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I know that a lot of people cope with their problems by turning to alcohol, however what about when it is the other way round? What about people...
After some issues in the past, my doctor will not believe me when I come to her with a genuine issue, because she believes that I am simply making it...
When you're on holiday, how do you cope without having a drink? The group of people who I holiday with are incredibly heavy drinkers, and this means...
When I have been sober for another month, I buy myself a gift, something that I can display in my home to show just how much I have achieved. I...
I know that Christmas is a time when people often struggle with alcohol intake, because drinking is something that is just expected at this time of...
So, Christmas is coming up, and I always struggle at this time of year thanks to the fact that most people expect you to be drinking to excess. I...
A lot of people who have struggled with addiction in the past have mentioned that they always feel as though they could relapse at any moment, and I...
One of the most important things to do when you are trying to reach an ultimate goal is to give yourself rewards along the way, in my opinion. So,...
I'm from the UK, and I have to say that addiction isn't something that is spoken about even half as much as I feel it should be. I just think that...
Most friends who know me well know why I don't drink, and in fact many of them also abstain in order to show their support for me, which I really...
One of the things that I have tried to do since struggling with my addiction is exercise more, and on the whole I do think that it is something that...
I live in a country where marijuana is absolutely NOT legal, however you often just see people walking around smoking it without a care in the world....
How much did you know of the issues of alcohol and drug abuse before it was a personal problem for you? I know that there are many people who just...
In supermarkets these days, you often see alcohol on special offer, which means that it hardly costs you anything to be able to buy enough to get...
When I was at school, we had a lot of education about various things, but one thing that I don't think was ever mentioned to me was substance abuse....
One of the best ways to aid recovery, in my opinion, is to try your best to take your mind off any of the symptoms that you might be having at the...
A friend of mine is currently having problems with her son, who is addicted to video games. Some of the lengths that he has been to in order to get...
How do you get your GP to listen to the problems that you're having? Mine knows that I have been struggling with addiction for a long time, however...
Recently, even though I haven't had a drink for some time now, I have been suffering from very severe anxiety, which I will admit has become a worry...
For those of you who have struggled with being able to withdraw from prescription drugs, how much guidance do you seek from your GP? I have met a...