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Blog Posts

• Category: Uncategorized  (6)

  uncategorized posts that are published on Addiction Rehab Now

  • Addiction & Family Rejection 2: The Family’s View  

    Addicts in denial are difficult to love. Families reject addicts, & blame themselves. Abandoning vs Support, Support vs Facilitation

  • Denial & Family Rejection 1: The Addict’s View  

    See why denial & rejection of advice & family is common in addiction: the psychological & social reasons. Understanding the reasons makes life easier

  • Sex Addiction Facts Symptoms Treatment & Quiz  

    What is Sex Addiction & Am I a Sex Addict? Find facts, definitions, treatment options & self assessment quiz - All about sex addiction but were afraid to ask

  • Addiction: The Important Support Role of Family & Friends 

    Support for families of addicts limits damage from addiction Do not enable an addict's addiction Withdraw support but don't abandon addicts to their fate

  • The Difference Between Drug Addiction & Process Addiction 

    Process Addictions involve a Process (an activity) eg gambling, compulsive shopping, compulsive sex, porn, computer games, but not drugs

  • Observations from the Front Line: Working with addiction  

    Working on the front line of addiction gives doctors opportunity to reach people with addiction & their families but this help is often refused

• Category: Decisions: How To Change Behavior  (6)

  Understand the decision making process & learn how to use For & Against Motivation Chart to increase ability to successfully change what you do

  • How We Make Difficult Decisions: Should I Go To Work Today?  

    Torn between what you want to do and what you ought to do? Understand how we make decisions & why - how CBT helps us change what we do by changing how we feel

  • How Does CBT & Rehab Shift My ‘For & Against’ Motives?  

    Information changes lives by changing how we think & feel-our motives that dictate what we do. Exploring & changing our motives via CBT restores hope & belief

  • The Basic For and Against Decision Making Chart  

    Breaking a habit or addiction requires decisions. A For & Against Decision Making Chart can prevent Relapse as a motivational Cheat Sheet to use when tempted

  • Understanding How We Make Decisions 

    Explains how decisions are made, what influences how we make those decisions, & how the balance of For vs Against motives determines behavior

  • What Will It Take Before You Ask for Help? 

    Don’t reach rock bottom before seeking help Check your position on these addiction scales - how low will you sink before you decide to change?

  • How To Change Our Behaviour 

    How we decide to change behaviour requires us to change how we think and feel. There are many ways this can be done. Rehab can help us to know how to do that.

• Category: The Psychology of Addiction  (10)

  Understand the emotions & motivations of addiction, why we behave as we do, and strategies to use to be more in control of our behavior & lives.

  • Have You Fallen in Love With Your Addiction? 

    Love & addiction are both infatuations. Infatuation is not rational & just like love, addiction cannot be overcome with reason alone.

  • How is Mental Health Disorder Diagnosed? 

    Diagnosis is detective work based on clues & evidence to find diagnostic labels. Mental Illness labels apply to an illness not a person & aren't always right

  • Owning Your Addiction - The First Step to Recovery 

    Confessing addiction is a courageous act but also the start of a new life in Recovery-see why it's so hard to do, but also how essential

  • Shame, Addiction, and Asking For Help 

    Asking for help takes courage & is not shameful. Addiction is a mental illness not a moral failure. Recovery is always possible - Relapse does not equal failure

  • Why Won't They Just Listen? 

    Just because addicts reject your good advice does not mean they hate you or that they don’t still need you- it’s not personal, it’s addiction

  • Addiction Responsibility and Blame  

    Is an addict to blame for their addiction? Are addicts responsible for their behavior? It depends where they are on the slippery slide into addiction.

  • Is Addiction Physical or Psychological? 

    Addiction makes physical & psychological changes in our body that increase the cravings, but also limits our ability to resist those cravings

  • Is Addiction a Lack of Willpower? 

    Addiction is not lack of willpower. Addiction hijacks the brain by changing how it works. Loss of rational control over behavior defines Addiction

  • Is Alcoholic a Term of Abuse? 

    Calling someone an alcoholic is usually an insult-a stigma & should not be used. Addiction is a brain disorder caused by alcohol not moral weakness

  • Is Addict a Term of Abuse? 

    The word Addict is often used as a term of abuse, but should not be. It carries stigma & shame. Addiction is a mental illness, not moral weakness

• Category: Rehab  (3)

  Understanding what Rehab does, how it does it, & how Rehab helps addicts become abstinent & successfully stay in long-term recovery

  • Addiction & The Highway To Hell 

    Explains how addiction produces abnormal neural brain pathways that become a Highway to Hell & how CBT teaches new pathways towards the Road to Recovery

  • Why Does Rehab Sometimes Fail? 

    Rehab gives addicts insight & skills to fight addiction & make relapse less likely but cannot cure addiction: relapse is never failure

  • Residential or Non Residential Rehab? 

    See the advantages & disadvantages of each option, the latest research into addiction treatment, and what good rehab programs should offer their clients

• Category: The Science of Addiction  (1)

  Scientific research shows that addiction changes the brain’s structure, and also how it functions

  • Why Do Addicts Always Crave More? 

    Altered brain function explains why addicts always crave more & why they go from wanting more to needing more. Family support increase rehab success

• Category: Quit Smoking  (5)

  Smoking kills but it’s never too late to quit & get health benefits.

  • Alternative Acupuncture & Hypnosis Can Help You Quit Smoking  

    A new study proves Acupuncture, Hypnosis & Anti Smoking Aversion Therapy are more successful than quitting alone, or using Nicotine supplements.  Yes,…

  • One in Two Smokers Will Be Killed by Smoking! 

    New evidence based study reveals true risks of smoking & benefits of quitting, even when 80 years old; Smoking kills; it's never too late to quit.

  • How to Quit Smoking Part 2: How to Increase Motivation & Succeed! 

    The Secret to Successful Quitting is Motivation: See how to Increase Motivation, Quit, stay strong, Succeed & Impress friends

  • How to Quit Smoking Part 1: Use A Motivation Decision Chart & Succeed 

    Quitting Success requires strong Motivation: How to use Motivation Success Charts to Increase Motivation, & Quit Smoking forever.

  • How and Why I Gave Up Smoking 

    Are you hooked on nicotine? This humiliating encounter was the trigger event that finally made me quit - heart throb turns out to be a jerk - thanks Robert!

• Category: Alcohol  (6)

  Articles about alcohol, alcoholics, AA, Alcoholics Anonymous, addiction, and sobriety

  • Safe Drinking: How Much is Too Much in the USA?  

    Alcohol Guidelines USA measured in Standard Drinks. See how many Standard Drinks in all types Alcohol, Serving Sizes & Definition of Binge Drinking

  • Safe Levels of Drinking Alcohol: Australian Guidelines 2009 

    Know the Recommended Alcohol Safe Drinking Levels & Reduce Risk of lifetime harm: No more than 2 per day for men AND women & 4 per single occasion

  • Is there Ever a Safe Level of Drinking? UK Guidelines 

    How much is too much; what is Hazardous At Risk Drinking; how many drinks can I have in a day & stay safe; should children ever drink alcohol

  • Classifications: How Much Alcohol Is Too Much? 

    What's a Standard Drink? Definitions: Safe drinking, At Risk Drinking, Hazardous drinking, & Harmful drinking. What we need to know.

  • AA and The Alcoholic Anonymous Serenity Prayer  

    Simple AA Prayer of Serenity to help recovering alcoholics find courage, stay sober & support fellow alcoholics in their struggle against alcohol

  • An Inspiring Interview with an Alcoholic 

    Alcoholic's inspirational confession about addiction, AA, his daily struggle to stay sober, & the strength, hope & support from fellow AA members

• Category: Addiction: Causes & Risk Factors  (2)

  The cause of addiction is not yet really known, but many of the the Risk Factors that predispose you to Addiction are well known

  • Causes & Risk Factors for Addiction - Part 2 

    Knowing the risks of addiction allows avoidance of high risk situations and increases long term recovery

  • Causes & Risk Factors of Addiction - Part 1 

    Knowing the risk factors for addiction allows you to know if you are at increased risk - know that, & you can act to reduce your risk of becoming addicted