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Many people are plagued by addictions. One of the most common and most harmful addictions is to prescription painkillers. How can you avoid this sort of addiction? If you currently are addicted to these drugs, how can you get help? Read to...
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Drug addiction is viewed by many in terms of chemical dependency—where the body and brain become altered to the point of apparent physical need that drives compulsion to stay on the drugs. This is valid to some degree.
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Looking for a way of escape through alcohol, drugs or other substances is no escape at all.
Breaking Free
Hello from a grandmother who has experienced raising a couple of grandchildren because of a daughter and a son-in-law's drug addiction. It has been a roller coaster dealing with the consequences of drug-addicted adults.
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Drug addictions are rising in youth, resulting in a rise of crimes.
This Is The Way
Teens and young people who start alcohol or drug dependencies early on have a much harder time breaking the cycle of addiction. Almost half of regular drinkers who start before age 14 will become alcoholics.
Vertical Thought
"Why do people—young adults included—seek addiction to booze, "illegal" drugs or publicly available painkillers? What's the deal? Is life so miserable, so pointless, so lacking in purpose, so totally vacant that drugs are one's only hope?"
Breaking Free
This article is an interview with an addict, who really never had much of a chance to avoid becoming an addict—a triple addict, actually. But he is strongly motivated now to try to help others avoid the mistakes he has made. This is his...
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According to a recent UN report, the illegal-drug industry generates $400 billion to $1 trillion in revenues and accounts for 8 percent of global trade-an industry larger than sales of iron or steel and almost as great as oil and gasoline...
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The curse of addictions takes an enormous toll on people and society as a whole. Addictions take many forms and often are very destructive. How can a person break free?
World News and Prophecy
Why do people use cocaine, in spite of the widespread knowledge of its dangers? What are the costs, both to the individual user and to our society? None of us is immune to the clutches of cocaine.
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The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University has documented the importance of family dinners and their correlation with lessened drug and alcohol abuse.
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Many suffer from difficult physical and psychological addictions that hinder their lives. Breaking free from addictions can be a long, painful promise. The example of a First Lady of the United States provides clarity and motivation to...
Compass Check
As I traveled my highway to addiction, there were certain road signs that, in hindsight, documented my downward spiral. As we progress through my story, I will denote these “signs” with an asterisk (*) .
Bible Questions and Answers
What does the Bible say that can help me in my struggle with drinking and drugs?
