Singaporean Teens are Bigger Gaming Addicts than Their U.S. Peers

Inhalant Craze Causes Concern in Singapore

5 Risk Factors for Addiction: Who is Likely to Become Addicted?

Some people associate drug abuse with the uneducated and financially unstable, but recent studies suggest risk factors like high intelligence...

Getting Away with Drink-Driving in Singapore

Trying to Get Sober but Can’t? You Could be Making One of These 5 Mistakes.

Feel like you can’t get sober? Wanting to get sober and actually doing so are two very different things. Addiction...

8 Ways Sober Life Can Take You Higher Than Drugs Can

8 Ways Sober Life Will Take You Higher Than Drugs Can

Getting sober is hard, but it’s so worth it. Here are just a few of the things you’ll get back...

Is Shame Keeping You Trapped in Sex Addiction?

6 Easy Ways to Change Your Environment to Support Your Recovery – This Weekend

Your environment is probably affecting your recovery more than you think. Make these six easy changes this weekend to boost...

Can Singapore Clubs Curb Gambling Addiction?

Can Singapore Clubs Help to Curtail Gambling Addiction?

Self-care: The Art of Loving Yourself When You Also Love an Addict

Addictive behaviour, acting out, one relapse after another – it’s easy to become exhausted when someone you care about is...

How to Spot the Signs of Heroin Addiction

Do you suspect a loved one might be using heroin? These tell-tale signs can help you be sure whether they...

5 Joys You’ll Encounter in Your First 30 Days Without Alcohol

The first few weeks of recovery are often the most difficult, but they can also be the most rewarding. Here...

How Dangerous is Ecstasy? Here’s Everything You Need to Know.

Easy availability and changing attitudes are transforming Singapore’s drug culture. With the use of ‘recreational’ party drugs on the rise,...

Marijuana Addiction and Lax Attitudes Among Singapore’s Youth

Despite more liberal attitudes toward marijuana in Singapore, authorities are maintaining their zero-tolerance approach. Recent studies show youth tend to...

Reboot Your Love Life in Recovery with These Sober Dating Apps

Recovering from a substance abuse disorder does not mean you have to be alone. Here we look at sober dating...

The Hidden Dangers of Buying Prescription Drugs Online

The abuse of painkillers, anti-anxiety medicines and stimulants is claiming more lives than ever before. Here we look at the...

5 Ways to Repair Your Toxic Relationship with Food

When it comes to maintaining a healthy diet, how you think can be as important as what you eat. Here...

Opioid Addiction and The Elderly: How Chronic Pain Relief Can Spiral Out of Control

New studies have revealed that overdoses from opioid painkillers are on the rise, especially among the elderly. As the ongoing...

The Urge Surfing Technique in 3 Easy Steps

Managing your cravings skilfully and effectively is a key part of successful prevention. Here we look at how the urge...

Digital Detox: 6 Easy Ways to Reduce Your Screen Time

Reducing your screen time can lower stress levels and dramatically improve your quality of life and relationships with others. Here...

Online Betting in Singapore: What it Means for Gambling Addiction

The legalisation of online gambling in Singapore late last year opened a brand new chapter in the city-state’s centuries-old gambling...

Dispelling the Myths: What Your First AA Meeting Will Really be Like

7 Ways to Boost Your Work Productivity in Recovery

Productivity can take a hit while you are in recovery – but it does not have to. There are multiple...

10 Tips for Staying Sober during the Holidays

Event planning, hosting, family tensions and loneliness can all amount to a heap of triggers around holiday time. Check out...

Singapore Urges ASEAN to Maintain a Zero-Tolerance Drug Policy

Despite having one of the most notoriously strict illegal drug policies in the developed world, drug use in Singapore continues...

Is Adjusting to Retirement Driving Seniors to Addiction?

Addiction in retirement is all too common, as people experience a drop-off in productivity, meaningful work and social life, and...

A Painkiller Without a High: Could PZM21 be the Answer to Opioid Addiction?

A brand-new opioid compound known as PZM21 prevents patients from experiencing a high while effectively eliminating pain. Does this mean...

6 Commonly Held Misconceptions About Addiction: What Addicts Want You to Know

Understanding addiction is not easy. Most people are not aware that some of the beliefs they have about addiction are,...

Does High-Potency Marijuana Cause Brain Damage?

Weed today is not what it was 20 years ago, as high-potency marijuana strains are making the drug more dangerous...

4 Essential Tips for Staying Sober at Parties

Attending social and work functions where alcohol is involved can be a stressful situation for someone in recovery, but that...

Addiction, Habit or Compulsion? The Importance of Defining Addiction

We have all heard people casually say “I’m so addicted to…” or conversely, downplay their actual addiction by referring to...

What Puts Expats at Higher Risk for Addiction?

Have you recently relocated to Singapore and notice you are giving into vices more than before? In fact, the very...

8 Truths Recovering Alcoholics Wish Drinkers Knew about Them

For a person who has never struggled with an alcohol addiction, it is easy to misunderstand the challenges facing people...

What Would You Choose: Sex or Smartphone?

Addiction to smartphones is sweeping the globe. But with this technology so integrated into our daily lives, how can we...

How Addiction Affects Women

Does addiction affect women and men in the same way? What keeps women from seeking treatment at the same rate...

Addicted to Sex and Love – when More is Less

Compulsively pursuing sex might mean you are addicted to sex, and the same goes for love. Are you really in love or addicted to...

Digital Dementia – Are you at Risk?

Our overuse of and reliance on the internet may be reshaping our brains. Researchers speculate that as many as 15%...

Rock Bottom Myths

What is ‘rock bottom’, and are you there yet? Here is what you need to know about the myths surrounding...

What Happens in Life After Rehab?

Congratulations, you have set out on the road to addiction recovery and completed treatment! … But what happens in life...

Is Addiction in Your Genes?

Paul Gascoigne, who has been struggling tragically with addiction for many years, recently lost his 22-year-old nephew to the same...

Endorphin Highs From Exercise Can Aid Addiction Recovery

Even moderate exercise can make you feel great as “feel good” chemicals such as endorphin are released in the brain. More...

Reasons Why People Avoid Addiction Treatment

Why people become addicted to substances and other behaviours is often complicated. Reasons can stem from genetic impairment to childhood...

Drug Laws in Singapore versus Southeast Asia: Who’s Got It Right?

Southeast Asia has its problems with drug trafficking and substance abuse, and each country in the region has been tackling...

Common Relapse Triggers and How to Avoid Them

Staying in recovery is never easy, and there are certain people, places, and things that can cause one to relapse. It’s...

Reasons Drug Addiction Continues to Rise

Rates of addiction are rising worldwide. Why? Is it because drugs have become more readily available, and their use more...

Can Your Job Make You an Addict? Are Some Careers More Likely to Lead to Addiction?

While some professions are certainly more stressful than others, is it possible that the rigors of some are more likely...

Tips for Staying Sober while Traveling for Work

Work related stress combined with drinking related social engagements can, for someone in addiction recovery, be difficult to manage –...

Sex Addiction Signs: Can You Have Too Much Sex?

Since sex, like food, is an integral part of many people’s lives, and each person’s appetite is different, at what...

Singapore’s Alcohol Laws: Too Strict or Need More Tightening?

As more Singaporeans seek help for alcohol addictions and alcohol related illnesses, is it time for Singapore to (further) change...

Why Meth is Becoming a Problem in Singapore

In the first half of 2014, 60% of Singapore’s new drug users were abusing meth, compared to 28% of new users abusing heroin...

Sex Addiction on the Rise in Singapore

How Gambling Turns into Addiction for Many Singaporeans

For many Singaporeans, there is a fine line between gambling as a hobby versus gambling because you are addicted. Here...

Crucial Signs of Teen Drug Use that all Parents should Look Out For

Is your teen using? Discover the warning signs for teenage drug use and abuse. A parent’s worst nightmare is to...

Job Stress is a Reality in Singapore, but How Should you Deal with it?

Stress affects many Singaporeans, leading them to use substances such as alcohol and drugs to cope. Try these healthy habits...

Time to Unplug your Internet Addiction — Six Ways to Reduce your Time Online

Technology today makes it easy to connect — but online activity in such areas as social media, cybersex, online shopping...

Does Singapore’s Rising Obesity Rate Signal a Food Addiction Problem?

Increase in Gambling Addiction in Singapore Affecting Families

Gambling addiction is on the rise in Singapore, and it is negatively affecting families across the country. According to the...

Controlling a Food Addiction over the Holiday Season

Holidays and special occasions can lead to overindulgence. But are your cravings seasonal or do they signal a food addiction?...

Broadband networks in Singapore cannot keep up with Smartphone Addictions

Facebook and smartphone addiction can be seen around the world. But in Asian countries such as Singapore, these addictions are...

Singapore Restaurant ‘Eighteen Chefs’ Employs Ex-addicts and Convicts in Addiction Recovery

Benny Se Teo of Singaporean restaurant ‘Eighteen Chefs’ voices his concern over the current stigmatism of those in addiction recovery...

Drug Abuse and Drug Arrests Increasing among Singapore’s Youth

As the rate of new drug abusers under 30 rises, authorities in Singapore ponder whether incarceration or drug education is...

Top Managers Most Affected by Alcoholism and Mental Disorders in Singapore

It is not always easy being at the top. High functioning addicts (HFAs) lead double lives for years, appearing professional...

Acupuncture addiction treatment is introduced in Singapore

Singaporeans diagnosed with addiction disorders can now undergo acupuncture treatment in conjunction with the existent psychiatric and psychological treatments already...