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Returning to Temperance - Dane Tyner
T wo amendments to our US Constitution make two things clear: 1) Alcohol abuse has long been a big problem in our country. 2) We have trouble addressing this problem. The 18th Amendment made the production, import, transport, and sale of alcoholic beverages illegal in our land. Today, eight... Submitted 9 days 5 hours ago.

“Wax On Wax Off” – Discipline Makes You Feel Good - Christofer French
When “Karate Kid” came out in the early 80’s, I had a bunch of kids. They were spread out over high school and junior high school and then one in elementary school I was constantly after them to organize their time, get into athletics, get into the band, learn an instrument.... Submitted 137 days 7 hours ago.

The Devastating Effects of Pornography On the Human Psyche - Ella Camp
As a voracious parasite- pornography gorges on the most basic of human instincts-our sexuality. Alike unto a mad scientist experimenting with the human psyche, it attempts to rewire this most primal instinct onto an unreal idea and projection; creating monstrous beliefs in the minds of its... Submitted 182 days 22 hours ago.

Defining Moment: An Alcoholic Life - Jack H. Schick
I was married for about 2 ½ years when I graduated from college and we packed up and moved from Pittsburgh, PA, to Rawlins, Wyoming. I’d grown up in a small town in Bucks County, in southeast Pennsylvania. My wife was born and raised in Pittsburgh. Rawlins was a town of about 6,000 half way... Submitted 242 days 22 hours ago.

Nothing Ever Goes Her Way - Jack H. Schick
Laura Mitchell, 28, of Bedminster in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, has had a difficult year. Actually, she’s had a difficult several years. She’s tried, but nothing ever seems to go her way. When she hits what she thinks is the bottom and begins the long crawl back, something always... Submitted 293 days 18 hours ago.

Runaway Drug Usage: Symptoms Parents Should Watch For - Joel Hendon
Unfortunately masses of our youths are being swept into using illegal drugs and illicit sexual activity. Who is to blame and what is to be done about it? The major problem and reason for the high increase in these immoral activities is neglect over the years which has now spread like Kudzu on a... Submitted 1 year 86 days ago.

Should the Government Step In On the Obesity Issue? - Mike Fak
There can be nothing more sanctimonious than a reformed smoker so I refuse to be one of those. I have no problems with friends who smoke and I don't chide or berate them for their bad habit. They know it is stupid and unhealthy and they don't need me interjecting opinion into their own... Submitted 2 years 328 days ago.

Sweet Surrender: Turning My Will and My Life Over to the Care of God (Step 3 of the 12 Steps) - Dave Dozier
The third of the 12 steps is the first step in which the person caught in addiction takes real initiative. Steps one and two are primarily passive. Step one is the admission that I cannot defeat this enemy within (the addiction). Step two is receiving the faith that God ("a Power greater than... Submitted 3 years 26 days ago.

What is a Higher Power? (step 2 of the 12 steps) - Dave Dozier
The second of the 12 Steps is, like the first, more of an act of the heart than an act of the intellect. The step reads: We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Most people in recovery made many attempts at breaking free before they succeeded.... Submitted 3 years 42 days ago.

Looking At Business Opportunities In the Stop-Smoking Industry - Mike Fak
Yeah, I'm not even one day into the nicotine-free world and already thinking of how I can turn my misery into moola. There are hundreds of products and books and gizmos on the market that are stop-smoking aids, but I don't think most of them work very well. If they did, by now the field of... Submitted 3 years 54 days ago.

Saying Goodbye To Cigarettes - Mike Fak
I first grabbed a smoke when I was fifteen years old. I didn't like it and didn't try another until I went into the Army. I figured I was going to get killed anyway so what the heck harm could the smokes do. Besides I had grown up in an era when doctors were endorsing smokes as good for you. They... Submitted 3 years 57 days ago.

The Ruyan V8 Electronic Cigarette Stirs up Questions - Mike Fak
I didn't know I was a prophet but I guess I am. Last year, in one of my gatherings of quips, quotes and really bad jokes, I wrote "At the store I saw a new cigarette that was half the price of the other brands so I bought a carton. As soon as I took the first puff I knew something was wrong. In... Submitted 3 years 85 days ago.

Smoker? . . . No! Stop! Quit It! - - Octavia Hansen
One of my friends recently took the leap and decided to quit smoking. HOORAY! I am not a nag, not to my friends or family, and total strangers can do what they want, but I have always objected to smoking. I won't go on and on about smelly bars or restaurants, damage to kids lungs, stinky cars... Submitted 31 days 19 hours ago.

Addictions Are Like Shadowboxing - - Dawn Novotny
As if the use or participation in an addiction / attachment were not problematic enough, the in-between times can be even more painful to deal with for both the addicted person and those around them. The experience is like shadow boxing (sparring with an imaginary opponent), you can never... Submitted 46 days 4 hours ago.

Passion verses Addiction - - Dawn Novotny
I thought I was through writing blogs about addictions, which was totally unrealistic since the components of this topic appear to be endless. According to Gabor Mate, MD, author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts "Any passion can become an addiction; but then how to distinguish between the two?... Submitted 54 days 12 hours ago.

Addict, Co-Addict; A Family Affair - - Dawn Novotny
I have been reflecting on the tragedy of addiction for the last few posts, and now I want to turn my attention to those in relationship with addicts, and even more broadly examine dysfunctional patterns that are learned by association with addicts and other troubled friends and family. The term... Submitted 59 days 6 hours ago.

The Denial of a Deadly Disease - - Dawn Novotny
This is about addiction. Substance abuse is its other name. I know this world well, having been mired in addictions all of my life, either my addictions or those of others. I am a recovered alcoholic. And I’m certified by the State of Washington as a Substance Abuse counselor. I have worked... Submitted 92 days 13 hours ago.

A Dream to Live in a Smoke Free World - Chiradeep
Among young teens (aged 13 to 15), about one in five smokes worldwide. Between 80,000 and 100,000 children worldwide start smoking every day - roughly half of whom live in Asia . Evidence shows that around 50% of those who start smoking in adolescent years go on to smoke for 15 to 20... Submitted 302 days 7 hours ago.

The Alcoholic Life: Me and Pappy Lewis - Jack H. Schick
{Author’s note: The names are changed, but the story is true} When I was a younger fellow we lived in a rural development in central Wyoming, about ten miles out of Casper. Everybody had five or ten acres of absolutely treeless sage brush and sand. Most of us had mobile homes or double... Submitted 316 days 2 hours ago.

Junk food Causes Energy Loss, Weight Gain & Is Addictive: My Love-Hate Relationship With Junk Food - Fran Larson
Maybe there should be a rehab center (maybe there is) for junkies like myself who have a love/hate relationship with junk food. Just recently, I realized I had slid into a dangerous slope of mindlessly eating that only led to more eating. I was like the “boiled frog.” I had no idea... Submitted 1 year 43 days ago.

New & Cheap Ways to Get High for Teens & Adults-Overdoses Kill More than Auto Accidents - - Steve Kovacs
I really didn’t want to write an article on illegal drugs in America but I couldn’t resist. You see, average people, folks who never would have thought of doing hard drugs before are indulging in one of the worst and most addictive drugs in the world. Indulging so much so, that it is... Submitted 1 year 89 days ago.

What’s Your Favorite Addiction? - - e
Addiction is a pleasure seeking activity. As I have written in many of my articles; pleasure seeking, goal setting, and future plans (although important to get along in life) are the things that keep us entrapped in worldly illusions, prohibiting any real spiritual growth. Trying to entertain... Submitted 1 year 320 days ago.

Stages of Alcohol Addiction - Carolyn Tytler
It is estimated that about three-quarters of the population drink alcohol and about 10% of that number will find that their alcohol consumption leads to serious problems . Men are five times more likely than women to develop alcoholism. Alcoholism is a progressive, addictive, potentially... Submitted 1 year 354 days ago.

Do You Have Sexitis? - Carol Allen Anfinsen
Sounds like a disease, doesn't it? The trend these days is to label a problem, an addiction, or a bad habit as a disease. I guess it makes the people who have the so-called " disease " feel less guilty. It may also make them less likely to feel remorse or shame. " Gosh, if it's a disease then it... Submitted 2 years 59 days ago.

Time-wasters - Joel Hirschhorn
Several recent negative experiences with people made me realize that far too many people we deal with, either in person or through electronic communication, end up being time-wasters. Nothing is more precious in life than our time. So when others through their stupidity, rigidity or ignorance... Submitted 2 years 143 days ago.