Posted in Addiction, Women and Alcoholism on Dec 14th, 2007 No Comments »
An article on About.com reported that women who drink to excess experience more brain damage and sooner than males who drink the same amount. The findings were based on two different studies.
These findings are the first to show gender differences in the effect alcohol has on brain “shrinkage” that is common in all long-time heavy […]
Posted in Addiction, Addiction Recovery, Transitional Living on Dec 12th, 2007 No Comments »
According to an article on About.com, women who abuse alcohol, or even occasionally drink to excess, face greater risks to their health than men.
It has been noted that women get drunk faster than men, even taking into account the difference in body weight. But there is also evidence that they become addicted faster than men […]
Posted in Addiction on Nov 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
Energy drinks are the rage right now. Anyone looking for an added boost to get through a long workday, athletic game or all-nighter. But, these drinks come with hidden dangers. They are loaded with caffeine and sugar, often laced with herbs, vitamins or amino acids and can cause harm when consumed in large quantities.
Hundreds of […]
Posted in Addiction on Nov 17th, 2007 No Comments »
This disturbing video documents the downward spiral of a meth addict:
Watching someone addicted to meth is like watching a train wreck. If you know someone with an addiction to crystal meth, you have seen the sick truth of addiction magnified.
Meth produces symptoms that are almost exactly like schizophrenia including hallucinations, disorganized thinking, paranoia, and delusions. […]
Posted in Addiction on Nov 16th, 2007 No Comments »
According a recent article in ScienceDaily, 75 percent of all women smokers say they would be unwilling to gain more than five pounds if they were to quit smoking, and nearly half said they would not tolerate any weight gain. In fact, many women started smoking in the first place because they thought it might […]
Posted in Addiction on Nov 6th, 2007 No Comments »
A recent article in Science Daily reported that researchers found women who crave sweets may be at higher risk for alcoholism. They examined two groups of women between 21 and 40 years of age:
27 current smokers (18 had a positive family history of alcoholism)
22 women who had never smoked in their lives (9 had a […]
Posted in Addiction on Oct 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
Not only does the abuse of drugs when pregnant have an affect on the mother who is taking the substance, but it can also have very serious consequences for the unborn child she is carrying.
There are two main problems with drug abuse in pregnancy.
The first is of course the enormous risk to the unborn child. […]
Posted in Addiction on Oct 4th, 2007 No Comments »
Many of the teachings and activities of our womens retreats are designed to bring you more into balance with the wisdom of Don Miguel Ruiz’s book “The Four Agreements.” Over the next several posts, we’ll explore these Four Agreements in detail and how they relate to addiction recovery.
Agreement 1
Be impeccable with your word - Speak […]
Posted in Addiction, Recovery on Sep 21st, 2007 No Comments »
There are so many powerful addiction and addiction recovery stories – we want to hear yours! Sharing your story not only offers strength to others, but also to yourself.
Send links or post your stories!
We’d like to invite you to share your story in the comments section here for others to read and enjoy. If you’ve […]
Posted in Addiction on Sep 7th, 2007 No Comments »
When recovering from one addiction, it’s important that we don’t jump into the arms of other addictions that can be just as destructive. According to a study by 2 London researchers in 2000, the MRI brain scans of people in the early stages of love were very similar to the MRI’s of those addicted to […]