for 35 years but only the last 5-10 could be considered a "problem". Yet I was headed for disaster and only an embarassing incident at a neighbors house caused me to take action. I had lost nothing when I came into Alcoholics Anonymous, not a job nor a marriage. I had never had a D.U.I. or a car accident. It took me several weeks in the program before I understood I was indeed an alcoholic.
  • The Primary Nail Biting Solution Is A Hypnotherapy CD  By : Alan B. Densky, CH
    It might surprise you that nail biting shares many similarities to smoking. It is a physical, ritualistic habit. Either may be caused by the mechanics of a straightforward physical routine, or may be symptomatic of deeper emotional troubles. And in either case, the habit can be successfully stopped with hypnosis.
  • Use A Hypnotherapy CD To Quit The Smokeless Addiction  By : Alan B. Densky, CH
    An average of 9.3% of all high school students in the United States use smokeless tobacco. Quitting smokeless tobacco is widely thought to be much harder than kicking the smoking habit. By far the largest part of the addiction to smokeless is the psychological addiction. However, new techniques in hypnosis for quitting smokeless tobacco are allowing addicts to kick the habit without suffering from withdrawal or weight gain.
  • Steroid (Anabolic) Drug Testing  By : Rapiddrugdetection.com
    Steroid drug testing is the method of screening steroid in the body. It is a popular test that is performed in all major drug-testing programs. Most of the amateur and professional sports authorities have banned anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs. They are sorted as schedule-III controlled substances in the United States.
  • Integrated E-Z Test (Split Key) Cups  By : Rapiddrugdetection.com
    The E-Z Test Cup is an instant response testing device that eliminates urine handling and donor tampering, by providing an efficient and unique approach for onsite testing. EZ Split Key Cup is a one step on-site urine drug test device, which gives 99% of accuracy and results quickly in few minutes.
  • Important Points To Be Considered In Drug Free Workplace Program  By : Drugteststrips.com
    Drug abusing at workplace is a critical issue, which affects the reputation and productivity of your business. To overcome such problems many companies implements the drug free workplace program. It has a positive impact on the safety of employees and their productivity.
  • Evolving A Drug Free Environment In Your Workplace  By : Drugteststrips.com
    A drug-free workplace is a protective workplace. They are linked to drug-free and happier families, school and communities. Working Partners ensures a drug-free and secured environment for everyone and helps the employers and employees work together. They also play a vital role in reducing the drug use and end the social, economical and emotional destruction in its wake.
  • I-Cup Drug Testing  By : Rapiddrugdetection.com
    The iCup drug test is an instant urine-screening test, which is used to detect up to ten drugs in a single test. It is an automatic testing device that produces the result within few minutes. If the result is positive it indicates with one line and if the result is negative it indicates with two lines.
  • The Alcohol Breath Test  By : Drugteststrips.com
    Alcohol breath testing is an extremely used technique for determining the intoxication level in the body, which is mostly examined for the individuals who are drunk driving. After identifying the determined intoxication, blood alcohol level is considered as the important variable.
  • 10 Signs You May Be Addicted To Painkillers  By : Jesse Cannone
    Painkillers are a blessing that can turn into a curse… it is a lot easier to avoid becoming addicted than it is to recover from drug addiction.
  • Drug Abuse Symptoms in Different Areas  By : Drugteststrips.com
    Drug abusers are often the last ones to recognize their own symptoms of abuse, dependence and addiction. Even when they know they have a problem, drug abusers often try to downplay their drug use and conceal their symptoms.
  • The Facts About Vicodin  By : Drugteststrips.com
    Vicodin is a painkiller commonly known as Vicodin, Vicodin ES, M357 or Vicodin HP imprinted on it. Vicodin is a combination of two other drugs called Hydrocodone and Paracetamol (Acetaminophen). It shares its characteristics with many other drugs in chemistry and form, which are also painkillers.
  • Why Should You Quit Smoking?  By :
    The dangers smoking tobacco could bring to one's physical and mental (nicotine addiction and dependence) health could somehow bring a smoker to his senses. It really is true what the ads say, that smoking is indeed dangerous for your health. It is a very well known fact that smoking is a very destructive and fatal habit to indulge in. It can even be regarded as a medical crisis. Assuming that you aren't aware of these bad effects at all, this article could help you with the m...
  • Substance Abuse and Its Relation to Traumatic Brain Injuries  By : Peter Kent
    Often patients who have been hospitalized for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) leave the hospital still in pain or with depression. To combat these feelings, patients repeatedly turn to substances such as alcohol and drugs. However, when a patient is in the hospital with a substance abuse problem, the symptoms of that are so similar to the symptoms of a brain injury that the brain injury can be overlooked.
  • Nicotine/Cotinine Testin  By : Rapiddrugdetection.com
    The healthcare experts and doctors believe that nicotine is one of the most addictive drugs in use today. Tobacco usage results in the absorption of nicotine, the major component of tobacco through the lungs, buccal and nasal membranes.
  • Reasons and Signs of Teenage Drug Abuse  By : Rapiddrugdetection.com
    Teenage drug addiction is a severe problem that could not be controlled successfully. A common definition of addiction is, “The uncontrollable and compulsive use of mind-altering drugs/substances, even though having the knowledge of the fact that such use may cause problems with one’s life”. Addiction can be physical and/or psychological dependence on a chemical substance.
  • Drug Testing At Work Place  By : Drugteststrips.com
    According to the federal government estimates companies lose $82 billion in productivity each year because of substance abuse. Now, a growing number of employers are fighting back with workplace drug programs.
  • DRUG ADDICTION AND RISKS  By : Drugteststrips.com
    Drug addiction is compulsive use of a substance despite negative consequences which can be severe; drug abuse is simply excessive use of a drug or use of a drug for purposes for which it was not medically intended. Dependence on a substance is not necessary or sufficient to define addiction, there are some substances that don't cause addiction but do cause dependence (for example, some blood pressure medications) and substances that cause addiction but not dependence (they are mainly characteriz
  • Usage of Drugs in Sports  By : Rapiddrugdetection.com
    It is observed that, many major sporting events are shadowed by drug abuse irrespective of the sport and the nation. Drug abuse among athletes is an old problem as time.
  • Military Drug Testing  By : Rapiddrugdetection.com
    Drug testing in the armed forces in all types of the wings (Army, Navy and Airforce) is a must for each and every personal as the military has a zero-tolerance policy for illegal drug use.
  • Instant Drug Testing  By : Drugteststrips.com
    There are many different methods and devices for Drug Testing available which detect whether or not a person abused drugs or under the influence at present. These drug testing products are obtainable for home and office use.
  • Benzodiazepine Drug Abuse  By : Drugalcoholtest.com
    Benzodiazepines are a type of anti-anxiety drugs. While anxiety is a normal response to stressful situations, some people have unusually high levels of anxiety that can interfere with everyday life. For these people, benzodiazepines can help bring their feelings under control. Benzodiazepines act on the central nervous system, produce sedation and muscle relaxation, and lower anxiety levels.
  • Types of Corporate drug testing  By : Rapiddrugdetection.com
    The drug testing is made mandatory at many corporations. There are different tests available that are been done at various levels and various circumstances.
  • Trichotillomania Causes Symptoms Information with Treatment  By : Juliet Cohen
    Hair pulling can occur on any part of the body where hair grows. The most common area of hair pulling is the scalp. Hair pulling is divided two types focused pulling and nonfocused (or automatic) pulling.
  • Marijuana: The Harmful impacts and the testing methods  By : Drugalcoholtest.com
    Marijuana is one of the commonly used illegal drugs. Marijuana is made from the plant called Cannabis sativa. There is a chemical called “delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol” or “THC” in the drug. This THC is the chemical that makes the person using the drug to feel high. The consumption of marijuana is usually done through smoking.
  • Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)  By : Rapiddrugdetection.com
    Tetrahydrocannabinol is the main psychoactive substance found in the Cannabis plant and additionally in a variety of other plants. It is also known as THC, Δ9-THC, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol), Δ1-tetrahydrocannabinol, or dronabinol.
  • The Basics Of Alcohol Addiction  By :
    Is alcohol addiction a disease? Is it a physical and mental addiction, or simply a moral failing?
  • Five Panel Saliva Test  By : Drugalcoholtest.com
    Saliva or Oral fluid test is one of the popular drug tests that are used to find out the instant use of illegal drugs.
  • Soft Addictions  By : Judith Wright
    Soft addictions can be habits, obsessive behaviors, or chronic moods or thought patterns. Don't allow them to take over your life.
  • Predisposition To Alcoholism: What's In Your Genes?  By :
    What causes alcoholism? Is it passed genetically through the family, or are there environmental factors that are more important? It is understood that the predisposition to alcoholism may be contributed by a number of factors including genetic makeup and social or environmental aspects.
  • Alternatives to drugs  By : Mike Scantlebury
    'Advice for parents'? Who needs it? But author Mike Scantlebury is reassuring when it comes to thinking about the lessons that wise elders are sharing with the young, like 'Study hard' and 'Work for tomorrow'. It may not be fashionable but the alternative 'philosophy' is based on a lie, says Mike, exposing the sham justifications that allow young people to pollute their bodies, crash their minds, and hock their future.
  • Quit smoking: Are you sure you want to quit smoking?  By : Sig Kabai
    You know that smoking is bad for you, even potentially lethal to your health, but you continue to smoke.
    Read about the some of the benefits of quitting smoking and find a great resource that has everything you possibly need to help you quit.
  • Look Inside Of Your Mind To Quit Smoking.  By :
    Being able to quit smoking can be accomplished by merely the power of suggestion with a hypnotherapy stop smoking programme. For smokers, cigarettes are very important. Even with the rising costs and numerous health warnings, smokers still do not ever leave home without them. Most smokers do want to quit, some have even made several failed attempts, and others go to successfully quit but trade the smoking health related problems for an extra 40 or 50 pounds.

    Smoking is an ...
  • Induced Remission with Suboxone: Part Two.  By : Jeffrey T. Junig
    Traditional treatment of opiate addiction helps only a small number of addicts, and only after severe negative consequences. Even after successful treatment, opiate addiction is characterized by multiple relapses. Suboxone treatment is a dramatic improvement over traditional methods, and allows a new treatment paradigm: Successful treatment by inducing reliable remission of active addiction, using Suboxone.
  • Improved addiction treatment: Suboxone  By : Jeffrey T. Junig
    Traditional treatment of opiate addiction helps only a small number of addicts, and only after severe negative consequences. Even after successful treatment, opiate addiction is characterized by multiple relapses. Suboxone treatment is a dramatic improvement over traditional methods, and allows a new treatment paradigm: Successful treatment by inducing reliable remission of active addiction, using Suboxone.

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