http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Christian+Shire Self Help Christian Shire Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=192491&ca=Self+Help Some top professionals and executives cannot abandon their work responsibilities, even to get needed help with addiction and drug or alcohol abuse. The occupational realities of higher level executives may also cause a reluctance to reveal a need for treatment, lest others perceive weakness or incom... Self Help Christian Shire Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=192487&ca=Self+Help Drug and alcohol rehab is big business, and some drug rehab sites would have you believe that everyone needs a period of residential care, if only to boost their bottom line. But not everyone needs or will even benefit from a period of residential rehab, and yet for some people, nothing less will do... Parenting Christian Shire Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=192062&ca=Parenting When people think of inhalant abuse (sniffing glue, gasoline, turpentine etc.) they generally tend to picture inner city homeless; poor souls already past the hope of help. But the reality of inhalant abuse is far different, and far scarier. 17 million Americans report having used inhalants at least... Society Christian Shire Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=192853&ca=Society Shockingly, those patients compelled by courts, by employers and even by concerned family or parents to enter into drug treatment do just about as well as those people who check into rehab of their own accord. We as a society cling to the myth that people can only truly get help once they have reach... Society Christian Shire Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=192854&ca=Society Many people with loving, supportive and sober families waiting for them outside of rehab, can transition out of the intensive therapies of inpatient drug or alcohol treatment, and integrate the lessons of drug rehab to the daily realities of living. An equally many people, with long histories of add... Self Help Christian Shire Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=193242&ca=Self+Help When we're tired we get irritable and stressed; and it's far easier to give into temptation in a moment of weakness. Clinical research supports what logic tells us, and sleeping problems are significantly correlated with greater rate of relapse. Why we get insomnia during long term alcohol withdrawa... Advice Christian Shire Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=193243&ca=Advice Thankfully, the vast majority of drug rehabs are run by committed professionals, and although they exit to make a profit, are run with concern for the welfare and long term sobriety of participants. Unfortunately, there are enough substandard (rip-off) rehabs out there that you do need to do your re... Self Help Christian Shire Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=190581&ca=Self+Help The period after the end of drug rehab, and for a few months afterwards, is a very risky time for relapse and continuing abuse. Even those people determined to maintain sobriety and committed to change too often find the temptations overwhelming and what seemed so clear while in the sheltered walls... Self Help Christian Shire Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=190583&ca=Self+Help Marijuana is addictive and there is a syndrome of withdrawal that will occur whenever a dependent person attempts to quit their habit. Marijuana is not terribly dangerous over the short run, but the consequences of long term use and addiction are a greater risk for certain cancers, some cognitive an... Self Help Christian Shire Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=192055&ca=Self+Help The professionals working in rehabs have seen a lot; a lot of pain, a lot of inspiration, and also a lot of eventual relapse, even for those with such an initially great chance at sobriety. They'll tell you that one of the biggest threats to sobriety after rehab is overconfidence. The day you decide...