Executive Rehab at its finest The corporate life can be a jungle of deadlines, presentations, meetings and office politics that may not be suitable for the faint of heart. The stress and demands of work can be likened to a vicious monster that can feed on a person’s sanity. If those at the ranks can [...]

Gambling every day, smoking marijuana every evening, eating compulsively, drinking alcohol every day; any one of these can be a sign of an addictive personality type. Stopping eating compulsively only to begin shopping compulsively or stopping drinking alcohol only to eat compulsively; more signs of a compulsive personality type. Any one of these compulsive behaviors [...]

Co-occurring disorders (COD) are substance abuse and mental disorders that occur simultaneously. In order to be considered as co-occurring disorders, both a substance abuse disorder and mental disorder must both be diagnosed and recognized as being independent from each other. A substance abuse disorder includes substance abuse, substance dependence and substance-induced disorders. Common substance abuse [...]

Addiction may have the most detrimental effect on the health and overall welfare of addicts, but their families are usually the ones who suffer from great emotional pain as they try to adjust to the condition of their beloved. Sadly, some family members do not immediately recognize the need to seek rehab treatment for their [...]

The good news is that sobriety can be achieved by everyone is they are willing to work at it. The bad news is that normally other people, such as family members, have been affected by our drinking and drug use. Once we are sober, our families often begin to question our past, present and possibly [...]

In part two of our article on teenage alcoholism we look at teenage drunk driving and restriction measures. To read part one of the article click here. 2. DUI Countermeasures DUI countermeasures encompass several different techniques for reducing alcohol consumption by aiming at reduction in driving while intoxicated. The principle measures with proven success which [...]

We know that under age drinking is a serious problem. Let’s look at the three policy options for reduction of underage drinking in this two part article: How do we prevent alcohol abuse and prevent increased under-age drinking? Numerous theories have been proposed, explored and studied. Three of the policy options proven to be the [...]

This is part two of our series on the proposed article tax. You can find part one here. In part two of our alcohol tax article we look at opposition to the alcohol tax and the impact on minorities and lower status groups. Opposition to Tax Increases There is no secret that the alcohol industry [...]

With a proposed alcohol tax increase the cost of drinking could go up as we as a nation try to battle alcohol related illness and diseases. The United States Congressional Budget Office proposed to raise the excise tax on alcohol in the United States in order to raise funds for National Health Care Reform. The [...]

You can get the drug abuse help you are looking for from the various support groups that are available. Here is some information on alcohol and drug abuse help along with other addictions and how support groups can be really beneficial. Attendance at and involvement in self-help groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous [...]