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Alcohol Advertisements Targeting Teens
The United States youth is exposed to alcohol everyday through glorified commercial’s and television shows using product placement. Studies revealed that in the past decade Alcohol ad’s jumped 71%. The Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) released facts of the growing concern of the exposure to alcohol on the nation’s youth. Between 2001 and 2007 well over 2 million alcohol advertisements were broadcast. Besides the internet, television has a heavy influence on a teenager’s … Read entire article »
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Social Recovery
It is no secret that with recovery, there is work involved. The disease of addiction calls for close and diligent self examination. Addiction is a serious problem that calls for serious course of action, that said the life of a recovering addict is a joyous one. Questions that will often arise from addicts in early recovery are 1.) What will I do with myself now? 2.) What will become of my social life? 3.) Will I ever have … Read entire article »
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Can a Specific Gene Lead to Depression?
There are a number of possibilities for someone to become depressed. Some believe it is hereditary, some believe it was brought on by a traumatic event; others even believe they were born with it. Regardless of the cause, scientists have been searching for a possible cause of depression. Time Magazine posted an article reveling a new study has confirmed that evidence of a particular gene involved in transporting serotonin, a brain chemical critical to mod, may … Read entire article »
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Restless, Anxious, or Can’t Sleep? Herbal Tea Remedies Worth Trying
Drugs and alcohol can be the dictator of sleep patterns. Whether you are suffering from drug and/or alcohol addiction, depression or anxiety rest is vital to maintain moods and healthy brain function. It is easy to depend on substances for a solution, but it is not healthy. Instead of reverting to sleeping pills there are some great herbal remedies to help initiate and regulate sleep patterns in recovery. Here is a compiled list of herbs that can be made into tea before bedtime. This is also just a great way to unwind after your day. Passionflower: Aromatic and flavorful, the leaves and stems are can be infused into a tea. Passionflower has similar sedative characteristics to benzodiazepines, like Valium. The calming benefits of this herb reduce anxiety, nervous tension, and muscle … Read entire article »
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Surfing & Sobriety
I can remember my life changing event, that happened back on November 26th, 1989. That was the last day of my drinking and drugging career. I wasn’t surfing much back then and I almost lost my life a couple of times that year due to my drug use. It’s really hard to perform in a surf contest after an all nighter at a club in downtown LA, but I still gave it my Boy scout … Read entire article »
How to Survive the Holiday Season with Your Sanity and Sobriety
Oh no! Here it comes again: THE HOLIDAY SEASON. Do you have fond memories of chestnuts roasting on an open fire, creamy eggnog, and yuletide cheer? Or do you dread the unrealistic expectations, increased anxiety and annoying relatives? If you have the urge to act like a groundhog, crawl into the nearest cozy hole, and not emerge until this crazy season is over sometime in the spring….well, you’re not alone! Many of us feel that way. But the holidays are rapid approaching like a speeding Amtrac train. So how do you survive the holiday season with your sanity and sobriety? Here are a few tips: PACE YOURSELF: Remember you do not have to shop ‘til you drop. You do not have to … Read entire article »
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Holiday Tips for Dealing with the Family Alcoholic or Addict
Holidays are a joyous and memorable time, bringing families and friends together to celebrate. Of course, these holidays are also filled with food, parties, and alcohol. All the festivities can be a great time….unless there is an alcoholic/addict in our life. The holidays are a time to have the family together, which for most is desirable. And of course, everybody hopes, desires, and promises that everything will go as planned. But due to the dynamic characteristics … Read entire article »
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Keith Richards’ Memoir
Keith Richards, the Rolling Stones guitarist and songwriter, recently came out with his new memoir, Life, one of the most interesting revelations about recovery that involves the role of music, his work and passion, in the rocker’s decision to give up heroin and cocaine. For much of his life, he used these drugs to fuel his work– many of the Stones’ greatest songs were written during the peak of Richards’s drug use. He still drinks copiously and smokes marijuana and cigarettes. Drugs had caused a number of problems in his life– he’d suffered the death of a child and the drug-related deaths of several friends and band makes, but when heroin threatened his ability to make music, he was finally willing to quit. Media accounts of drug problems rarely mention the … Read entire article »
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The Drug Addict’s Double Life
Many people who use drugs do not consciously become addicts. This is true the majority of the time. But, whether we consider ourselves to be addicts or not, we all knowingly abuse drugs. This is always true. That being said, when most addicts first start to poke around in the world of drugs, we’re generally aware of what we’re up to and what we’re up against when we choose to pursue that sort of lifestyle … Read entire article »
New Findings about Alcohol Abuse During Pregnancy
There has been some questioning on whether or not the prenatal exposure to alcohol effects the mother’s unborn baby. Two recently completed studies — one from the UK and another from Australia — recently revealed surprising information. Data and research continues to point to large amount of alcohol consumption contributing to severe developmental issues as well as other mental health issues. A small amount of alcohol intake (defined as 10g of alcohol per week or … Read entire article »
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