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During my observations as a psychotherapist in treating patients in various residential settings over the last 18 y...
I see many clients in my practice who come to me with issues concerning their addictive behaviour. Gambling,...
As mentioned in our last article, thinking again of how one views addictions, can indeed help the person you love a...
The act of surrender is key if the addict is to recover. The identification statement that one is an addict, allows...
We've all heard of the three R's but what do we know about the four R's? Well, it's a technique developed by Dr Jef...
How many of us have heard it said that practice makes perfect? When actually practice makes permanent, and if we pr...
The Family Drug and Alcohol Court system has been in the news recently, with evidence of its efficacy in working wi...
The first 12 step group, alcoholics anonymous (AA), was founded in 1935 by two American men who found a way of tack...
Changing a habit Have you ever tried to change a habit; for instance start going to the gym, go on a diet or stop...
Alcohol. Drugs. Food. Gambling. Nicotine. Sex. What do these six things have in common? They are all prevalent addictions. Addictions cause us to repeat behaviours that are harmful to us. We crave the...
For those who have an addiction, the addiction is an escape. Those who live with someone who has an addiction ther...
Dr Lance Dodes MD, director of the substance abuse treatment centre at Harvard Maclean hospital, suggests that our...
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