Alcohol Hooked or Not?

How do you know if you or a loved one is hooked on alcohol? Unless you're in strong denial, it's quite easy to know whether one is teetering at the doorstep of destruction. The widely accepted standard for a moderate drink is one glass for women and two glass for men ( remember 2 glass not 2 kegs!). More then 10 drinks for women and 15 for men in a week is considered "hazardous" drinking. If you've gulping down this amount of alcohol or more in the last few years, and spending your weekends sleeping off nasty hangovers from friday-night binges, you need help.

To recognize early signs of alcoholism take the CAGE test suggested by the Medical Education Research foundation: Ask yourself:

• Have you ever felt you should CUT down on your drinking?
• Have people ANNOYED you by criticizing your drinking?
• Have you ever felt bad or GUILTY about your drinking?
• Have you ever had an EYEOPENER drink first thing in the morning to steady you nerves or get rid over of the hangover?

One Yes answer indicates possible alcohol problem. More than one signifies alcohol problem is highly likely. Check yourself, don't let alcohol ruin your life and the people surrounds you. This Holiday season drink moderately to enjoy the Holidays.
Happy Healthy Holidays everyone.

12 reasons of Teenage drug abuse

Drug use in anyone can lead to health problems but these can be so much worse for teenagers who's bodies have not yet finished growing.I know some people who use drugs every day that have a mental illness because of it,drugs damage the brains ability to function normally and process information normally. they affect the chemical levels in the brain which lead to mental illnesses such as psychosis and schizophrenia these are very serious and if left untreated the psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia (such as paranoia, hearing voices, visual hallucinations, delusions) can become permanent and affect your quality of life. Here are some reasons why teenagers turn to drugs.

1. Curiosity- They want to experience new things, too bad they want to experience drugs.
2. Rebellion - Because using drugs is rebellious and its illegal and forbidden.
3. Peer pressure - They want to fit in with groups the bad thing is drugs is involve.
4. Copying significant others - If a role model is doing drugs, they might feel justified in trying it too.
5. Experimentation - They don't realize that an cation today can lead to very bad consequence tomorrow.
6. Feelings of indestructibility - Some teenagers tell themselves that they can control anything, that they can control the use of drugs, but many fails and turn to addiction.
7. Forget problems - Teenagers turn to drugs to escape their problem with the environment he lives in.
8. Increase creativity and productivity - Some interpret altered states as inspiration for creative ideas.
9. Psychiatric problem - Teenagers with mental illness like depression or a personalty disorder are more prone to abuse drugs.
10. Weight loss tool - Some drugs do suppress appetite, but addiction usually pushes the addict to place little important to health.
11. False hope - Some teenagers who losses hope turns to drugs.
12. Substitute to love - Teenagers who don't feel any love from someone turn to drugs and feel love by himself.