"Guilt": The Third Barrier to Successful Recovery

The third and final barrier to recovery from addiction is guilt. Guilt acts as another strap in the harness that keeps the addict trapped in his addiction.

An addict is filled with guilt. He feels guilty because he has lost his integrity; he has become a dishonest person and consequently loses his self-esteem. For any

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"Depression": The Second Barrier to Successful Recover        

Depression is another factor that keeps an addict harnessed in his addiction Depression is the source of a constant and significant amount of discomfort that prompts continued use. It is also the second major barrier to successful recovery for those seeking help

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                       The Life Cycle and Mechanics of Addiction

"Cravings": The First Barrier to Successful Recovery

The first challenge for any addict wishing to kick his addiction is overcoming the mental and physical cravings for drugs or alcohol. Cravings are strong, uncontrollable urges to use drugs or alcohol that drive the addict to once again use addictive substances.

To get an idea of what

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An intervention is the process of coming between two or more people or groups to change the anticipated outcome. When a person intervenes in any life situation, he or she is coming between some elements in life so as to change the course of events that are occurring. For example, a person might intervene in an argument between two other people to keep them from coming to

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Heroin addiction presents a unique set of cirrcumstances for an individual who choses to travel that road.   An addicts daily living gets divided into to two categories.  Living and acting out life on heroin or struggeling to function in life while you are sick from not being on heroin trying to get well again by acquiring more of the drug.  Which life style you will expereince in the coming day

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From the late 1800 through the early 1900's, reputable drug companies like Park, Davis and Company  manufactured drug kits containing heroin or cocaine and a hypadermitc needle and marketed these drug kits through the Sears catalog.  Anyone could buy  morophine, heroin or cocaine and self administer these drugs at home.  These kits were packaged attractively in an engraved tin carrying case.

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Far from being a recent development in this country, drug addiction has been part of the American scene for more than one hundred fifty years.  And for thousands of years before that, drugs and alcoholic products have been intertwined throughout various cultures from the ancient Egyptians and Persians to the Romans.  They have been labled as the work of the devil, promoted as miracle cures for

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