A number of experts in the field of addiction, including OASI CE Noel Xerri, were interviewed on the changing trends in the use of different drugs, following the publishing of… Read more »
Explaining Current Drug Use Trends
Posts Tagged: Addiction
Appeal to the Chairperson of the Petition Committee on Petitions as to Not to Disregard the Guidelines and to Ask the Committee to Meet to Consider the Proposed Amendments by 56 Entities
We would like to draw the attention of all the media that as of this morning, 14 December at 10am, we have not received any reply to our letter to… Read more »
OASI Foundation and Caritas Malta express their concern about the reformed cannabis bill
In a joint statement, OASI Foundation and Caritas Malta expressed their concerns about the cannabis reformed bill. You can read the article here.Times of Malta
Medicinal Cannabis… Myth or Miracle?
Substance use is becoming more and more normalised, where society’s approach towards drug use is changing quite fast. This abruptness by which societal change takes place does not always ripple… Read more »
Drug Dependence
What happens during drug dependence and what are the leading factors? There are in fact several factors which contribute to substance dependence, including societal, biological, environmental factors, age of first… Read more »
Eating Disorders: What Are They?
Eating disorders are increasingly on the rise. This is worrying as studies show that young people between the ages of 15 and 24 who suffer from anorexia are 10 times… Read more »
The 12 Steps 6-12
The following are Step 6 to Step 12. At OASI, these steps are worked with a sponsor or their counselor once a person finishes the residential program. This does… Read more »
The 12 Steps 1-5
The 12-step recovery program was originally created in the 1930s and its main focus was alcoholism. Since then, the program has been adapted to several types of addictions, including drugs… Read more »
Facts and myths of drugs
Nowadays whenever anyone wants to look up something, we have the Internet which easily accessed due to the advances technology has made. While this is a good thing, it can… Read more »
Common Fears in Recovery
Being afraid it a natural instinct, we all experience fear. Most active addicts will contemplate recovery as this is something new to them, and with new things, comes along new… Read more »
