Addicted.com Formally Launches Interactive Website for Addicts and Their Loved Ones.Website Offers Comprehensive Array of Groundbreaking Resources for the Addiction Community LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- Addicted.com, a website for addicts and their families to find support and recovery resources online, today announced its formal launch. The site moves into official launch mode today after a one-year beta testing (programming) beta testing - Testing a pre-release (potentially unreliable) version of a piece of software by making it available to selected users. This term derives from early 1960s terminology for product cycle checkpoints, first used at IBM but later standard throughout the period that yielded thousands of new members and participation from some of the nation's foremost addiction specialists. The Addicted.com site features a full slate Any political party or faction that seeks to form a majority in a parliament or on a board of directors or other responsible body typically must run a full slate if only to demonstrate that they have the capacity to attract the talent to fill every position with some person, even if that of professional addiction experts that specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of common addictions including eating disorders eating disorders, in psychology, disorders in eating patterns that comprise four categories: anorexia nervosa, bulimia, rumination disorder, and pica. Anorexia nervosa is characterized by self-starvation to avoid obesity. , sexual addiction sexual addiction Sex compulsion Sexology Compulsive and ritualized sexuoerotic hyperactivity, generally under specific sexuoerotic conditions and stimuli. See Sexaholics Anonymous. , gambling and drug and alcohol addiction. The site also offers people seeking help a proprietary Zip Code zip code System of postal-zone codes (zip stands for “zone improvement plan”) introduced in the U.S. in 1963 to improve mail delivery and exploit electronic reading and sorting capabilities. Locator which visitors can use to find nearby recovery centers, doctors, counselors and other assistance for their addictions. Other features include AddictedTube, which allows visitors to view and share addiction-related videos. AddictedSpace is another valuable feature where members can share progress on recovery, ask for help, and share stories of addiction and rehabilitation. The site is also the first of its kind to feature virtual tours Virtual Tours The phrases panoramic tour and virtual tour are often used to describe a variety of video and photographic based media. The word panorama indicates an unbroken view, so essentially, a panorama in that respect could be either a series of photographs or panning video of treatment facilities so that people struggling with addictions and their families and loved ones can get a sense of the treatment options available in advance. Along with AddictedSpace and AddictedTube, visitors can take self-tests to help determine whether they have an addiction and may need to seek help. Articles, advice, experts and other resources give users the option of complete anonymity if they are seeking resources but aren't ready to share their story with the world. Addiction.com was originally planned to be an addiction treatment referral service. After realizing that the site could offer much more, Founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. John S. Shegerian, expanded the site to include these additional features. To add even more in-depth assistance, Addicted.com added an online "Aftercare af·ter·care n. Follow-up care provided after a medical procedure or treatment program. aftercare the care and treatment of a convalescent patient, especially one that has undergone surgery. " program, designed to continue giving support to addicts after their treatment has ended. "We are thrilled with the early success of our Addicted.com site," said Shegerian. "But there is still so much more to do. With more than forty million addicts in the United States alone, there is an enormous population of individuals out there struggling with addiction who just need something like Addicted.com to kick-start their road to recovery. Being able to offer hope to these people and their families is an honor and a privilege. Better yet, Addicted.com provides the right tools and resources to enable the addicted community and their loved ones to proactively help themselves!" The site gives addicts and concerned family and friends a 24-hour interactive resource for the help they need - right from their own computers. Addicted.com provides addiction recovery resources and tools for addicts, family members and friends throughout the Internet community. The main goal of the site is to maintain a well-known on-line space for people to visit when they need advice, answers, assistance or just someone to talk with. For more information on addicted.com, its mission and services, please visit www.addicted.com or contact info@addicted.com, 1-866-ADDICTED. |
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