Tag: Substance Abuse
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Does Your Addiction Affect Your Loved Ones?
Does your addiction affect your loved ones? As the awareness of mental health issues has been expanded, the acceptance of addiction as a disease has also increased. When people talk about addictions, most assume either drug or alcohol addiction. However, there are many more types that are common. Exercise addiction, food addiction, computer addiction and…
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Adolescent Drug Abuse and the Impact of the Family Dynamic
Is your family dynamic under stress because of a teenagers drug abuse? Marriages require work from both spouses to strive and grow. When you add children to the mix the marriage becomes a family with more pressure to make things work. With career obligations, chaotic schedules, and responsibilities to your children, there’s not much room…
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More Money, More Problems?
The great paradox of wealth… As the money increases, do happiness and satisfaction increase too? Despite the wonderful things money can provide, there is also a great deal of responsibility that comes with teaching and maintaining good moral standing with regard to wealth. Society has taught us that having a lot of money paves the…
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The Days of Wine and Roses: When Your Partner Drinks Too Much
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in abuse, addiction, advice, anger, anxiety, blame, communication, conflict, counseling, dependency, depression, fighting, illness, marriage, men, podcasts, stress, tips, womenHow can you tell when your partner drinks too much? When does drinking become a problem? Imagine meeting someone new. You start going out on romantic dates- dates that maybe include a bottle of wine, candles, roses, the whole nine yards. Initially, the alcohol acts as an intimacy and romance enhancer. It helps you both…
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Love at First Use: An Inside Look at Substance Abuse and Marriage
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in abuse, addiction, advice, anger, communication, counseling, dependency, depression, family, fighting, intimacy, marriage, podcasts, stressIs your marriage built on an unhealthy foundation of substance abuse and false feelings? Maybe you met your partner at a bar. Things went well, the alcohol helped to take off the nervous edge and before you knew it you were both head over heels in love. Throughout dating and even into marriage substances were…