Many online communities have started addiction recovery

programs to help an addicted individual return back to normal

life, happy and healthy. People can ask questions related to

drugs, alcohol or social networking addiction and scan through

the news and information given on the portal daily .

People especially the teenagers often get addicted to drugs and alcohol either

out of curiosity or because their friends insist them to take cocaine, heroin or

for that matter alcohol. Any kind of addiction is life threatening and hence

such a problem need to be addressed on time or else your dear one's life may

be at risk. A number of addiction recovery programs have been started by

various 'brick and mortar' rehab centers. Many online communities have also

come up to offer instant help to people suffering from some kind of

addiction. In these online communities, you will find various sections

including forums, news and information sharing center, self-help recovery

programs, and so on. These virtual recovery forums and communities are

developed in order to allow shy people to freely discuss and share their

personal experiences with the other forum members.

Out of frustration towards life and stress, many people tend to get addicted to

marijuana, heroin, and cocaine. Often people also start taking excessive doses

of medicines (painkillers, steroids, sterilizers, etc.) that were once prescribed

to them by a doctor. Intake of drugs in great amount leads to both short-term

and long-term consequences such as sleeplessness, dizziness, anxiety to take

more of drugs every day, change in normal behavior, memory loss, and more.

The long-term effects of drugs are increased heart rate or respiration,

destroying of the nasal wall, increased blood pressure, stomach problems,

paranoia and cancer.

Drinking occasionally doesn't cause much harm but the real problem starts

when you regularly start drinking and cannot think of a day without it.

Alcohol destroys the liver, causes headache, and leads to abusive behavior in

human beings. Addicted people don't feel like mixing with family or friends,

creates a ruckus when at home, and easily gets irritated with people.

Well, this is the latest kind of addiction occurring to generation Y. Especially

the teenagers are getting increasingly attracted to various social media sites

such as Facebook, Twitter, Google+ that allows them to uninterruptedly chat,

make friends, and share photos and videos with each other over the internet.

While spending some amount of time on these social networking web

platforms is fun, a rising number of boys and girls seem to neglect their

studies and regular household tasks at the cost of chatting with their friends

for endless hours. Parents are getting increasingly worried because of their

children's addiction social networking.

Many well-known rehab centers have developed websites to let the families

of the addicted individuals find a platform to get the much needed help and

support to change their lives for the better. They have started the Addiction

Recovery programs to allow the families as well as the addicted people learn

about the side-effects of taking drugs and social networking.

Individuals don't need to disclose their personal identity such as name, gender

or address to discuss about their specific problem with others. After

becoming a member, you can join the discussion forum to ask questions, get

instant answers from the forum members, and read the latest news related to

addiction.