http://local.addicted.com/ Addiction Treatment and Recovery Center Information 120 en-us Articles@DirectoryM.com Articles@DirectoryM.com http://local.addicted.com/ Addiction Treatment and Recovery Center Information http://local.addicted.com/Images/Image.aspx?Site=customDarkBlueWAdSense_en-US Using a drug to treat addiction may seem ironic, but doctors say it can work. How? The drug blocks the brain receptor that may associate reward benefits with drinking. There are other drugs to help with alcohol addiction, but they have to be taken daily, and often with pretty harsh side effects like sweating, vomiting, and rapid heart beat. http://local.addicted.com/Monthly_Shot_Could_Help_Fight_Alcohol_Addiction_San_Francisco_CA-r1362815-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Monthly_Shot_Could_Help_Fight_Alcohol_Addiction_San_Francisco_CA-r1362815-San_Francisco_CA.html Although the idea of an online video game addiction may sound like a stretch to some, consider those addicted to gambling. Some have gone as far as to wear diapers to casinos in order to keep playing longer. College funds gambled away and broken families are very real results of a gambling addiction, a behaviour some experts say is being rivaled by gaming addictions. http://local.addicted.com/Video_Gaming_is_a_Serious_Addiction_San_Francisco_CA-r1362814-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Video_Gaming_is_a_Serious_Addiction_San_Francisco_CA-r1362814-San_Francisco_CA.html A big problem for many smokers trying to quit is handling the craving for nicotine. Nicotine increases the levels of chemicals in the brain that regulate mood, attention and memory, making it far more difficult to avoid a craving than many people might think. Smokefree.gov, an online resource designed to help those trying to quit, offers the following tips when trying to quit. http://local.addicted.com/Surviving_Quitting_Smoking_San_Francisco_CA-r1362813-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Surviving_Quitting_Smoking_San_Francisco_CA-r1362813-San_Francisco_CA.html The distinction between physical dependence and addiction is separated using the term physical dependence for a narrower, older definition and the new definition of addiction. Physical dependence is mostly described as a simple cellular adaption of a substance to the body. It especially concen- trates on the neurons as the communication center and the chemical which the brain is influenced by. Read on for more. http://local.addicted.com/Communication_of_the_Addict_Brain_San_Francisco_CA-r1362812-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Communication_of_the_Addict_Brain_San_Francisco_CA-r1362812-San_Francisco_CA.html Some of us spend our entire lives chasing an elusive feel-good sensation, whether it comes from drinking, smoking, taking drugs, spending too fast and freely, or overeating. Teachers, lawyers, doctors, students, homemakers, athletes, young and old, rich and poor, it makes no difference who you are or where you live. Anyone can become dependent. Alcohol dependency is by far the most common addiction, but certainly not the only one. http://local.addicted.com/Seeking_out_Help_for_Drug_Addiction_San_Francisco_CA-r1362811-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Seeking_out_Help_for_Drug_Addiction_San_Francisco_CA-r1362811-San_Francisco_CA.html Because of the way their bodies metabolize alcohol, women become drunk faster; get addicted to alcohol more quickly; and develop alcohol-related diseases such as hypertension and damage to the liver, brain and heart more rapidly than men do, according to Sue Foster, vice president and policy director at the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. http://local.addicted.com/The_Addiction_Risks_for_Women_in_Recovery_San_Francisco_CA-r1362810-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/The_Addiction_Risks_for_Women_in_Recovery_San_Francisco_CA-r1362810-San_Francisco_CA.html Cravings may also be caused by low fat intake or low blood sugar levels from inadequate eating during the day. They can also be triggered by simply smelling or seeing food. An example of this would be Cinnabon. The smell draws a person in and the sight of the warm, gooey, cinnamon pastry is irresistible. http://local.addicted.com/Rebel_Nutrition_Looking_at_Food_Cravings_San_Francisco_CA-r1362809-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Rebel_Nutrition_Looking_at_Food_Cravings_San_Francisco_CA-r1362809-San_Francisco_CA.html If a person starts regularly drinking in excess, the brain cells' dendrites must grow more receptor cites to take up the amount of alcohol present. Growth of more receptors is called "up-regulation". With extra receptors now existing, these receptors will react if there is insufficient alcohol to be taken up. This is called "withdrawal", and it makes a person ill until they either drink more alcohol or continue to abstain and allow the body-including brain cells-to adjust. http://local.addicted.com/Alcohol_Abuse_San_Francisco_CA-r1362808-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Alcohol_Abuse_San_Francisco_CA-r1362808-San_Francisco_CA.html Cigarette smoking accounts for at least 30% of all cancer deaths. It is a major cause of cancers of the lung, larynx (voice box), oral cavity, pharynx (throat), and esophagus, and is a contributing cause in the development of cancers of the bladder, pancreas, liver, uterine cervix, kidney, stomach, colon and rectum, and some leukemia. About 87% of lung smoking causes cancer deaths. http://local.addicted.com/Health_Effects_of_Smoking_San_Francisco_CA-r1362807-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Health_Effects_of_Smoking_San_Francisco_CA-r1362807-San_Francisco_CA.html Alcohol is a hundred times worse than the effects cigarettes have on us and our society. Alcohol can kill people in drunk driving accidents. Alcohol can lock up the sole provider of a family, leaving the government to help feed the ones left behind. Alcohol tears children away from their parents. Alcohol ties up our court systems. Alcohol kills the lungs and kidneys inside a person who abuses it, thereby filling up our hospitals. http://local.addicted.com/Alcohol_Killed_My_Marriage_San_Francisco_CA-r1362806-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Alcohol_Killed_My_Marriage_San_Francisco_CA-r1362806-San_Francisco_CA.html It has been nearly 8 years since I stopped drinking and I don't haven't had a problem with it since the day I stopped, but a lot of people around me seem to have a problem since I stopped. They worry that when I go to a bar the smell will put me back on the drink, sorry but it was the addictive properties of alcohol that made me an alcoholic not the smell. http://local.addicted.com/Addictive_Personalities_and_Societys_Attitude_San_Francisco_CA-r1362805-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Addictive_Personalities_and_Societys_Attitude_San_Francisco_CA-r1362805-San_Francisco_CA.html Teens, searching for acceptance, drink for one of three reasons. Fitting in is a major issue for most teenagers. They feel alone and disassociated. Drinking, they feel, is the way to make them fit in with other teens. While it makes them feel accepted, it can also lead to a more empty feeling. This can, in turn, encourage more drinking and sometimes drug use. However, this can be curbed in most instances. http://local.addicted.com/What_Factors_Contribute_to_Teen_Drinking_San_Francisco_CA-r1362803-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/What_Factors_Contribute_to_Teen_Drinking_San_Francisco_CA-r1362803-San_Francisco_CA.html Methadone has become the hot topic publicly due to it being finally accepted as a proper form of heroin and opiate addiction treatment. Universities and other medical institutions of learning have incorporated addiction into separate course studies, prior to the early part of this century, the only study on addiction in 4 years of medical school was approximately one hour in length, 3/4 of which was spent on alcohol addiction. Read on for more. http://local.addicted.com/Methadone_Is_it_Really_a_Proper_Treatment_for_Heroin_Addicts_San_Francisco_CA-r1362802-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Methadone_Is_it_Really_a_Proper_Treatment_for_Heroin_Addicts_San_Francisco_CA-r1362802-San_Francisco_CA.html Alcohol can take over a person's life, it can have a great impact on the individuals life as well as the lives of the loved ones around them. If you're close to a friend, parent, brother, or sister who has a drug problem, it will affect you in ways you may not easily realize, and then you can get the same symptoms and problems, even if you don't do drugs or drink. http://local.addicted.com/Alcohol_is_a_Drug_a_Disease_San_Francisco_CA-r1362801-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Alcohol_is_a_Drug_a_Disease_San_Francisco_CA-r1362801-San_Francisco_CA.html I have not drank in thirteen years. But, I know that I can never drink as "social" drinkers do.By that I mean I can't go to a party and have one or two drinks. I tried that for many years. And, as the other guests at the party would laugh and enjoy all the fun chatter I would become more and more ( depending on what I cannot explain) angry or in some instances happy. http://local.addicted.com/Recovering_Alcoholic_San_Francisco_CA-r1362800-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Recovering_Alcoholic_San_Francisco_CA-r1362800-San_Francisco_CA.html The Golden Years do not come gently into our lives and unfortunately we may not be prepared for it. Suddenly we find ourselves retired from our jobs and we must prepare ourselves for a new way of life. Many of us have hobbies. Some people volunteer to work for organizations. Many relocate away from family and friends and swear that they are off to experience a new way of life. http://local.addicted.com/Road_to_Recovery_The_Elderly_and_Alcoholism_San_Francisco_CA-r1362799-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Road_to_Recovery_The_Elderly_and_Alcoholism_San_Francisco_CA-r1362799-San_Francisco_CA.html An alcoholic is someone who despite negative consequences from drinking continues to drink, and once he starts drinking, has little or no control over the amount consumed. This is done not because of a choice to continue, but a physical allergy coupled with a mental obsession to drink, thus the disease of mind and body. http://local.addicted.com/Alcoholism_A_Disease_of_Mind_and_Body_San_Francisco_CA-r1362798-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Alcoholism_A_Disease_of_Mind_and_Body_San_Francisco_CA-r1362798-San_Francisco_CA.html There are several different ways to describe substance abuse. So many people think that substance abuse only pertains to alcoholism. There is several other substances that may cause someone to be diagnosed with substance abuse disorder. Some of those things include: marijuana, alcohol, stimulants(cocaine and amphetamines), hallucinogens, inhalants, sedatives, and even nicotine. Read for more. http://local.addicted.com/Substance_Abuse_San_Francisco_CA-r1362797-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Substance_Abuse_San_Francisco_CA-r1362797-San_Francisco_CA.html Alcoholism is a disease. Many people don't have enough knowdledge about it to see it that way...instead they see it as a self-inflicted burden. People who don't have the understanding of the addiction tend to look down on others for this disease, because perhaps they think it is the choice of the alcoholic to have a drinking problem or not. http://local.addicted.com/Alcoholism_San_Francisco_CA-r1362796-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Alcoholism_San_Francisco_CA-r1362796-San_Francisco_CA.html To complicate the situation, when alcohol is reintroduced to an alcoholic body, the same physiological reactions reoccur. This means that when an alcoholic drinks again, it is only a matter of time before old behaviors, patterns, and dependencies emerge. Because of this, there is no way for an alcoholic to successfully limit or control his drinking. http://local.addicted.com/Alcoholism_You_Cannot_Get_Rid_of_It_San_Francisco_CA-r1362795-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Alcoholism_You_Cannot_Get_Rid_of_It_San_Francisco_CA-r1362795-San_Francisco_CA.html It is widely understood that about 1 in 10 people have the disease of alcoholism. That 10% of the population includes all races, creeds, ages, sexes, religions, and all other factors. Alcoholism does not discriminate any of these; it simple exists when the individual has the threefold illness. http://local.addicted.com/The_Truth_about_Alcoholism_and_Alcoholics_Anonymous_San_Francisco_CA-r1362794-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/The_Truth_about_Alcoholism_and_Alcoholics_Anonymous_San_Francisco_CA-r1362794-San_Francisco_CA.html We come from every walk of life. Rich people and poor people can become alcoholics. Every race, creed, religion or sexual orientation is represented at an AA meeting. Our members work all different occupations and you would not notice the majority of them if you saw them on street or in the classroom teaching your children. http://local.addicted.com/Anonymity_is_the_Spirit_of_Our_Fellowship_San_Francisco_CA-r1362793-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Anonymity_is_the_Spirit_of_Our_Fellowship_San_Francisco_CA-r1362793-San_Francisco_CA.html Alcohol creates a physical and psichological dependance, and a progressive degradation in all the aspects of life. Read on and get more information about alcoholism. http://local.addicted.com/Facts_about_Alcohol_San_Francisco_CA-r1362792-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Facts_about_Alcohol_San_Francisco_CA-r1362792-San_Francisco_CA.html You see many people think Alcoholism is a disease, but it actually is a disorder, a chronic disorder. Imagine that..but it is my belief that Alcoholism can be brought on by other things. http://local.addicted.com/What_is_Alcoholism_San_Francisco_CA-r1362791-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/What_is_Alcoholism_San_Francisco_CA-r1362791-San_Francisco_CA.html Alcoholism may appear after the first drink, many years of drinking, or after a period of binge drinking. If a person's culture is alcohol free, obviously the genetic influence will not cause alcoholism. http://local.addicted.com/What_Causes_Alcoholism_San_Francisco_CA-r1362790-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/What_Causes_Alcoholism_San_Francisco_CA-r1362790-San_Francisco_CA.html If you suffer from depression or are lonely, grieving, being bullied, experiencing suicidal thoughts or if there are sexual issues, drinking alcohol will only make all these things worse. Okay, you might think that you are happy for a few hours but it is a well known fact that alcohol is a depressant and it will only make matters worse. http://local.addicted.com/Alcohol_is_Everywhere_San_Francisco_CA-r1362789-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Alcohol_is_Everywhere_San_Francisco_CA-r1362789-San_Francisco_CA.html The alchoholic may be able to drink more than anyone else and not get drunk. In other words, the drink has stopped giving the alchoholic the feelings of elation and calm, and has either the opposite affect,(anxiety,nervousness,feeling jittery)or no affect at all, which causes the alchoholic to continue to drink in search of the old results.In chronic cases, alchohol stops working. http://local.addicted.com/Alcoholism_Explained_San_Francisco_CA-r1362788-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Alcoholism_Explained_San_Francisco_CA-r1362788-San_Francisco_CA.html When addiction grips a person, they become cocooned in their own existence, The outside world becomes alien, so they disassociate themselves from it, even their family. http://local.addicted.com/Why_a_Person_Becomes_an_Addict_San_Francisco_CA-r1362787-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Why_a_Person_Becomes_an_Addict_San_Francisco_CA-r1362787-San_Francisco_CA.html Like many diseases, the stigmas attached are usually bred out of lack of knowledge. We don't want to accept that they really are sick or diseased because we feel that may absolve them of their responsibility to find a solution. these are separate issues! http://local.addicted.com/Addicts_are_Mentally_and_Bodily_Different_San_Francisco_CA-r1362786-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Addicts_are_Mentally_and_Bodily_Different_San_Francisco_CA-r1362786-San_Francisco_CA.html Addiction is an illness in the mind, because when you are addicted, getting high is all that you can think of, even if you already are high, its chemical brainwash, substance hypnotisim, and its really difficult to break, and going at it alone is the worst feeling in the world. http://local.addicted.com/Drugs_are_Addictive_San_Francisco_CA-r1362785-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Drugs_are_Addictive_San_Francisco_CA-r1362785-San_Francisco_CA.html There will be a lot of people reading this with the attitude of "nobody forced the drugs on them. I don't feel sorry for them. They made their bed, let them lie in it." I used to be one of those people. I thought that drug addicted people were the dregs of society and deserved whatever ill fate befell them. Sadly, I learned the hard way that addiction is a brain disease and one that might be manageable but as of today, certainly is not curable. http://local.addicted.com/Be_Smart_Dont_Start_San_Francisco_CA-r1362784-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Be_Smart_Dont_Start_San_Francisco_CA-r1362784-San_Francisco_CA.html An addict may become an addict by first having a physical injury of some sort. The doctor prescribes pain medication, and before long the addict is hooked. Aside from the pain-killing effects of the drug on the physical body, the addict also recieves an emotional/mental relief, which contributes to the addiction. http://local.addicted.com/Addiction_Begins_with_Pain_San_Francisco_CA-r1362783-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Addiction_Begins_with_Pain_San_Francisco_CA-r1362783-San_Francisco_CA.html When you look at a cigarette packet, you are confronted with statistics relative to the main causes of death in this country. Although I cannot vouch for the absolute accuracy of these statistics, they do make interesting reading. Main cause of death is listed as tobacco, second is alcohol. Third main cause vehicular followed by illicit drugs and murder. Given that alcohol could be said to play a part in some of the vehicular deaths and also murder. It lends a fairly considerable weight to the argument. http://local.addicted.com/The_Reasons_Behind_Drug_Addiction_San_Francisco_CA-r1362781-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/The_Reasons_Behind_Drug_Addiction_San_Francisco_CA-r1362781-San_Francisco_CA.html Smokers not only develop wrinkles and yellow teeth, they also loose bone density,which increases their risk of OSTEOPOROSIS(a condition that causes older people to become bent over and their bones to break easily).Smokers tend to be less active than non-smokers because affects lung power.Smoking can also causes fertility problems in both men and women and can impact sexual health in males. http://local.addicted.com/How_Smoking_Affects_Your_Health_San_Francisco_CA-r1362780-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/How_Smoking_Affects_Your_Health_San_Francisco_CA-r1362780-San_Francisco_CA.html Many of the older women (older for an addict is pretty much anyone over 30....drug addiction is a really hard lifestyle and addicts don't live to be 'old'. You don't see many 65 year old heroin addicts!) came from abusive relationships. http://local.addicted.com/Female_Addicts_San_Francisco_CA-r1362779-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Female_Addicts_San_Francisco_CA-r1362779-San_Francisco_CA.html There are two components to drug addiction and these are physical dependency and psychological dependency. With physical dependency, the person has used the drug so often that it is now habit and he or she must continue to use the drug in order to feel that they are able to function normally. To stop using the drug would bring on severe and highly unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. http://local.addicted.com/Drug_Addiction_San_Francisco_CA-r1362778-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Drug_Addiction_San_Francisco_CA-r1362778-San_Francisco_CA.html British researches have detected a correlation between drinking excessively and an increased risk for atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm that can trigger stroke or heart failure. http://local.addicted.com/Heavy_Drinking_Linked_to_Irregular_Heart_Rhythm_San_Francisco_CA-r1362777-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Heavy_Drinking_Linked_to_Irregular_Heart_Rhythm_San_Francisco_CA-r1362777-San_Francisco_CA.html Alcohol use by young people is extremely dangerous - both to themselves and society at large. Underage alcohol use is associated with traffic fatalities, violence, unsafe sex, suicide, educational failure, and other problem behaviors that diminish the prospects of future success, as well as health risks. http://local.addicted.com/Reducing_Underage_Drinking_A_Collective_Responsibility_San_Francisco_CA-r1362775-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Reducing_Underage_Drinking_A_Collective_Responsibility_San_Francisco_CA-r1362775-San_Francisco_CA.html Men suffering from depression who take antidepressant medications drink about the same amount of alcohol as non-depressed men, but depressed women taking medication drank more than non-depressed women. Read and find out more. http://local.addicted.com/Antidepressant_Medication_Has_Different_Effects_on_Male_Female_Drinking_San_Francisco_CA-r1362774-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Antidepressant_Medication_Has_Different_Effects_on_Male_Female_Drinking_San_Francisco_CA-r1362774-San_Francisco_CA.html Alcohol-dependent individuals with a family history of alcoholism or problem drinking exhibited reduced brain growth compared to alcohol-dependent people with no family history of alcohol problems, according to new research from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). http://local.addicted.com/Parental_Drinking_Stunts_Brain_Growth_in_Alcoholic_Kids_Study_Suggests_San_Francisco_CA-r1362773-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Parental_Drinking_Stunts_Brain_Growth_in_Alcoholic_Kids_Study_Suggests_San_Francisco_CA-r1362773-San_Francisco_CA.html Even though parents may have experimented with drugs during college, it's essential that they feel comfortable discussing the dangers of being a user. It is the healthy behaviors that parents exhibit now that matter, not what occurred 25 years ago. Read and get more tips on how to communicate with your college child about drugs. http://local.addicted.com/College_Drugs_Your_Freshman_San_Francisco_CA-r1362772-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/College_Drugs_Your_Freshman_San_Francisco_CA-r1362772-San_Francisco_CA.html Smoking even a single cigarette can make the heart "stiffen" and not relax normally between contractions, researchers say. The Arizona Daily Star reported May 16 that a cardiac imaging study at the University of Arizona reveals that any amount of smoking can be dangerous. Read and find out more. http://local.addicted.com/A_Single_Cigarette_Causes_Heart_Dysfunction_San_Francisco_CA-r1362770-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/A_Single_Cigarette_Causes_Heart_Dysfunction_San_Francisco_CA-r1362770-San_Francisco_CA.html Many who desire to stop their addictive/compulsive behaviors turn to the numerous 12 Step Programs available nowadays. The most remarkable aspect of these 12 Step Programs is the fact that only the first of the twelve steps makes any mention of the addictive substance or act. Find out more about the "12 Step Programs". http://local.addicted.com/Yoga_Ayurveda_and_12_Step_Recovery_San_Francisco_CA-r1362769-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Yoga_Ayurveda_and_12_Step_Recovery_San_Francisco_CA-r1362769-San_Francisco_CA.html A new research study discovers a drug commonly used to treat alcohol addiction has a similar effect on pathological gamblers — it curbs the urge to gamble and participate in gambling-related behavior. http://local.addicted.com/Alcoholism_Drug_Helps_Pathalogical_Gamblers_San_Francisco_CA-r1362768-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Alcoholism_Drug_Helps_Pathalogical_Gamblers_San_Francisco_CA-r1362768-San_Francisco_CA.html Every addiction costs the addict something. You can probably talk all day about emotional, relational, social and vocational losses that occurred due to your sexual addiction. Determining the cost, in financial terms has helped many sex addicts put in perspective the immense damage that their sexual addiction has caused in their life. Read on for more. http://local.addicted.com/What_My_Addiction_Costs_Me_San_Francisco_CA-r1362137-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/What_My_Addiction_Costs_Me_San_Francisco_CA-r1362137-San_Francisco_CA.html Television presents some major dilemmas for the sex addict. The current pop culture is a highly sexual one. Television viewing is not a safe place for sex addicts especially during the early part of their recovery. Here are some boundaries that many sex addicts in my practice have chosen in order to maintain a successful recovery. http://local.addicted.com/Boundaries_Entertainment_for_Sex_Addicts_San_Francisco_CA-r1362136-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Boundaries_Entertainment_for_Sex_Addicts_San_Francisco_CA-r1362136-San_Francisco_CA.html Dealing with emotions for sex addicts can be tricky. Many sex addicts early in recovery have very few feeling skills. During recovery, especially after completing your feeling exercises, you will begin to become better acquainted with yourself and your feelings. Being aware of your feelings will be helpful, but it will not make them less difficult. In your recovery journey, you will find that some feelings are very difficult for you to manage. Read for more. http://local.addicted.com/Dangerous_E_Zones_Emotions_in_Sex_Addiction_Recovery_San_Francisco_CA-r1362134-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Dangerous_E_Zones_Emotions_in_Sex_Addiction_Recovery_San_Francisco_CA-r1362134-San_Francisco_CA.html Cleaning house at the beginning of your recovery will save you from the terrible experience of keeping that "one" magazine or video that could possibly cause you to relapse. Many sex addicts that I have counseled had their first relapse with "the one I didn't throw away." To prevent this experience from happening, it is imperative to throw away (don't try to sell or inflict this material on anyone else) any item that could cause you to relapse. http://local.addicted.com/Cleaning_House_for_Recovering_Sex_Addicts_San_Francisco_CA-r1362133-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Cleaning_House_for_Recovering_Sex_Addicts_San_Francisco_CA-r1362133-San_Francisco_CA.html Counseling looks at the specific problem of shopping addiction and creates an action plan to stop the behavior. Targeted counseling for this problem alters the negative actions of the behavior and concurrently works toward healing the underlying emotions, although less emphasis is placed on exploring the emotional significance of the compulsive act than in traditional individual psychotherapy. Read for more. http://local.addicted.com/Counseling_for_Shopping_Addiction_San_Francisco_CA-r1362132-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Counseling_for_Shopping_Addiction_San_Francisco_CA-r1362132-San_Francisco_CA.html Unlike Alcoholics Anonymous, in the sex addiction recovery movement, there are several different groups you can attend. These 12 step support groups vary slightly in name and in practice. To make it more complicated, these groups are even a little different from each other from state to state. The "check in" time is one thing that is common in most all twelve step meetings. Read on for more. http://local.addicted.com/Using_Check_in_Times_with_Sex_Addiction_Support_Groups_San_Francisco_CA-r1362131-San_Francisco_CA.html http://local.addicted.com/Using_Check_in_Times_with_Sex_Addiction_Support_Groups_San_Francisco_CA-r1362131-San_Francisco_CA.html