If you’re currently receiving drug addiction treatment, the good news is that so much of the hard work is already behind you. You’ve admitted to having a problem, you’re getting help and now you’re on the road to recovery. Your challenge now is to resist the urge to relapse. While this is undeniably difficult, the [...]

If you’re suffering from sexual addiction and you’ve entered recovery, it’s important to devise a treatment plan in order to increase your chances of success. This will mean attending therapy sessions, connecting with others, adopting new behaviors, changing old behaviors and of course, treating and resolving the underlying issues. While sex addiction recovery is not [...]

Although there’s still a way to go, the world has become a lot more understanding about drug and alcohol addictions and mental health conditions. One that still remains a taboo, however, is sex addiction. Because of the nature of the addiction, unfortunately, people struggle to take it seriously and many even argue that no such [...]

Problems with alcohol abuse can lead to many issues with our physical and mental health. What’s more, it can also make us engage in dangerous behaviors we wouldn’t normally consider. Despite knowing the potential consequences of drink driving for example, sadly, when we drink too much, our ability to make sound decisions go out the [...]

A recent study has found that in comparison to a number of other drugs including cocaine, heroin, ecstasy and marijuana, alcohol is the most dangerous. The British study analyzed 20 different drugs and ranked them depending on how destructive they are to individuals and to society as a whole. Although the dangers of alcohol abuse [...]

Sadly, sex addiction still isn’t taken as seriously as other forms of addiction such as a compulsivity to take drugs, drink alcohol or gamble. Despite the many misconceptions about the condition, it does in fact have a proven neurological and psychological basis. To help raise awareness about the severity of sex addiction, below we have [...]

While people may have preconceived ideas about the type of person who is most likely to suffer from a sex addiction, the reality is that it can affect anyone regardless of their cultural background or economic class. Sex addiction is a coping mechanism that people develop in response to a variety of things including trauma, [...]

Although there are no distinct categories when it comes to sexual addiction, you do get many different types. Some people may only experience one form of the condition, whereas others may fall victim to several. If you are thinking about or have already entered recovery, it can prove very helpful to identify which of the [...]

Although there’s a lot more awareness about this topic compared to even just a few years ago, there are still many misconceptions about substance abuse. One of the most common is that the signs of a problem are easy to spot and we would definitely know about it if a loved one had an addiction. [...]

Health experts are warning that painkiller dependency is quickly becoming a greater concern than illegal drug addiction. The number of deaths caused by prescription painkillers in the USA over the last 10 years was four times higher than the rate of deaths from cocaine and heroin combined. In the UK, 2015 saw 807 fatal overdoses [...]