Addictions
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Michael Schreiner | March 5, 2015
Getting High Just To Get By
One of the factors that delineates recreational drug use from addiction is that addicts cease trying to move...
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Michael Schreiner | January 12, 2015
Maintenance
There is a good psychological reason why people at alcoholics anonymous meetings always start with “I’m so and...
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Michael Schreiner | January 9, 2015
Anxiety And Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms
We have written about how alcohol is often used as a way to find temporary relief from painful...
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Michael Schreiner | January 6, 2015
Marijuana And Personality
The point of this article is not to be moralistic but to try to show one of the...
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Michael Schreiner | November 3, 2014
Alcohol As A Numbing Agent
It’s a well known fact that one of the major reasons people abuse alcohol is for its properties...
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Michael Schreiner | July 29, 2014
Dual Diagnosis
A dual diagnosis is when a mental illness and a substance use disorder occur at the same time....
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Michael Schreiner | July 9, 2014
Drugs and Alcohol Only Cover Up The Problem
We tend to use drugs and alcohol when we’re feeling really good as well as when we’re feeling...
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Michael Schreiner | June 17, 2014
Drinking Alone
A lot of amateur ‘psychologists’ will tell you that drinking alone is a clear sign of addiction and...
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Michael Schreiner | June 13, 2014
Tobacco Addiction Help
You can talk until you’re blue in the face about all the harmful effects of smoking yet it...
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Michael Schreiner | June 12, 2014
Using Drugs to Feel Better
A big warning sign for addiction is that you are using drugs to feel better, that you are...