Effects of Addiction

Panadol is dangerous 
bro it messes with ya head when ya have 1 and 1/2 packets. grrrrr!!!!

He admits the problem, but... 
I've been with my husband for 7 years and tomorrow, married for 5. I knew about his drug use before we were together and accepted him because I know who …

Am i addicted to weed? 
I started smoking weed about a year ago to try and find a substitute for alcohol as i had been abusing it and it doesn't suit me. I'm 19 and me and my …

Husband is an addict  
My husband was addicted to Vicodin and OxyContin in his teenage years. He was trying to get clean and was going thru withdraw symptoms. He ran into someone …

Can't afford rehab for my heroin addicted 22 year-old son? 
Need to find help for my 22 year-old son who is addicted to heroin, Methadone and sometimes Xanex! Getting help isn't easy because our insurance is never …

Morphine destroying her life 
I have a partner addicted to morphine due to pain management from back surgeries. The behavior is erratic and startling. She is always right, her thoughts …

How to continue a marriage with a husband in a recovery period? 
I am a newly married girl.. I knew before hand that he is addicted to Crystal meth but he was my love! He never agreed to treatment. After our wedding …

My life 
I'm 16, my parents divorced two years ago. When they were together... the were both addicted to pills. But the both had a plan and their plans didn't match, …

Living and breathing are a pain in this present darkness  
I will try to be brief, apologies a forehand: Growing up I was, or it seemed, to be out to prove everyone that I am capable of doing this or that, making …

Why do I continue to use knowing the harsh consequences?? 
I am 42 years old. I have been using for over 25 years, from weed to now Dilaudid. I am currently on a GPS monitor with a five year prison sentence hanging …

Friend doesn't think ice is bad for them? 
Someone I know doesn't think that smoking ice everyday is a problem. Also, they're always angry and really don't think they're lying when they are, and …

I want to stop! 
I want to get rid of the habit of taking drugs. I've had this addiction for the last 20 years and I am feeling so much strange? I really want to get rid …

Familial Impact of Addiction through the Years 
I need this for class, working on becoming an addictions counselor, "Familial Impact of Addiction through the Years".

How do i help my dad? 
My dad has been addicted to pills and whatever else for a long time. He was clean for a few years and then in the summer of 2014 he met a girl that i regretfully …

Husband and wife are both using. 
I do occasionally use for fun. However my husband since before addiction is very possessive & jealous. He has always been so aggressive he constantly is …

Confused Wife of Addict 
I have been married to a man that has been addicted to rx pills for 5 years. He is in recovery mode and doing well. He attends outpatient therapy. I feel …

How Do I heal sores from snorting pills? 
I've been snorting 10-15 Vicodin 10mg & percocets 10mg and sometimes the Percocet 30mg everyday for 8-10 years. The last. 2-3 years I don't even eat them …

Does shooting meth make it harder to quit? 
Thank you Debbie for your advise there was something I forgot to mention about my husband the way my husband does meth is by shooting up. Doesn't that …

She takes my pain away... 
I've been using crystal for about 4years I'm 20 years old. I'm a college student and work part-time. Ugh i feel like crap... i know it sounds stupid but …

Need to cut ties with friends that still use? 
I am not in a 12 step program. My name is Lisa. I am working my recovery through counseling. It's been 3 months and thank God I'm working it! …

Can I get help with meth addiction and still continue to work? 
I'm addicted to meth and have been for over 15 years. I've been able to keep a job, but have lost a couple of jobs because of meth. I can't quit on my …

Spouse/Wife is a heroin addict! From Pain Pills to Heroin. 8 years now. HELP NEEDED 
I am living with this addiction my wife has to heroin and can't take it anymore. She will not let me be and always wants money for heroin and I refuse …

Need to end my methamphetamine addiction? 
Am suffering from methamphetamine addiction, I hate my recent actions, I need to stop immediately to end the horrible effects? Please help me!

I need some advice on my husbands addiction 
Hello, I love my husband and I recently found out that he was addicted to pills. He thought he didn't have a problem but then when he realized it and he …

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My husband is an addict and refuses to get help? 
My husband and I have been together for more than four years. He is a drug addict and he's constantly stealing my anxiety medicine diazepam and my pain …

I swore never again! 
I started using drugs at a very young age. I took my first bit of weed when I was 6. And turned into the everyday smoker by the time i was 11. " thanks …

USING STEROIDS 
I BELIEVE MY BROTHER IS USING STEROIDS... FOR A LONG TIME, BUT THERE IS NOT INFORMATION ON THIS PARTICULAR DRUG. ANY HELP? HE HAS CRAZY OUTBURST OVER …

What are the negative effects of addiction? 
What are the negative effects of addiction and why are they negative? Are there any good or positive effects of some kind of addiction?

ATTACKED AND RELAPSED NOW WHAT? 
I was attacked on my job April of 2010 by a co-worker, he jumped on me and just started choking me, got in his truck and left, I went inside and told management …

He needs to stop, NOW! 
He's a drugy who smokes a lot of pot and needs to stop !!

My brother is a drug addict 
My brother is addicted to cocaine and prescription drugs and has been addicted to crack cocaine on and off since he was 16 years old. He is now 31 …

We have been threatened by drug dealers? 
What do we do, our son owes £800 and drug dealers have threatened us?

Domestic Violence Outreach Program 
I've been conducting research for a domestic violence outreach program I've been working on with in the community. I was checking out this page on your …

How can I help my sister?? 
My sister went from weed, to pills, to crack, to heroin to heroin and prostituting herself:(( OMG, someone please help!! She went to 4 failed rehab …

Helping a person recovering from meth addiction? 
My daughter has be in prison for 3 yrs. She started with pills & then began using meth (home made)and went down hill fast. She used meth for about 7 months …

Please help...I need to know if I just need to move on? Any spouses of addicts that can help? 
I've been with him 25 years and the last 8 have been drugs.....and all that comes with it. I've gone from mad, to sorry, to angry, to bitter, to hatred. …

Harm Reduction: A non-12 Step approach to recovery. 
Harm reduction is a form of psychotherapy that reaches out to addicted individuals or even non-addicted individuals in a non-judgmental way, using an alternative …

Wife is a crystal meth addict? 
My wife was a crystal meth addict, before we got married .. I didn't know about this until 6 months before our marriage.. She agreed to get help and quit …

Questions about Oxycontin? 
I have been on Oxycontin prescribed since 1999. I was as high as 240 milligrams a day at one point. I have managed to reduce my intake to 80 milligrams …

My meth addiction. 
I was 24 the first time I snorted a line of crank at a party. I've never taken anything that made me feel that good. It completely enhanced my personality …

My daddy used to down 1000 pills in a month  
My daddy used to be fast, he took speed acid and experimental pills he used to get aggressive and beat me, he used to abuse me and hit me. When he was …

How my addiction is affecting my life today 
Who am I By: Hope Taylor May 22, 2015 Who am I you ask? What did I do in my past that has been affecting my life and choices I make in my daily …

Lost everything I ever loved! 
Today I'm rocking 78 days clean I'm insane and scared to leave the house suffering depression but I'm clean thank you to the rooms of NA that keep me clean …

My addiction and my kids!! 
As I sit here and think about my family, I wonder what it's like to live with an addict. I know it must be hell, cause it's pure hell being the addict. …

Strength Needed in the Face of Tragedy 
I want to tell you a story about a 26 year-old Chadd Michael. He had gotten this infection that collected in two valves of his heart a few years ago. This …

Even the Rich and Famous! 
There is a stigma attached to drug addiction that other diseases do not have. If a person is diagnosed with cancer, receives treatment and becomes a survivor, …

why ? 
Why do you do this to me again and again I am your family I am your friend but it just seems you only love it the thing that's turning your life to …

“I Love My Brother” a Drug Free children’s book production 
Dear Debbie, I’m writing you to ask for your support in publishing a Children’s book. I wrote a children’s book in 2008 with a very important message. …

Actress In Recovery To GRACE 
While honing my acting skills in class, I was inspired by a teacher I was studying with who gave us a Call To Action. We ALL have a story to tell...So …

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Marijuana Changes The Brain Even With CASUAL Use 
Malcolm Ritter, the science writer for the Associated Press, reported that a recent study showed signs of brain changes in casual marijuana smokers. …

Diabetes and Drinking Don’t Mix 
We all wondered why “Ron” kept drinking, even after his doctor told him that he had developed Type II diabetes and that he should stop drinking. The …

The Strangest Drug Side Effects 
Whenever you get a new prescription, the pharmacy provides a breakdown of the possible side effects of the drug. You might expect to see nausea, vomiting, …

She Said No, No, No 
It’s another senseless death. No matter how many warnings are put out there, no matter how many red flares are sent screaming into the air, no matter how …

We Want to be Offended 
Alec Baldwin has been taken off of MSNBC because of an alleged gay slur. Others have been taken off the air because of alleged racial slurs. Still others …

Pancreatitis, Alcohol and Denial 
She just couldn’t understand what all the fuss was about. Karen was admitted to the medical unit of the hospital, through the Emergency Department, after …

Driving Under the Influence 
Drunk driving is the main contributing factor for most of our country’s traffic fatalities, and repeat Driving Under the Influence (DUI) is an epidemic …

Alcohol Poisoning often starts with binge drinking. 
One of the ways to insult someone in the American culture is to say they can’t hold their liquor, and we see this kind of mentality played out in movies …

Unintended Consequences 
The Associated Press reported recently on the death of a baby boy who died because his mother’s breast milk was laced with Xanax, methadone and Opana. …

Jail a good place to find addicts 
Today we offer an article reprint by Vanessa Miller about Chaplain Joe Herzanek from Colorado. Herzanek has spent more than fifteen years working in the …

You Have To Go Thud! 
I was always told there are two ways to do anything—the easy way and the hard way. It seems in so many cases a person chooses the hard way. It’s not …

Restoring your Driver’s License 
A major obstacle that people battling with addiction face is a suspended or revoked driver’s license. While it is technically considered a privilege, it …