Compulsive Shopping in WomenFamily Resources, Mental Health, Personal Resources, Process AddictionsBy PromisesJanuary 17, 2020Compulsive shopping, also known as shopping addiction, is an unofficial mental health disorder characterized by shopping or spending behaviors that function in roughly the same ways that alcohol or drug use function in substance addiction. It belongs to a larger of group of unofficial disorders known as behavioral addictions or process addictions. These addictions occur…
Physical DependenceAddiction Treatment, Drug Addiction Info, Other AddictionsBy PromisesDecember 8, 2019Leave a commentSubstance abuse disorders are common in the United States, impacting 19.3 million Americans annually. The stages of addiction can progress rapidly from your first use to physical dependence. Since addiction is a chronic mental health disease, symptoms gradually worsen over time. Occasional and recreational use can transition into abuse and physical dependence, sometimes in as…
Psychological DependenceAddiction Treatment, Drug Addiction Info, Other AddictionsBy PromisesDecember 7, 2019Leave a commentDrugs, alcohol, and even behaviors can cause psychological dependence. Psychological dependence requires treatment because of the way your brain’s pleasure and reward center changes during addiction. It is very difficult to recover from psychological dependence without help. If you are struggling with a substance abuse disorder, addiction, or drinking problem, you are far from alone.…
Stages of AddictionAddiction - Professionals, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction InfoBy PromisesDecember 5, 2019Leave a commentAddiction is a chronic and progressive disease, with the stages of addiction occurring as soon as within weeks of your first use. Because addiction is a progressive disease, your symptoms will continue to worsen until you get help. Since abusing drugs and alcohol puts you at such a high risk of dying from an overdose,…
What is Rehab Like?Addiction Treatment, Alcohol Abuse, TherapiesBy PromisesDecember 4, 2019Leave a commentAddiction is a deadly disease, as fatal overdoses have quickly become the number one cause of death among Americans under the age of 50. Since addiction is a progressive condition, symptoms continue to become more disabling, the longer you put off treatment. When you are ready to find help for a substance abuse disorder or…
Signs of AddictionAddiction - Professionals, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction InfoBy PromisesDecember 3, 2019Leave a commentSometimes people use a substance for a while yet remain unsure if they are addicted. Occasionally, when a doctor prescribes narcotic medication, you may worry about becoming addicted. Further, you may even be taking a prescription that isn’t yours. Other people may be doing recreational drugs, yet they’re not sure if they are addicted either.…
How Your Substance Abuse Is Affecting Your PartnerFamily ResourcesBy PromisesMarch 3, 2016You may think that your drug abuse only affects you, and you wouldn’t be alone. Many drug abusers use this as an excuse not to stop or not to make positive changes. You claim that what you’re doing harms no one else, so it’s no big deal that you’re abusing flexeril that you were prescribed…
Can I Get Addicted to Marijuana?MarijuanaBy PromisesSeptember 5, 2015As more voters decide to make recreational marijuana legal, its safety naturally comes into question. At the top of the list is the question of addiction. Marijuana has long been considered non-addictive, especially when compared to drugs like heroin or cocaine, but is that really true? You may be surprised to hear that you can…
Addiction as a Problem of Disordered IntimacyDrug Addiction InfoBy PromisesAugust 18, 2015 Two young men who were sexually exploited as children need to own the consequences of their self-destructive behavior. From a distance, Twig and Lenny may seem like they have their lives together. The couple is frequently spotted in designer clothing, stepping out of town cars, sitting VIP in the hottest clubs, partying it up with…
Why Recreational Drug Use is Never SafeDrug Addiction InfoBy PromisesJuly 21, 2015It is always important to keep an informed perspective on drugs of abuse. The most important is that these are mind-altering substances. Whether the drug is heroin, a prescription narcotic, cocaine, marijuana or ecstasy, it goes into your brain, activates certain receptors and gets you high. It changes your brain and makes you feel, think…
