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The glib answer - "Everyone is addicted" - is not useful, either for people with ordinary habits or for people who need to come to grips with their addictions. Read More
Know the signs
Insightful article. It is important to know the tell tale signs of addiction in order to prevent matters from getting worse. Usually, when drugs/alcohol begin to take over your priorities and goals, that is a huge indicator of addiction. Individuals who struggle with drug addiction do not set out to destroy themselves and everyone and everything in their path--rather, these cataclysmic consequences are the effect of the vicious cycle of addiction. Drug use and abuse may seem to avert emotional and physical pain by providing the user with a temporary and illusionary escape from or way to cope with life's realities. In fact, more problems--serious ones--are created by using drugs. http://bit.ly/etsOSQ
I reviewed your site,
Clean Living. You refer people to residential treatment centers - and list 97 of them, by my count. Ten have the name "White Deer" in them. I couldn't help but notice that my treatment center - St. Gregory - was not listed. Any special reason why? I thought it was a bit cheeky to comment on my blog - calling it insightful - and then ignore my treatment center - but perhaps you have a reason. Speaking of which, how DID you select there particular 97 centers?
Are You Addicted?
It's true that there are a certain level,ordinary habits is not consider as an addiction.nice post!
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