Recovery From Addictions, Part 2
by Margaret Paul, Ph.d., Mar. (This is Part 2 of a 5-part series on addiction).In Part 1 of this series of articles, I defined substance and process addictions, and described the four major false beliefs that underlie most addictions:1. I can?t handle my pain.2. I am unworthy...

Recovery From Addictions, Part 4
by Margaret Paul, Ph.d., Mar. In Part 1 of this series of articles, I defined substance and process addictions, and described the four major false beliefs that underlie most addictions:1. I can?t handle my pain.2. I am unworthy and unlovable.3. Others are my source of love.4. I...

Screening for Poly-Behavioral Addiction
by Dr James Slobodzien, Dr . With the end of the Cold War, the threat of a world nuclear war has diminished considerably. It may be hard to imagine that in the end, comedians may be exploiting the humor in the fact that it wasn?t nuclear warheads, but ?French fries? that...

The Components of Alcohol Addiction
by Heather Colman, Hea. Alcoholism is a powerful craving for alcohol which often results in the compulsive consumption of alcohol. The cause of this craving is heavily debated, but the most popular beliefs are that it is a chemical or nutrional imbalance, a genetic...

Is Your Partner An Alcoholic?
by Ciara Mcgrath, Cia. If you are reading this then you are concerned at the possibility and want to know wheat you can do.Ask yourself these questions?How important is alcohol to your partner?How many drinks a day does your partner have?Does your partner drink alone?Does...

All You Need to Know about Hair Follicle Drug Testing
by Lazarstalin, Laz. Hair sample drug testing is a great way to detect whether or not a person has used drugs in the past 90 days. Whether in an office format or in the home, hair drug testing serves the purpose of answering questions about an individual?s drug use...

Instant Drug Testing Methods & Procedures
by Lazarstalin, Laz. Drug testing involves many different methods and devices that detect whether or not a person has been using drugs or is currently under the influence. Drug testing products are available for home and office use that help concerned parents or...

To Smoke or not to Smoke? - Tobacco & Nicotine Testing Kits
by Lazarstalin, Laz. Smoking is a health hazard, to both those who smoke and those who are exposed to secondhand fumes. Due to this hazard, many companies have begun to test their employees for nicotine via nicotine drug tests. Nicotine tests help employers and...

Fighting Withdrawal: Methadone Abuse & Addiction & Testing
by Lazarstalin, Laz. Methadone is a prescription medication that is used to treat severe pain. It also helps those addicted to heroin to cease their use of the drug without experiencing horrendous withdrawal symptoms. Since heroin causes an excess of dopamine to be...

How Antidepressant Drugs Work & Effect Us?
by Lazarstalin, Laz. While not necessarily addictive, antidepressant drugs can cause serious side effects that lead to erratic behavior. Such side effects create a dangerous situation in the workplace, the home, while driving and in many other instances. Those...

Oxycodone Abuse & Addiction & Side Effects & Testing
by Lazarstalin, Laz. Oxycodone is a prescription drug that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system. It is a narcotic, much like Vicodin and morphine and is used to treat moderate to severe pain like that caused by fractures, arthritis, childbirth and serious...

Drug Testing Facilities ve Instant Home Drug Tests? & Pros & Cons of D..
by Lazarstalin, Laz. Drug testing labs provide accurate results for drug tests in a short period of time. Oftentimes, companies require lab drug tests in order to maintain a safe and healthy work environment for their employees. Why Are Drug Testing Labs Used?A drug...

HIV Home Testing ? What It Really Means to Test Positive or Negative f..
by Christy Berger, Chr. Making the decision to get tested for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is a big choice to make. Taking the option of getting tested at home is a relief to many. Today, there are HIV home testing kits available for you to insure confidentiality of...

Teenage Drug Abuse Testing ? Hard Question to Ask Yourself: Does your ..
by Christy Berger, Chr. Teenage drug abuse is at an all-time high. No pun intended. Youth between the ages of 12-17 are being reported using illegal drugs If you are a parent, you know that teenage drug abuse is not an imaginary problem in our society, but instead is a...

School Drug Testing ?Pros & Cons of Student Drug Testing at Schools?
by Christy Berger, Chr. There are many pros and cons in the school drug testing debate that is a hot topic of discussion in schools and amongst parents, teachers and students these days.Some say that the main purpose of random school drug testing is not to catch kids using...

Employer Drug Testing ? What The Employers Need to Know About Workplac..
by Christy Berger, Chr. Employer drug testing has become an important safety issue in the workplace not only for employees, but for human resources and safety professionals as well. It is estimated that over 98% of all the Fortune 500 companies conduct drug testing. The...

Signs of Cocaine Use ? What are the Signs and Symptoms of Cocaine Use?
by Christy Berger, Chr. Cocaine (aka coke, crack, snow, blow) is an addiction that can occur very quickly and be a very difficult habit to break. There have been animal studies, which have shown that animals will work very hard, such as pressing a bar over 10,000 times,...

Meth Use and Symptoms - What are the Signs and Symptoms of Methampheta..
by Christy Berger, Chr. Speed, meth, chalk. In its smoked form, it is often referred to as ice, crystal, crank, or glass. Those are all street names for methamphetamine (mAMP). Call it what you may, but meth use and its symptoms are one in the same. If it?s taken in...

Hair Drug Testing ? What Parents need to know about Hair Drug Testing?
by Christy Berger, Chr. Hair drug testing is a rather simple procedure. To start, you remove a strand of hair from your head or the participant?s head. This strand is then sent away to a lab for analysis. There are various types of drug tests available on the market. The...

Testing for Marijuana Use ? Marijuana Drug Testing Methods: Hair, Sali..
by Christy Berger, Chr. Testing for marijuana use is becoming more and more popular on the job market today. Not only for health reasons, but also for safety issues. For those of you who are not familiar with marijuana, it is a greenish-gray mixture of the dried, shredded...

Explain the Dangers of Crystal Meth to Your Kids
by Maggie Mathews, Mag. You should talk to your kids about the horrible scourge of ?Crystal Meth?. How else are they to know? Or if the information they receive from friends or the street is watered down or plain wrong and misinformed? Methamphetamine or...

TV Addiction Quiz
by Katherine Westphal, Kat. According to Nielsen Media Research, Inc., the average American watches TV for 4 hours 32 minutes every day. The time people are spending in front of the TV, in spite of the warnings about obesity and other negative effects, strongly suggests that...

Drug addiction rehab programs effectiveness
by Allweb, All. Drug addiction rehab is a generic phrase, which refers to drug rehabilitation, and presupposes a medical treatment for the dependency of legal or illegal drugs, alcohol, even nicotine or any other psychoactive substance. If you are longing or...

The War on College Alcohol Abuse
by Alcoholden, Alc. What causes college students to abuse alcohol? The answers are probably many, but the simplest answer is this: Because they can.Abusing Alcohol is EasyWhen there are so few immediate consequences for excessive drinking, when repeat offenders are...

Is There A Difference Between Alcoholism And Alcohol Abuse?
by Ed Philips, Ed . Is there a difference between alcoholism and alcohol abuse? If so, what are the differences and is alcohol abuse a serious problem? Does alcohol abuse mean that a person needs to stop drinking?There is a difference between alcoholism and alcohol...