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Honesty—Key to Beating Addiction
Addiction is almost always kept under wraps. That’s the only way to maintain it—lie about it. And besides, to admit your addiction would hurt your reputation. And you don’t want to do that. Or do you? The Honest Truth About Addiction What if I told you that being completely honest with yourself was the only……
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New Deaddiction Centre in Distressed Kashmir Valley Hopes to Quell Drug Abuse
In April, Bugdam District of Central Kashmir’s first deaddiction centre was opened. Kashmir Valley has suffered greatly from the militancy of the last two decades and the drug addiction situation is dire. This centre, Khansahib, started by Dr. Riyaz Ahmad Rather has already seen a good response from the community, with awareness being spread and……
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Wealth Equals Drug Abuse? Addiction in Maharashtra
From 2007 to 2010 more people registered into Maharashtra De-Addiction programmes than any other state in the country. The Union ministry of social justice and empowerment kept records on those treated and recorded close to 44,000 people. These 44,000 represent only a fraction of those in need of treatment. Even with the available treatment, it……
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Mobile Addiction: Texting, Tablets and More
You’ve probably heard the word “dependency” used to describe certain addictions. Millions of men and women across India find themselves dependent on drugs, alcohol or prescription medication. But according to a leading psychologist, mobile devices can develop dependency too. If you’re wondering how it’s possible to develop dependency to screens, ask the parents of our next……
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New Hope for Women Addicts in Hyderabad and Beyond
Hope Trust has recently established an exclusive women’s treatment facility. We interviewed Rahul Luther, the director of this establishment, in order to learn more about the situation and the way that Hope Trust intends to address the needs of women in Hyderabad and throughout the country. Hope Trust, one of India’s foremost deaddiction centres is……
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Prescription Drug Abuse in India
The availability of prescription drugs has never been greater. Doctors are prescribing more drugs than ever before. Online pharmacies make getting prescription drugs easy. And youngsters are consistently given powerful and addictive prescription drugs following a surgery or doctor’s appointment. Prescription drug abuse has become a worldwide problem—and it’s getting worse every day. According to……
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Alternative Treatment Methods (Part 3): Ayurveda
This post is a continuation of our alternative treatment methods series: view articles on meditation and yoga. Because drug and alcohol addiction usually takes the form of social, physical and physiological problems — each of these areas needs to be treated during treatment. A comprehensive approach to drug addiction treatment often includes Ayurveda. The wisdom……
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Alternative Treatment Methods (Part 2): Meditation
Think about how an addiction begins— think about how your addiction began. Did someone with a reassuring look place a “harmless” pill in your hand, or hand you a bottle with a trivial amount of alcohol sloshing near the bottom? Maybe you were experimenting and woke up with a needle hanging out of your arm,……
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Alternative Treatment Methods (Part 1): Yoga
“Quick” and “easy” are two words you’ll never hear during treatment. But one of the greatest hopes of many brown sugar, prescription drug and any variety of drug addicts remains that treatment would be just that: quick and easy. Because a cure doesn’t exist for drug and alcohol addiction, treatment centres are forced to use……
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10 Simple Recovery Tips!
It’s no secret: recovering from addiction isn’t easy. In fact, it’s probably one of the most difficult things you or your loved one will ever have to go through. Here are ten tips that should help you through the recovery process. 1. One day at a time. As you begin to recover from your problem……