Video Game Addiction — what does it mean?
Recently I’ve come across some great material on video game addiction, and it’s something to make all parents, and some gamers, wonder if the term applies to their situation. I’ve been hearing about...
View ArticleAn addiction recovery poem
If you are struggling with addiction of any kind, the poem below can be a great help. Also take a look at our bookstore, for Claudia Black’s book on relapse prevention. She’s a great author in...
View ArticleDistracted by the Internet? Tools that can help
In an interesting editorial in today’s Los Angeles Times, author Katherine Ellison mentioned a couple of tools to help people who are distracted by the lures of the internet while trying to work on...
View Article“Bath salts” and “plant food”— latest drug problem
Do you know about MDPV? It’s the acronym for methylenedioxypyrovalerone or mephedrone. What’s that? These are ingredients in legal, easy to buy stimulant hallucinogens that can kill, directly or...
View ArticleAddictions an issue? Here are meetings that help
This is a rough time of year for people who suffer from addictions, and for their family members. Here’s a list that can help: Here is a link for AA meetings in Ventura County...
View ArticleRelapsing? Turn to a 12 step group for help
Quite a while back I published a link to a prose poem about relapsing that I’ve heard many times over the years. Today I was given a link to the same story with a different twist. I really like it,...
View ArticlePorn and young men: what they don’t know can really hurt them
Recently Time Magazine, in its April 11 issue, published a thought-provoking article on the effects viewing pornography can have on sexual performance and desire in young men. It may not come as a...
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