Rehabilitation is an extremely profitable industry across the world: 12 step programs, giving in to a ‘higher power’, luxurious rehab centres, cognitive therapy, family therapy, hospitals, medication. There are so many elements and different strategy’s to rehabilitation. But what makes a successful stint in rehabilitation?
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Dan - The Escape
Video games have been around for decades. The industry really exploded in popularity in the 1980s with home consoles such as Atari 2600, Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Mega Drive. Gamers finally had the opportunity to get lost in games for hours at a time in the comfort of their own home – which became a problem for some who became addicted very quickly. Despite this, there is little research about gaming addiction available. The World Health Organisation have recently classified gaming addiction as an official disease.Dan, a self-confessed recovered gaming addict, agrees. Alex, a video game website author, disagrees.
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Ben - Sex is natural, sex is good
Although not an established disorder in the DSM–5, Sex Addiction or hypersexuality is increasing in the modern world. Easily available online pornography, and dating/sex apps such as Tinder and Grindr make it easier to release sexual urges – repeatedly.Ben has been struggling for decades to control his impulsive hypersexualised nature.
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James - Lucky To Be Here
Polydrug use is typical, even amongst casual drug users. This is despite the fact that combining drugs carries extreme risks and can be extremely dangerous. The more drugs you take, the bigger the possibility is that something wrong will happen. James - who is a self-confessed polydrug user – talks about his story and how every day he is “just lucky to be here”.
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Adam - Extremes
Alcohol is a deadly drug, yet it is legal and easily accessible in shops all across the world. In Australia in particular, excessive drinking is an encouraged, and even culturally normalised, phenomenon. Adam grew up with an alcoholic mother and father – he tells the story of trying to make sense of his childhood world of extremes.
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