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Question: Are Narcissists addicted to being famous? Answer: You bet. This, by far, is their predominant drive. Being famous encompasses a few important functions: it end...

Today?s society, lack of responsibility and addictiveness together run high among the people like never before. As a result, there has never been a better time to consider a career...

How does a busy professional like yourself cope with the mounting demands and pressures of career and everyday life and still achieve success? Whether you are a beginner just sta...

With the advent of Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPG), a lot of people have suffered from MMORPG over-addiction, so much so that some of them have slowly conf...

Copyright 2006 Stephen Ashton While we rarely think of credit cards as being in line with alcohol, smoking, and drugs, they can be just as addictive. That?s especially true in t...

To say that drug addiction is an issue in modern society is to make an understatement. Acupuncture treatment for drug addiction is part of the solution. Acupuncture Treatment fo...

Recent statistics from the US Department of Health and Human Services suggest that over seven million people suffer from severe acid reflux in the U.S. alone. It is estimated that ...

Life is experience. Substance dependence overtakes a person?s ability to make her own decisions to experience life, and life is no longer actively participated in. Therefore, in ov...

One of the most important decisions you will make in your lifetime is selecting a drug addiction treatment for you or one of your love ones. Only few of us know about the most impo...

Oxycodone is a prescription drug that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system. It is a narcotic, much like Vicodin and morphine and is used to treat moderate to severe p...

Methadone is a prescription medication that is used to treat severe pain. It also helps those addicted to heroin to cease their use of the drug without experiencing horrendous with...

What is PCP, exactly? While developed during the 50?s to be used as anesthesia, phencyclidine, or PCP, has never made it to the market for human use. Due to the erratic side effect...

Opiates are addictive. There is no way to take them without the body adapting and becoming dependent on them. Most people have heard of ?endorphins?. Endorphins are produced in t...

An alcohol addiction treatment program normally consists of three main steps. These three steps are alcohol intervention, alcohol detoxification and alcoholism rehabilitation. Belo...

The abuse and addiction of prescription medications is a growing problem in the United States. The FDA recently reported that more than 48 million people have abused prescription d...

If pain killers are taken exactly as prescribed, they are safe and will rarely cause addiction. And yet addiction to prescription pain killers is growing. The most common medicatio...

Drug addiction rehab is a generic phrase, which refers to drug rehabilitation, and presupposes a medical treatment for the dependency of legal or illegal drugs, alcohol, even nicot...

Alcoholism is not a problem that is exclusive to adults. Many teenagers find themselves addicted to alcohol even though the legal drinking age is twenty one. The pressure to fit in...

OxyContin is legal when prescribed by a doctor, but thousands of unsuspecting patients find out every year that it rivals heroin and fellow opiates in addictive power. Abuse of Oxy...

You need to evaluate the problem and find what triggers your addicts and what specific need it is using. Once you have determined that, you can begin breaking yourself of the habit...

Do you like an occasional beer, or maybe a sip of wine? Alcohol consumption in moderation is not a problem per se. We all love to unwind with a fine wine or frosty brew. However, t...

You may not realize this but before buprenorphine treatment with suboxone or subutex was available, it was extremely difficult to treat opiate addiction outside of a hospital based...

In recent years, we have seen a growing trend, a dangerous trend that has unfortunately, cost people's lives. While years ago drug addiction was related to street drugs such as coc...

An addiction is an uncontrollable strong craving for something, or to be abnormally dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming. There are many types...

The sheer intensity and complexity of the feelings that drive sex addiction are what make overcoming it so difficult - and so rewarding. The rewards can be maintained throughout on...

We all have this pre-conceived notion that only coffee contains caffeine but that is not the case. Beverages like cokes and chocolate products contain caffeine. A hot cup of coffee...

It is not uncommon for those who remain totally chemically free to simply substitute their chosen matter with excessive use of another addictive meaning, such as refined sugar, caf...

When considering that pathological eating disorders and their related diseases now afflict more people globally than malnutrition, some experts in the medical field are presently p...

Hannah was distressed that, with all the inner work she had done on herself, she still found herself binge eating. ?There are times when I just can?t stop eating. I feel awful a...

Depending on the definition of addiction that's used, many of us could be considered addicted. The most common definition of addiction is an uncontrolled craving that drives us to ...

With the pressures of society today trickling down to include our teenagers, drug addiction is the most alarming statistic of them all. With drug addiction so common amongst troubl...

Addiction has powerfully negative effects on adolescents, their families and the realization of their hopes and dreams. The sad fact is that that every addict started life as a hum...

Gambling problems are no longer the trademark of adult addictive behavior; on the contrary, it is becoming an increasingly widespread and damaging social and health problem around ...

Not to long ago I finally decided to check out what all those little orange buttons that said ?RSS? or ?XML? were about. It seemed to me that either my vision was permanently impai...

I was deeply concerned this morning when I received my regular AFA (American Family Association) email newsletter that informs me of issues going on in the political and Christian ...

Shark fishing on shallow water It is a well known fact that during summertime Sharks move from the deeper waters offshore into inland waterways and beaches. The Sharks seek warmer...

While most people enjoy casino gambling, sports betting, lottery and bingo playing for the fun and excitement it provides, others may experience gambling as an addictive and distra...

Like so many vices and hobbies across the world, gambling is no different. Many people learn to control their urges to spend and gamble everything they have, but some do not and th...

Online casinos and Sports betting may seem harmless to some, but for others it is tearing their families apart and causing many people to lose. The Online casino craze is sweepi...

Facts: ? Over 80 percent of U.S. adults have reportedly gambled at least once in the past year and done so responsibly. Approximately one percent of adults (two million individu...

Since the dawn of gambling, where ancient civilisations would offer their wares, betting on all manner of occasions, from animal races to sporting events, and since the first recog...

Not many people argue that gambling and playing at casinos is great fun, especially when you have hit a winning streak and feel yourself confident. Some casino games require skill ...

What Happens in Vegas (losing) ? Stays in Vegas (your money) Recently, I visited Atlantic City for a family reunion and while driving on the Atlantic City Express Way I noticed ...

First we have to know what is addiction. It is a big issue in present era and most of people are suffering from it. An addiction is nothing but only a psychological craze or depend...

There are many vices lurking in the society today. One of which is gambling. What?s even worse is the fact that people who are so hooked up with gambling have the tendency to g...

A voluminous literature notwithstanding, there is little convincing empirical research about the correlation between personality traits and addictive behaviors. Substance abuse and...

As I climbed 15-feet on a wooden ladder to the top of an old platform, next to this wall of leathery gray flesh, I caught a good whiff of fresh animal dung that immediately cleared...

The reasons for initially trying different socially acceptable legal drugs (e.g. alcohol, cigarettes, etc.), and/ or illegal drugs, or for that matter any addictive behavior involv...

With the end of the Cold War, the threat of a world nuclear war has diminished considerably. It may be hard to imagine that in the end, comedians may be exploiting the humor in the...

Internet-Related Addictions In my travels through cyberspace, I have noticed an increasing number of websites and blogs discussing various forms of Internet-related addictive be...

Carole started counseling with me because she was depressed. She had been ill with chronic fatigue syndrome for a long time and believed her depression was due to this. In the cour...

Randall sought my help because he was stuck being miserable and had no idea how to get out of his misery. In his life he had experienced moments of great joy and sense of oneness w...

Allen consulted with me because his wife of 18 years had threatened to leave him if he didn?t stop blaming her all the time. He admitted to frequently blaming her in a variety of s...

Many if not most of the individuals who are addicted to drugs and alcohol are not happy with their lives. Furthermore, many of those who suffer from drug and alcohol dependency say...

Most of us like to drink and have a good time. 'Partying' is just a harmless recreational use of drinking. But, when is it too much? How can you tell if you are addicted? And when ...

The alcohol and drug problem in this country is huge and most of the standard addiction recovery and treatment programs aren?t working. Consider the following CRIME: 25% of all ...

Tell me, does this describe someone you know? Some people who feel inferior use an addiction to try to overcome weaknesses, especially in times of increased stress or deep inner...

Clutter is a big problem for many people. At a lecture that I gave, I asked for a show of hands regarding how many people had problems with clutter and disorganization. I was surpr...

Surveys show that religion and spirituality play a central role in the lives of most of the population in human experience. Gallup (2004) found that 59% of adults nationwide say re...

Lian had been meditating for many years before consulting with me for his depression. He had been part of a spiritual community that encouraged their members to turn to God through...

The addictive cycle begins with just not feeling right. Your needs aren't being met, you may feel abused or neglected, either in the past or the present. You've tried to fix thin...

"I was up too late with my friend Peg last night," Abigail told me in our phone session. "She was needing to vent. Then I had a problem falling asleep, but at least I was there for...

(This is Part 1 of a 5-part series on addiction). Just about everyone in our society is addicted to something. Addictions can take many forms: SUBSTANCE ADDICTIONS: addicti...

It?s an easy trap. You get an inspiration about something you would like to do and start exploring how to do it. Before you know it, months have passed and all you have to show for...

Online dating is a fun way to meet a variety of intriguing people. When you engage in online dating, very little in the way of physical exertion or pride is put on the line. The...

I outline 7 kinds of affairs in my E-book, "Break Free From the Affair." One affair, "I Can't Say NO!" is characterized by addictive tendencies. Infidelity (as well as pornography,...

Lori Zimmermann of Santa Barbara, California, worked for a large international retail organization for eight years. She entered corporate America with the intent to stay and make a...

If bad habits or addictions are beginning to play havoc with your relationship now is the time to stop, take account of your life, learn to realise what is most important and get t...

Addiction is a Spiritual Disease. ... Because addiction is a direct assault against the Self, it is also a direct attack on the spirit or soul of the person suffering from the addi...

Surveys show that religion and spirituality play a central role in the lives of most of the population in human experience. Gallup (1989) found that 53% of the U.S. population cons...