I constantly see methamphetamine side-effects (aka crystal meth or ice) as an addiction specialist. It’s not occasional, but standard physical and mental damage due to the drug. Most clinicians won’t discuss that with you, but I will lay it on the table in the very first session. One of the major rules I follow in… Read More
Posts about addiction to drugs or alcohol and how hypnotherapy can help.
How much does drug and alcohol rehabilitation cost?
You’re curious about the cost of drug and alcohol rehab. But first consider this: You have a problem (substance use disorder) and need drug and alcohol rehabilitation when you don’t have control. It’s that simple. Don’t try to pretend you’re not like other people who are out of control because you are. No control equals… Read More
Families of addicts and alcoholics
Here are some tips for families of addicts and alcoholics from an addiction specialist. It will be a tough road you need to travel so take some advice. As a clinician, I often have contact with families of addicts and people with alcohol problems. It’s devastating to see your spouse or relative in the grips… Read More
Drug addiction complications
I regularly help people with drug addiction complications in my clinic as an addiction specialist. Many health professionals are often too afraid to raise these with you, until it is too late, and you become very ill. Problems can occur even after having used recreational drugs just once. If you are a regular user, you… Read More
What are the complications of alcohol drinking?
I often see patients with complications of alcohol drinking coming into my clinic. As a specialist in addiction, I can say that all people with alcohol problems have some kind of complications. Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) as it’s now known is continuous or excessive use of alcohol. However, the British neuropsychopharmacologist Dr David Nutt says… Read More
Addiction treatments failures
It’s important to know why addiction treatments fail. So let’s look at some. Many treatment centres, specialists, and therapists gloss over failed treatments. To talk about it in the industry is uncomfortable because such dialogue is thought to damage business, but only by examining those failure can we learn what works (1). The reality, however,… Read More
Are you ready to admit you have a problem with alcohol?
All people with alcohol-related problems spend a period of denying they have a problem to begin with which can be years or even decades. You are generally the last person to know you have a problem or you drink alone at home and pretend no one else knows – but they do because you… Read More
The effects that addicted parents and relatives have on children
Addiction to drugs and alcohol is as much a social problem as it is a personal one. So your addictive behaviours do not just affect yourself and your partner, but also any children that you may be closely involved with. This can include contact with children who are relatives or close family friends. You, as… Read More
Bute drug causing mass overdosing
Bute is currently being passed off in nightclubs in Australia as Liquid Ecstasy, or Liquid Fantasy on the street. It is being distributed in clubs as a clear liquid in a little soya source inside tiny fish-shaped capsules for around $15. At the time of writing, it is illegal to possess Bute for human consumption… Read More
Problems with post drug induced paranoia
Having worked with thousands of people recovering from addictions, I’ve seen a wide variety of behaviours that are the results of recreational drug abuse. One of the most prominent and recurring experiences that people present with is post-drug-induced paranoia. Last week a man telephoned my office to ask about hypnotic services for recovering from a… Read More
