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My Friend Needs Help (Part 2): Loving the Addict
This is a continuation of the, “My Friend Needs Help” series. View Part 1: Understanding the Addict. Five months ago my grandfather died of kidney cancer. His condition before he passed away restricted him to a hospital bed—and there he existed; lying on a set of clean white sheets for the last few months of……
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My Friend Needs Help (Part 1): Understanding the Addict
When a loved one becomes a lost one, and you feel as if you’ve been replaced by a powdery substance, a pill, or a bottle—what do you do? …what can you do to help?? Before we get into the details of understanding an addict, think about how people develop the ability to help. How does……
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Is Your Friend Addicted to Alcohol? …Are You??
Am I an alcoholic? Do I really have a problem? And if I do, do I need to seek help? Like any other addiction, before an alcoholic can recover, the disease must be identified and accepted by the addict himself. But how do you identify an alcohol addiction? Alcohol Addiction | Identification The CAGE questionnaire……
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Should I Seek Treatment In Another Country?
Answers the question, “should I consider deaddiction abroad?” with the unique advantages of international treatment.
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De-Addiction in Delhi – Difficult Past, Promising Future
DELHI: Last Monday a comprehensive national policy to aid in the curbing of drug abuse was announced by finance minister, Pranab Mukherjee. The policy responds to the intensifying drug menace in India, and represents India’s strong commitment of rising to the challenge presented by substance abuse in our country. India: A Magnet for Substance Abuse……
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How Can I Afford De-Addiction Treatment?
Baahir sinks his brown hand into the soil and pulls out a handful of black dirt. Water seeps into the hole he formed, and he drops two seeds that splash into the ground. Habitually, he brushes the soil back over the seeds, and begins forming the next hole. Baahir is a heroin addict, and he……
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Substance Abuse in the Punjab Elections
“It’s as if we’re sitting on a time bomb that can explode at any time.” Dr. JPS Bhatia, a local doctor who has run a Punjab rehab clinic for the last 15 years, said this regarding the drug menace in Punjab. [ref] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11925617[/ref] And as the impact of the 2012 elections continue to develop, the……
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Don’t Gamble Your Life Away
You’ve walked around the casino for the last three hours feeding slot machines, playing roulette, feeling the thrill of winning and the agony of losing. But right now you feel lucky, a sort of feeling you couldn’t explain to someone, but makes perfect sense to you. A feeling where when going up against 1 and……
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Facebook Addiction: Social Dysfunction
Discusses the very real problem of Facebook Addiction. Are you addicted?
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Cocaine Analysis – Use, Abuse, and Effects
Have you ever been stunned by the power of illicit drugs? Have you watched a drug destroy a friend or family member? Maybe you or someone you love is addicted right now. Cocaine is often the culprit of these intense addictions, and frequently elicits short and long term effects that can tear the fabric of……