Drugs and ADD / ADHD : Try Holistic Therapy!

When its late afternoon and an office worker feels listless, restless and bored, is he allowed or does he want to go for a run in the park until he feels clear in body and mind to apply himself to the work. No, he makes himself a coffee. Conditions of work for many are not much different to the schoolroom. People could be trusted to take some time out for relaxation in the day – but the reality for most is...

Is Drug/Alcohol Addiction Genetically Caused?

Medical researchers believe that addiction is genetically caused. If you have certain genes in your body, then you will become an addict. However, research finds that certain people with genes thought to “carry” addiction  are not drug/alcohol addicts and don’t have addictive traits. Genetics was founded by Mendel who discovered that genetic characteristics are selectively handed down from parent to...

Why do Addicts Use? The Need for Relationship.

People choose addiction to substances, in preference to other options in life, because it meets a need. Everyone has a need to feel relationship in their life. Lack of relationship with people will always be met with some form of coping behavior because interaction and relationship is necessary to support and encourage life. Romanian orphans, deprived of human contact and emotional involvement, in many cases simply...

What is Co -Dependence ? When to get Addict Help.

When people are in a good relationship based on free choice, love and respect then they are dependent on each other to have a fulfilled life – when problems arise they will be able to negotiate and resolve them. Co-dependence is a term used when a partnership or family structure is based on mutual support for unhealthy attitudes and behaviors which are maintained to reduce anxiety or feelings of depression,...

Why Do Drug Addicts Steal?

Very often the breaking point in relationship with a drug addict comes when they steal from you. We will often tolerate abuse, but when it comes to stealing money or goods – that is a different matter. To understand why drug addicts steal is to understand addiction. You have something that they need, and they feel entitled to take it from you. If you think that conscience should get in their way, in that...