The 8 Best and 8 Worst Signs of Addiction Treatment Stanton Peele Morristown, NJ   Let me list what I see as the best and the worst signs of how things are going in addiction treatment, addiction theory, and alcohol and drug policy:   The Eight Best Signs 1. Even traditional providers are beginning to [...]

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Can a person be addicted to get-rich-quick schemes, and how can I stop my father from ruining himself and my mother? Dr. Peele: My father has what I consider to be an addiction, but it is not addressed in any literature that I have read (including any that I could find on your website), so [...]

Obama Blows His Presidency — Top Ten Health Care Reforms He Won’t Do For the first time in memory, Bill O’Reilly, arch Fox conservative, and Chris Matthews, arch MSNBC liberal, reacted the same to an event — both found that Barack Obama failed entirely to explain his plans for health care reform in his televised [...]

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As we all walk this road called life, there will be different challenges that will confront us. And one such challenge or obstacle may be of a physical nature. Because of the complexity of our bodies, there could be several people with some sort of a physical aliment, yet, each situation completely different from the [...]

The major factor that distracts an alcohol rehabilitation procedure is the environment. If the alcoholic does not feel comfortable or neglected, he will search out escape routes. If the people carrying out the rehabilitation procedures are not caring or the alcoholic feels uncomfortable, he or she may act as if they have rehabilitated just to [...]

Everybody has experienced nightmares at some point in their lives. They are experiences that can be very frightening and incredibly disturbing. The feeling when awoken is of relief and the thought that it was only a bad dream nothing more. However, the feelings and images of these nightmares can frighten some people for the whole [...]

Some persons are blessed by nature, upbringing, or simply good fortune to develop and experience personal authenticity. Most others of us however are called by the psychological and spiritual pain of inauthentic living. When faced with such personal pain and suffering, how then shall we respond? Shall we flee pain’s sharp edge, or shall we [...]