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As addicts, we are people whose use of any kind of mind-altering, the mood-changing substance causes a negative impact in every area of our life. Addiction is a disease that involves more than the use of drugs. It is a progressive disease – and an insidious, powerful and overwhelming one

“Our reaction to drugs is what makes us addicts, not how much we use. Our inability to control our usage of drugs is a symptom of the disease of addiction. We are powerless not only over drugs but over our addiction as well. We need to admit this fact in

Kelly Roper, in her blog, writes these sad poems. She believes reading poems about drug abuse and the havoc it wreaks can actually help addicts process your feelings if they\’re caught in the middle of a bad situation. She recommends suffering addicts try writing some poems for themselves to help

A recent article by Fedaa al-Qedra, on AlJazeera, reveals shocking details in the rise of addicts in Gaza. An extract of the article published on Al-Jazeera. For a decade, Belal, 45, has been receiving a monthly salary from the Palestinian Authority on one condition: that he stay home and not

As addicts, we have experienced the pain, loneliness and despair of addiction. Having stayed clean all these years, and having worked with scores of recovering addicts, we can claim with some confidence today that we are better equipped to assist addicts struggling with the disease of addiction. We deal with