Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principals in all of our affairs. I'm sure we all have our own definition of a spiritual awakening, to me it's a feeling of contentment, happiness, and inner peace that...

Those non-alcoholic energy drinks that are so popular among people today are also becoming well-known in the emergency rooms unfortunately. People are experiencing high blood pressure, dehydration, their heart rhythms are abnormal, their experiencing anxiety, they feels sick over-all and their...

Be Aware of Spiked Drinks and Keep Yourself and Your Teens SAFE The holiday season of 2011 is just beginning with Thanksgiving behind us now and Christmas less than a month away. We all look forward to Christmas parties and get-togethers which many times include people we don't know or in settings...

Alcoholics Anonymous Step 1 - We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. Alcoholics Anonymous Step 2 - Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Alcoholics Anonymous Step 3 - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives...

Drunkorexia is a term I've never heard of before and was surprised to read that this term is associated with anorexia and heavy binge drinking behavior that many young people on North American campuses are partaking in. We know that anorexia is extremely serious and dangerous by itself but when...

Last week we talked about stress, anxiety and depression and the various ways many of us have either learned or chose to cope with emotional challenges in our life. Unfortunately, unhealthy coping skills not only make the situations worse, but affect our physical and emotional well-being. read more

Common Ways People Cope with Stress and Anxiety That are Unfortunately 'Negative' We all experience stress and anxiety throughout our lives and we all have our own personal ways of coping when dealing with life's emotional challenges.
Sometimes we bring stress upon ourselves with choices we...

Doctor Shopping for Prescription Drugs Affects Us All Today the amount of people abusing prescription drugs is higher than it's ever been and the use of these drugs are destroying the health and lives of people throughout the United States. Prescription drugs are not only abused by young and older...

Emotional Overeating Many young and older people today use food for the same reasons some people abuse drugs or alcohol, which is to manage symptoms of depression and stress. We may not realize it at the time but when we're young most everyone receives pleasure from food. Whether good or bad, we...

Prescription Drug Abuse is Dangerous Enough, Don’t Accidentally Get Hooked on Heroin! Drug dealers are continually trying to find ways to distribute heroin, find new users, and get them addicted faster. Heroin is now being distributed in capsule form which could make it more appealing to...