Patrick Meninga

food Addiction and Drug Addiction are Similar">Why food Addiction and Drug Addiction are Similar

Some people are indeed addicted to food and in some cases they treat eating almost like a drug. Those who are really addicted to food can develop all sorts of problems in their life as a direct result of eating too much, or eating unhealthy foods. One ... Read >

Don't Get Caught Up in Methadone Addiction

In some medical situations, a doctor or physician might order Methadone for a patient who is experiencing chronic pain or illness. Normally, Methadone is not generally prescribed for moderate or weak levels of pain because there are other, much safer medi... Read >

How to Beat Painkiller Addiction

Painkiller addiction can be very tricky and it can sneak up on just about anyone. Accidents can happen and almost anyone can become the victim of terrible, chronic pain that seems to overtake their life. The only seeming solution for something like this, ... Read >

Overcoming Prescription Drug Addiction

Prescription drug addiction is becoming a bigger and bigger problem in today's world. The main issue is that the use and abuse of these addictive pills has been steadily rising over the last several years, and it has now become the drug of choice among yo... Read >

smoking Weed">So You're Wondering How to Quit smoking Weed

If you want to change your life and quit smoking weed, then there are some things you need to do in order to make this a reality for you. First of all, you must accept that Marijuana is a true addiction. Just because it is a "soft" drug without a huge ... Read >

Solving Alcohol Addiction Problems

What follows is some of the things I have learned about helping those who are struggling with alcohol addiction. This is a serious problem and I know this from first hand experience as I am a recovering alcoholic myself. In addition to this, I also work i... Read >

Living Sober

The whole key to living sober is to find a way to push yourself to keep growing in your recovery. This really is the secret to long term success in recovery because the number one enemy is complacency. After we have been sober for a while, avoiding the dr... Read >

Drug Addiction

Drug addiction is a complicated problem and people have a tendency to want to simplify it. This is not really possible though because the solution is necessarily complicated as well. Addiction affected us in so many ways and so any solution we might use t... Read >

Help Addicts Overcome Addiction

Help addicts overcome addiction through empowerment. This is the key to success in recovery and working with others; you tap into their own potential and open them up to a life that was only hidden to them. This can be done through probing questions and c... Read >

Spiritual Growth and Development

Spiritual growth is the process of evolving our consciousness. What exactly does this mean? We can define spiritual growth in a number of ways: 1) As we grow spiritually, the way that we perceive the world should be changing for the better. For example... Read >

How to Live a Sober Life

How can we live a sober life? For the true alcoholic, this is a mind bending question; an almost unreachable proposition. People who are trapped in a cycle of addiction find it extremely difficult to visualize the sober life. They might start to envisi... Read >