1. Drug Rehab for Celebrities: Is it Legitimate?
June 27, 2012
The celebrity rehabilitations portrayed in the popular media do not show what most people experience during drug rehab. Television shows and news programs about stars' addictions have become wildly popular, but real drug rehab is not something most people would want to watch. It can be emotionally t...
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2. Inpatient Alcohol Rehab: How it Works
June 27, 2012
Understanding what to expect at an inpatient alcohol rehab center can help make the process less worrying and ultimately more effective for those seeking inpatient treatment for alcoholism. But while the type of therapies employed might vary among treatment centers, the alcohol rehab centers with th...
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3. The Efficacy of Non-Traditional Drug Addiction Treatment
June 27, 2012
Television shows like Celebrity Rehab have been publicly making the case for non-traditional types of drug addiction treatment. These include therapies such as psychodrama, adventure therapy and acupuncture. However, the effectiveness of these programs in treating substance abuse and drug addiction ...
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4. Celebrity Drug Rehab Centers
June 25, 2012
In light of the pain and anguish that is associated with drug abuse, addiction and alcoholism, America's fascination with celebrity drug rehab centers is somewhat morbid – and at the very least unproductive. Televisions shows, reality series and movies that feature famous and influential people stru...
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5. Alcohol Use and Alcoholism in the Workplace
June 25, 2012
Alcohol consumption and alcoholism in the workplace is a common and dangerous problem in many different industries. These dangers are especially pronounced in the transportation, manufacturing and heavy industries because of the likelihood of an accident or injury due to an employee under the influe...
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6. Addiction to Sleep Aids and Sleep Medications
June 25, 2012
Addiction to sleep aids and insomnia medication abuse is a rapidly growing problem in the United States that is especially troubling considering reports of bizarre and dangerous behavior exhibited by people under the effects of these drugs. Sleep aids include drugs like Ambien, Lunesta, Tylenol PM a...
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7. England's Heroin Experiment
June 09, 2012
For most of the last 90 years the United Kingdom was the only country that allowed its physicians to dispense heroin to patients as a means to alleviate withdrawal and manage opiate addiction. In fact, the drug was originally created by the Bayer Company as a non-addictive substitute to morphine (Wi...
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8. Substance Abuse and Socio-Economic Factors
June 09, 2012
Although alcoholism and addiction are clinical diseases that can affect any person from any race, occupation or location, there are a number of social and economic factors that statistically may place certain groups of people at higher risk of addiction than others. While these statistics can be dif...
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9. The Role of Spirituality in Recovery from Addiction
June 09, 2012
Many people who are in recovery from addiction or alcoholism attribute a great deal of their success in freedom from drugs and drinking to the inclusion of spirituality in their recovery program. In fact, most addiction treatment centers feature spirituality as a prominent part of their programs. An...
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10. Alcoholism in the Armed Forces
May 27, 2012
Alcoholism in the US Armed Forces is a significant problem that has changed very little in the last thirty years. In fact, serious alcohol problems have plagued American forces since the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. Renowned General Ulysses S. Grant was even forced to resign from the US Army years ...
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