Each person has pains, bad habits and hang-ups in their life. These can often lead individuals to consume alcohol or drugs to dull the pain. Renaissance Recovery Center in Gilbert, AZ is a faith-based addiction treatment center that helps people with all sorts of addictions find freedom and deliverance from the substances.
Addiction is a behavioral disease that affects people all around the world, regardless of demographics like class, race, or gender. However, it would be naive to assume that these factors didn’t play a part in particular substances and their prevalence on a particular demographic. For example, despite its stereotype for primarily being a male drug, cocaine addiction is actually more prevalent amongst women, who are more likely to get addicted to cocaine than men. Here are some reasons why this appears to be the case...
While addiction is a prominent problem in the United States, it’s important to recognize that it is something that goes far beyond our borders, and is truly a global epidemic.
A recent study conducted by researchers at Oregon Health and Science University and published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine has outlined some guidelines for physicians and pharmacists in order to reduce the likelihood of opioid dependence in patients being prescribed opioids.
While methamphetamines have been the subject of hip and prestigious television shows like Breaking Bad, there has been a real and growing meth problem that has continued to escalate around the country, despite people being more educated than ever about the dangers of meth. This modern meth situation is a two pronged attack on our way of life: one from the black markets and illegal producers who continue to flood rural areas with crystal meth, and one from the legal pharmaceutical companies who are filling our schools with dangerous drugs like Adderall. Either way, there is a complicated meth problem in modern America, and one that must be addressed. Here is a lowdown on the modern meth situation...
There are many different types of addiction that persist in the human experience. However, one type of addiction that rarely gets talked about enough is sex addiction. Unlike substance abuse, sex addiction isn’t necessarily about being addicted to a type of behavior. Instead, there are usually a large amount of underlying factors, such as anxiety, depression, self doubt, and extreme stress. Sex is simply the way that a sex addict chooses to try to wash away these problems that should be dealt with head on. From there, the addiction continues to persist. Here are some of the major challenges of sex addiction, today...
While most types of addiction we hear about have to do with substance abuse, there is actually an entire world full of all sorts of addictive habits that are deemed (mostly) acceptable by society. Some of these addictive traits are pretty harmless, while others can actually affect your life closer to the way that substance abuse might do, although probably not quite that much. The tolerance of much of these addictive habits will probably have to do with the people around the person who exhibits these habits, but they still remain with far less stigma. Here are some of these tolerable addictive habits...
While it may seem that painkiller abuse often serves as the stepping stone that leads toward heroin abuse, a recent study reveals that many are, in fact, using painkillers and heroin concurrently depending on their availability. The study was published in a letter in the New England Journal of Medicine in late October.
The purpose of art and storytelling is to sort out distinct parts of the human experience. The trials and tribulations of addiction are certainly a slice of human experience that deserve to be explored in our modern world. Thankfully, there have been many great films that explore different aspects of addiction, as well as the recovery from that wretched disease. Keep in mind, many of these films could be triggers for a former addict. Watch with discretion. Now, here are some great films about addiction...
There are many tools available to those who are going through addiction recovery, and a recovering addict very well may need all of them. One of these tools is simultaneously very social and very personal. Blogging during your recovery can be a very spiritual experience that acts as your own personal guide to this unique time of your life. Here are some wonderful benefits of blogging during addiction recovery...