Give Drug Users A Break

Mark Easton’s article regarding the “World Drugs Report 2009″ quotes the report’s author, Antonio Maria Costa.

His argument sets up what some might argue is a bogus choice between total legalisation or tough criminal sanctions. But he makes it with conviction:

“Why unleash a drug epidemic in the developing world for the sake of libertarian arguments made [...]

Housewives Hooked on Cocaine

Women are statistically at the same level as men in the abuse of cocaine, according to this Daily Mail article

Why is Honesty the Best Policy?

Why is honesty the best policy? This article looks at the pros and cons and will help people in recovery (and in life) to progress and achieve self growth.

Drug addicts playing havoc with family life

Addiction is no respecter of class or creed as this piece from the Saudi Gazeet online reports

What Goes Around Comes Around

The importance of maxims to live by, cannot be understated for those in recovery. What goes around comes around is an important maxim to grasp.

Drug addicts face losing benefits

Drug addicts risk losing their benefits according to this BBC report

Abstinence

Saying ‘abstinence’ to a recovering addict is like saying ‘celibacy’ to a hot blooded male. In my years working on the Ovis Farm Project, the concept of Abstinence was one of the difficult principles to get across. It wasn’t that your recovering addict didn’t understand the word, it was just too difficult to see “how it applies to me.”

Am I addicted?

Have you ever wondered? How can you tell? This articles may help you to decide if you are addicted.