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Addiction stories: How I recovered from my addiction to crystal meth
By the time I was done with my addiction to crystal meth, I had racked up 4 arrests, 9 felonies, a $750,000 bail, a year in jail, and an eight year suspended sentence to go along with my 5 year probation period. Though I think education is important to keep getting the message out about…
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Child Pornography: Internet sex offenders
Co-authored by: Jamie Felzer Child pornography on the web is becoming increasingly harder to track down because of advances in technology and sex offenders’ increasing creativity at masking their true identity. According to recent research – People who look at child pornography can be generally separated into 4 groups: 1. those who are solely curious…
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The appeal of anonymous internet sex – Weiner is not alone
I’m going to come right out and say it – I’ve been in Anthony Weiner’s shoes. Fortunately for us, my family and I didn’t have to go through all of this on public television and no-one asked me to resign my position because my sexual misdeeds were never publicized. But after all my efforts and…
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Harm reduction – Why the bad press for addiction treatment that works?!
How many of you think that giving a crystal meth user condoms will increase their drug use? Probably not many. What if instead the question had to do with giving that same user clean needles rather than having them share a dirty one? Or having him reduce his drug use instead of stopping completely? I…
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Internet Porn Addiction – Why is free porn so irresistible and what can love addicts do?
In a recent post on Internet addiction, we briefly mentioned addictions to internet pornography. There’s no doubt that the easy access, and anonymity, of online access to any and every sexual whim conceivable is at the heart of online porn’s draw. Here we will take a more in-depth look at how Internet porn addiction develops.…
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About Addiction: Prescription Medication, Anti Smoking, Alcohol, Ecstasy, and Marijuana
We have the newest links about addiction. This week we feature info on cough medicine, prescription medication, smoking, alcohol, ecstasy, and marijuana. Let us know what you think and leave us your feedback. Cough and Prescription Medication CNN Health: The trend for kids to abuse cough medicine is either back, or never left since my…
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Women, Trauma and HIV Transmission
Co-authored by Jamie Felzer Just how much can the events of a traumatic childhood affect the likelihood of contracting HIV or other serious diseases in later life? Unfortunately, recent research shows that the effect can be profound, especially for women.The silver lining may be in our ability to reduce later HIV transmission by providing better…
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Triggers and relapse, a craving connection for addicts
I’ve already written about one reason why cravings make quitting difficult (find it here). However, cravings and triggers are not just abstract concepts; they are well known, important players in addiction research and I think they deserve some more attention. What are triggers? A trigger can be thought of as anything that brings back thoughts,…
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How does it all start? My thoughts on addiction causes and substance abuse
I was talking with a friend the other night, and he asked me my opinion about the line between addiction and normal behavior. He was wondering whether I think that everyone who looks at porn is a sex addict. I don’t. (see some of our posts on sex addiction here) Still, the conversation made me…
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Meth + Viagra = HIV and STDs?? Sex marathons and their danger
Co-authored by: Jamie Felzer Sex marathons…what does that sound like to you? Lots of sex, with multiple partners, for an extended period of time? Bingo! Come on down and collect a prize!!! Why sex marathons can be dangerous Sex marathons are where people have sex for a prolonged period of time, and often do so…