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Total addiction abstinence nightmare

June 9, 2017
Total addiction abstinence

Total addiction abstinence nightmare. This may be true only if remedial action is not taken

Total addiction abstinence nightmare: Dealing with PAWS  

Most cocaine addicts struggle with the idea of total addiction abstinence. If you’re addicted to cocaine, you know you never want to use cocaine again. Cocaine has ruined your life, it has cost you a lot of money, but you’re not sure about stopping alcohol. Maybe alcohol has never been a problem. But because of cross addiction, if you want to stop using cocaine you must also stop all addictive drugs including alcohol and marijuana.

Alcohol is a common trigger for cocaine use. You’ll start with just a few drinks a week. Maybe you’ll drink moderately for weeks or even months without using cocaine. But then one week, you’ll have a bad week. Bad things happen. During that week, everything will go wrong. You’ll be stressed out at work. You’ll have an argument at home. And by the end of the week, you’ll really want a drink. But instead of just a few drinks, you’ll want maybe three or four drinks to take the edge off. After the first one or two drinks, your inhibitions will be lower. After two or three drinks, you’ll reach a magic number, and your brain will suddenly say “Bingo. I remember this feeling, and I remember something that feels even better.” And you’ll be off using again.

These are the temptation techniques which can be avoided by choosing to remain sober through constant consultation with the experts from AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury from time to time. Remember that doctor Akoury is a veteran addiction expert and has been of help to many people across the globe and your condition will be very safe with her but first you need to make that commitment of scheduling for an appointment with her today.

Total addiction abstinence nightmare: How to deal with PAWS

Doctor Akoury is registering that in dealing with Post-Acute Withdrawal Symptoms (PAWS) challenges of inconsistency will always be there. This is because PAWS often come and go. Because of this many people will find relief within a very short period of time and with that in mind, the following tips can help you in increasing your recovery process:

·        Ensuring that they eat a balanced diet and taking nutritional supplements as prescribed by their doctor. If these symptoms are being caused by nutritional deficiencies then eating a balanced diet should help to address this.

·        Exercise is not only good for physical health but also for mental well-being. It is important that people in recovery devote at least a little time each day to physical activity.

·        Meditation is a wonderful tool for improving concentration and developing inner peace. Those who are dealing with PAWS can find it difficult to mediate nonetheless; they can begin by learning some simple breathing exercises.

·        Those people who belong to a recovery group are likely to find that this provides them with support and advice.

·        One of the important tasks for early recovery is for people to develop skills for dealing with stress. A good reason for attending rehab is that it gives the individual a head start in developing such coping mechanisms.

·         It is important that those who are dealing with PAWS realize that these symptoms will almost certainly disappear once they are established in recovery.

Total addiction abstinence nightmare: Dealing with PAWS  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Workplace alcoholism impacts

June 9, 2017
Workplace alcoholism impacts

Workplace alcoholism impacts adversely on the good health of the personnel as well as their productivity

Workplace alcoholism impacts: The focus on drugs and alcoholism

Laziness is a crime which can destroy a whole generation. To avoid being lazy, we’ve got to work and fend for ourselves and families. While doing this noble duty, we often meet obstacles along the way. One of the major problems people face in their workstation is issues relating to drug abuse. This is a common problem that causes loss of human resource work time and because of that, we want to understand how workplace alcoholism impacts on our social and economic life. Job opportunities come in many ways including self-employment and labor employment where one offer services to an organization for a reward. One of the most devastating things that can happen in a workstation is the involvement of employees in addictive substances. This does not only destroys the organization’s image but also to the health of the personnel and can be very costly.

For a better understanding, we spoke to the experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury MD and it is evident that this must be addressed timely and professionally. Doing this will benefit both the employee and the employer. For that reason, I want to request you to keep on the link to learn with the experts and should you have any concern, you can schedule an appointment with doctor Akoury for further professional deliberations.

Workplace alcoholism impacts on all sectors of life. In fact, it is a global problem. Every nation has its own share of the problem but for the purpose of this discussion, we want to focus on how this is affecting the USA. In that respect, doctor Akoury is registering that various studies conducted by experts in the recent past has estimated that out of millions who hold full-time employment in the United States, a staggering population of about fifteen million are heavy drinkers of alcohol thereby exacting a high cost on work organizations primarily because employees who drink a lot are often absent themselves from work besides suffering from persistent health complications. Because of this, they are at a greater risk of harming themselves and their colleagues too.

Workplace alcoholism impacts: Addiction problems

The significance of alcoholism and drugs in work environment are many and can be classified into four major areas of greater concerns as follows:

  • Premature death as a result of fatal accidents
  • Increased injuries and accident rates
  • Absenteeism or absconding work occasioned by extra sick leave
  • Loss of production as a result of a weak workforce.

The four mentioned above are the major issues that come with the problem of alcoholism and substance abuse in our workstations; however, that is not the end of the complications. The other additional problem areas that are associated with alcoholism and drug addiction at the workplace may include:

  • Tardiness and consistency in sleeping on the job
  • Theft
  • The cost of poor decision making
  • Loss of efficiency
  • Lower morale of co-workers particularly those who are not drinking because they will have to work extra to cover for their weak colleagues
  • Increased likelihood of having trouble with co-workers, supervisors or tasks
  • Higher turnover
  • Training of new employees
  • Disciplinary procedures

Workplace alcoholism impacts: The focus on drugs and alcoholism

 

 

 

 

 

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Endless addiction complications

June 6, 2017
Endless addiction complications

Endless addiction complications are many. And the question is what are you addicted to?

Endless addiction complications: Alcohol depressive effects

In all our health problems, there must be some discerning spirit of seeking for a lasting solution. Without solutions, the problem may escalate into even much more bigger problems further complicating the initial problem that could have been dealt with easily if somebody cared to seek for help. It is because of such behaviors that cause the endless addiction complications. Therefore when the problem at hand is about multiple addiction complications and substance abuse life can be very frustrating. To remedy the situation, seeking for timely treatment for addiction complications becomes the focus of our discussion in this article. As experts from AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury (MD) and also the founder of the facility we appreciate that sometimes treatment of multiple drugs and alcohol addiction can be too complicated for many treatment facilities to adequately manage. Ordinarily, the instinct of many is to treat the problem as two addictions instead of approaching it as a complex, interwoven, a mental disorder.

However, when you visit us, be rest assured that our team of professional medical expert together with other professional support staff in different respective professions, we will and very quickly get to the heart of the problem of our patients’ simultaneous dependency issues. Upon evaluation, we will professionally administer the correct detoxification procedure based on your individual multiple addictions. Doctor Akoury reiterates that on successfully completing the detox process is only then can we officially begin the behavioral health phase of treatment. We want to encourage you not to suffer in silence because help is available with us and treatment is guaranteed irrespective of how messy you may think your situation is, we will sort it out because that is the passion we have in delivering quality treatment to all our clients. We would be very glad to be part of your recovery and celebrate with you as you repossess your health and life back.

Endless addiction complications: No matter the justification, there is nothing good about drugs

Ideally, there is nothing good in drugs no matter the justifications. All we get from drugs is problems and problems. Alcohol consumption, for example, has serious depressive effect on it individual’s users more so when it is mixed with other substances like amphetamines. The consequences of such combinations are never good and users may experience reduced symptoms from both substances thereby causing them to continue their habit of abuse. Besides that, the combination can lead to an irregular heartbeat, spasms, headaches, kidney disease and much more. That is why working with the addiction therapists and other experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center to get help is highly recommended. Nonetheless what many people and particularly non-addicts often struggle to understand is that addiction is never about the drug of choice itself. On the surface, it would appear that alcoholism or sex addiction stemmed from an intense love of alcohol or sex. Professionally this is hardly the case. Doctor Akoury explains that addiction represents a deep and unattainable craving a mental, physical, and spiritual longing. It is however very important to appreciate that the item or behavior being craved is never the issue because the problem is the insatiable need.

Endless addiction complications: Alcohol depressive effects

 

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Brains explicit roles in fighting addiction

June 3, 2017
Brains explicit roles

Brains explicit roles in fighting addiction will only be effective when the brain is in good health

Brains explicit roles in fighting addiction: To fight addiction, feed your brains

The brain being the nerve center and engine of human life, its importance cannot be overlooked. Nothing will happen in the body without it being registered in or from the brain. The brain plays an integral function in effective communication to various parts of the body. Because of this, we have certain brains explicit roles including those that support the fight against substance abuse. Having said that, the next question is how possible is it and what do we know about the brain, addiction and effects of addiction to the brain? To help us get the answers, we sought the professional opinion of experts from AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury (MD) and founder of the same. Doctor Akoury shares with us her personal experience with her clients over the years as follows.

Brains explicit roles in fighting addiction: Denial and denying the brain the essential fats

Denial is the biggest problem we face when dealing with addiction. This is evident in most patients who visit our facility and at one point I was attending to a client who for purposes of confidentiality I will refer to as Miss Agnes. Ideally if you met her, you might presume she had everything to live for. And just to share briefly, in her early thirties she was doing well as a junior executive who was married with two young children. Yet when Agnes opened up as she sat on my couch during a session, she narrated how her troubles at home and work had brought her, more than once, to put a killer knife at her wrist and imagine ending her emotional pain forever.

For over a decade Miss Agnes disorderly drank bottles of wine every night and regularly smoked marijuana alongside taking pain killers. Even though she knew her actions she denied it first to herself, her family and to me (her doctor) that substance abuse was a part of her problem. “I’m not an alcoholic,” she said with a lot of confidence. Because she was such a long way from even addressing her addictions, I inquired about what else she was ingesting and so I ask “What did you eat for breakfast?” That question revealed to me that she wasn’t just intoxicating her brain but she was also starving it of the essential nutrients. It was almost a routine for her skipping breakfast most days and when she took it will be only a cup of coffee or glass of juice once in a while. According to her, she put soy milk in her coffee because she thought that all dairy and meat products were unhealthy. She also avoided fat in all her foods because she believed fat would make her fat. What she didn’t know is, the brains rely on healthy fats for their functioning and for that reason two fats, EPA and DHA, are known for their mood-boosting qualities. By avoiding any fats she was literally avoiding foods that would provide her brain with these natural essentials and therapeutic molecules.

Doctor Akoury continues that realizing all these she asked her to go to a local lab for some blood test. We talked about her making some dietary changes, especially the merits of nutrient-rich brain foods, such as eggs and fish. She admitted in a guilty whisper, “I’ve been craving a hamburger” and you will agree with me that wasn’t really surprising. Like a good number of other women of reproductive age, there was great deficiency of iron in her blood further explaining what was lucking in her body to function well. With this deficiency she actually felt listless; she lacked the energy to cope with her demanding job and a family as well. Many are following the steps of Agnes and even as we continue with Agnes’s story, if you are in the same position, you can talk to doctor Akoury for professional advice today.

Brains explicit roles in fighting addiction: To fight addiction, feed your brains

 

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Eliminating drug use

June 2, 2017
Eliminating drug use

Eliminating drug use of all kind to be free from all kinds of addiction-related health problems

Eliminating drug use: Healthy ways of coping with stress

With the intensity of drug addiction, it is important to note that even once you’ve recovered from drug addiction, you’ll still have to face the problems that led to your drug problems in the first place and that is why the solution lies in eliminating drug use rightfully from the basic. How did you start on drugs, did you start using drugs to numb painful emotions, calm yourself down after an argument, unwind after a bad day, or forget about your problems? After you become sober, the negative feelings that you used to dampen with drugs will resurface. Doctor Dalal Akoury MD President and founder of AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center recommends that for treatment to be successful and sustain sobriety, you’ll need to resolve any underlying issues. Remember that conditions like stress, loneliness, frustration, anger, shame, anxiety and hopelessness will always remain in your life even when you’re no longer using drugs. Therefore, you must devise healthy ways of dealing with them. The good news is that this time you will be in a much healthier position to finally address them and seek the help you need.

Eliminating drug use from the basics: Building a meaningful drug free life

Doctor Akoury advice that as a recovering addict you can support your drug treatment and protect yourself from relapse by engaging in healthy activities that provide meaning to your health. It’s important to be involved in things that you enjoy and make you have the sense of belonging. When your life is filled with rewarding activities and a high self-esteem, your addiction will lose its appeal and the following can be of help to you as well:

Get involved in your community – Replace your addiction with drug-free groups and activities. Volunteer, become active in your church or faith community or join a local club or neighborhood group.

Look after your health – Regular exercise, adequate sleep, and healthy eating habits help you keep your energy levels up and your stress levels down. When you feel good, drugs are much less of a temptation. The more you can do to stay healthy, the easier it will be to stay sober.

Pick up a new hobby – Do things that challenge your creativity and spark your imagination, something you’ve always wanted to try.

Adopt a pet – Yes, pets are a responsibility, but caring for an animal makes you feel loved and needed. Pets can also get you out of the house for exercise.

Set meaningful and realistic goals– Having goals to work toward and something to look forward to can be powerful antidotes to drug addiction. It doesn’t matter what the goals are whether they involve your career, your personal life or your health, just ensure that they are important to you. Finally if after doing all these you still find drawbacks, then you can seek for more professional input by scheduling for an appointment with doctor Dalal Akoury today and all your concerns will be addressed effectively.

Eliminating drug use from the basics: Learn healthy ways to cope with stress

 

 

 

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