Addictions

  • After You Quit Smoking: The First Two Days
    The First Two Days After SmokingQuitting smoking can bring about benefits just minutes after you smoke your last stick.20 Minutes After20 minutes after quitting, your blood pressure decreases and you pulse rate drops. The body... (Read More)

  • Effects of Methamphetamine
    Drug abuse has become a universal phenomenon that cuts through gender, race and social status. People have become desensitized to the thought of hearing about drug abuse that it is somewhat already considered as part... (Read More)

  • How Can I Cope with Stress Once I Quit Smoking
    Smoking is known to calm or soothe nerves. Thus it is important to know what it is that triggers your urge to smoke so you'll know how to address them properly instead of resorting to... (Read More)

  • How to Quit Smoking
    The mere thinking that you are about to quit smoking makes you nervous, but your chances will be better if you prepare yourself beforehand. So follow these simple steps that you should START to make your... (Read More)

  • Most Effective Ways to Stop Cigarette Smoking
    Caring for one's lungs should be mandatory. It should be a conscious choice and should not be just a haphazard afterthought. However, a considerable number of people today tend to still smoke a lot despite... (Read More)

  • Natural Remedies to Quit Smoking
    There are several natural ways to help people quit smoking.AcupunctureAcupuncture provides many healthy benefits. One of them is to help people quit smoking. In acupuncture, hair thin needles are inserted into various points in the... (Read More)

  • Opioid Addiction
    Substance abuse is a disease that can have profound effects on your health and behavior. Drug addiction starts when the pleasurable effects of the substance makes you crave for it and want to keep using... (Read More)

  • Smoking Addiction: its Components and Causes
    Smoking is not about flicking a cigarette out of satisfaction. It is an addiction that not only affects you, but the people surrounding you as well. If you have been planning to quit smoking, here is what... (Read More)

  • Smoking and Heart Disease
    Are you a heavy smoker? Have you felt something weird around your chest area? Be very afraid. It might be something really serious. Not only is smoking cigarette associated with breathing problems, weak immune system,... (Read More)

  • Symptoms of a Compulsive Gambler
    People can easily get addicted to gambling. The thrill and the lure of big rewards make any form of gambling truly irresistible. Even having a one-time losing streak will not deter a compulsive gambler from... (Read More)

  • Treating Sexual Addictions
    Sexual addiction is not any typical form of addiction. Addiction to substances usually creates chemical changes in the body that compels it to try and get more and more of such substances. Sexual addiction, for... (Read More)

  • Understanding Compulsive Gambling
    A lot of people gamble in casinos and other such places because they are usually attracted to the possible odds of winning. The lure of easy cash can sometimes be too irresistible to avoid. For... (Read More)

  • Understanding Internet Addiction Disorder
    Internet addiction disorder may still not be considered as an accepted condition. There are some that believe Internet addiction to be just an act of compulsion rather than an actual addiction. Some experts even consider... (Read More)

  • Understanding Sexual Addiction
    Sexual addiction is a term used to refer to a behavior characterized by a very intense sex drive. It is simply an addiction or an obsession with sex. Although most scientists do not prefer calling... (Read More)

  • Understanding Workaholism
    In Japan, there is a health problem that causes 1,000 deaths every year and nearly five percent of that country's stroke and heart attacks among employees under the age of 60. It is called "karoshi,"... (Read More)

  • Warning Signs of Gambling Addiction
    There are many stories of devastating financial, emotional, and mental effects that can result from a gambling addiction. The effects may not just be upon the gambler but may also begin to affect the lives... (Read More)

  • Why Smokers Feel Good When Smoking
    Smokers feel good when they smoke because of the stimulation of certain chemicals in their brain. The affected area of the brain is stimulated by heroin and morphine. According to one study, the endogenous opioids... (Read More)