Patient Education
How Is HIV Infection Spread?
HIV infection is spread in three ways: Sexual intercourse; Direct contact with infected blood; and From an infected mother to her unborn child. However, there is much misunderstanding about the ways in which HIV infection…
Detoxification Details
Detoxification comes in many forms and refers to many different programs that cleanse the body of toxins. Today, our environment is toxic and the foods we eat, even the air we breathe and the water…
Alcoholism
Alcoholism is characterized by a preoccupation with alcohol and impaired control over alcohol intake. Alcoholism is a chronic, often progressive disease. Left untreated, alcoholism can be fatal. You may continue to abuse alcohol despite serious…
Drug addiction
You may be hooked emotionally and psychologically. You may have a physical dependence, too. If you have a drug addiction - whether to a legal or illegal drug - you have intense cravings for it.…
Smoking Reduction Tips
Many people who stop smoking do so “cold turkey”. As is the case with most addictive habits, this approach to change is not suitable for everyone and often leads to frustration and feelings of defeat. …
