Home Health Center Addictions   Addictions Overcome

Overcome an Addiction



Overcoming an addiction begins only when the addict is willing to change. Recovery from any type of addiction requires time and patience as well as the support of family and health care staff. The main thing is the commitment to quitting. Relapses are common and in most cases, people have several attempts at quitting before recovering successfully. This should not deter one from attempting to live an addiction free life.

The role of support groups and counseling can never be understated when dealing with addiction of any kind. While your health care providers would be the best source of information for local support groups, you can also connect with others like you over the internet, through sites like those listed below:

  1. Addiction Support Groups
  2. Recovery Month 2012

Treatments
Recovery
Frequently asked questions
References
  1. Cindy Burkhardt Freeman, Internet Gaming Addiction, The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, Volume 4, Issue 1, January 2008, Pages 42-47, ISSN 1555-4155, 10.1016/j.nurpra.2007.10.006. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1555415507006514)
  2. B. Capps, W. Hall, A. Carter, Addiction, In: Editor-in-Chief: Ruth Chadwick, Editor(s)-in-Chief, Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics (Second Edition), Academic Press, San Diego, 2012, Pages 22-30, ISBN 9780123739322, 10.1016/B978-0-12-373932-2.00125-3. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123739322001253)
  3. Mark P. McGovern, Haiyi Xie, Sam R. Segal, Lauren Siembab, Robert E. Drake, Addiction treatment services and co-occurring disorders: Prevalence estimates, treatment practices, and barriers, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, Volume 31, Issue 3, October 2006, Pages 267-275, ISSN 0740-5472, 10.1016/j.jsat.2006.05.003. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0740547206001437)
  4. Ilana B. Glass, Diploma in addiction behaviour: update, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Volume 25, Issue 1, February 1990, Pages 39-42, ISSN 0376-8716, 10.1016/0376-8716(90)90138-5. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0376871690901385)