Addiction is a great problem that many people face. Usually everything starts with experimentation and simple curiosity. Some people try drugs because their friends do so. Others think that in drugs and alcohol they can find solutions to their problems. Nowadays in many countries alcohol and drugs are an inseparable part of almost every party and occasion. [...]

A lot of people face the problem of addiction. There are various things people may become addicted to. There are behavioral addictions, such as computer addiction, eating addiction, sex addiction and shopping addiction. There are substance addictions, such as addictions to opioids, nicotine, cocaine, caffeine, cannabis, inhalants, hallucinogens and more. All addictions, however, involve both [...]

Why do some people suffer from alcohol problems while others can drink responsibly? The answer is not clear, which is why alcohol abuse remains one of the biggest social problems. How can you help an alcohol-addicted person recover? Certainly it’s not an easy task. Each person needs an individual approach to treatment. An alcohol rehab [...]

“Unlike smokers, I don’t hurt other people, I hurt only myself.” This is what most of the alcohol-addicts say. But are they right? Let’s see what effects does alcohol abuse have on the one who drinks and on the world around him. 1. Your health. When you drink a little amount of alcohol, it warms [...]

Lately drug and alcohol abuse has become one of the most difficult social problems to solve. They start when a person just tries a drug, because it’s interesting, or maybe because he has some problems he can’t deal with. After more “tries” he feels he can’t or doesn’t want to stop. He continues to spend [...]

An alcoholic is a person whose body is dependent on alcohol. In 1849 a physician named Magnus Huss first used the term “alcoholism” to describe the negative effects of alcohol. If drinking can be a cause for a person to miss work, drive drunk, avoid responsibilities or get in trouble with the law, then he [...]