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NH Ranks 49th Among States for Access to Alcohol, Drug Treatments – Foster’s Daily Democrat

NH ranks 49th among states for access to alcohol, drug treatments – Foster’s Daily Democrat

NH ranks 49th among states for access to alcohol, drug treatments
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Lt. Matt Shapiro of New Hampshire State Police said excessive alcohol consumption and substance abuse causes havoc on the state's roads. Shapiro works with the New Hampshire Driving Toward Zero (NHDTZ) coalition, an organization that hopes to 

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The Selling of Attention Deficit Disorder

The Selling of Attention Deficit Disorder
Psychiatric breakdown and suicidal thoughts are the most rare and extreme results of stimulant addiction, but those horror stories are far outnumbered by people who, seeking to study or work longer hours, cannot sleep for days, lose their appetite or …
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Top 10 Developments In Mental Health Since Newtown
This means insurers have their marching orders in terms of how and what they have to cover when it comes to mental health and substance abuse treatment. Also, new health insurance plans under Obamacare must cover mental health, and next year you …
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Why Alcohol Can Doom Putin's Dreams
A patient looks through a window of the door in the Serbsky State Scientific Center for Social and Forensic Psychiatry, which has called for mandatory treatment of alcoholism and drug abuse. Moscow, Oct. 10, 2011. (Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty Images …
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Drug Addicts ‘Can Quit Smoking’ With Additional Therapy – Medical News Today

Drug addicts ‘can quit smoking’ with additional therapy – Medical News Today

Drug addicts 'can quit smoking' with additional therapy
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cigarette smoking causes 1 in 5 deaths in the US every year. But the researchers say the highest death rate from smoking tobacco occurs in patients receiving treatment for substance abuse.

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Achieving Happiness: Give Yourself the Gift of Financial Self-Control

Achieving Happiness: Give yourself the gift of financial self-control
But when the credit card bills came, it almost caused a divorce.” Because Cindy and her husband Jack had not discussed a … Cindy eventually came to see that shopping was like having an affair; it was an extramarital activity that provided a …
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Porn: The new narcotic
Some might argue that many substances and activities—such as TV, food, shopping, etc.—can cause addiction-forming chemicals in the brain, yet we certainly don't want the government regulating how much TV we watch, how often we shop, or how much we …
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Our Old-Timey Addiction: Why We Can't Get Enough of Century-Old Images

Our old-timey addiction: Why we can't get enough of century-old images
They demonstrated the extent to which old photographs of cities, like cat videos, have gained unforeseen popularity on the Internet. Once relegated to municipal archives, libraries and postcard collections, vintage urban photos have given rise to …
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Sober reflection
Offering hope to those affected by others' addictions are publicity-shy Al-Anon members, who say their paradoxical approach works best for those who want it, not those who need it, writes Bruce Munro. ''Right now there are people in this …. Being …
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Bills try to halt prescription drug abuse
Drug overdoses remain the leading cause of accidental death for Ohioans, Sprague said. The bills also aim to curtail the state's drug problem through stopping new addiction, keeping current addicts alive, and offering recovery treatment. The holistic …
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What Are the Risks of Smoking After an Aorta and Valve Heart Operation?

Question by greeneyes: What are the risks of smoking after an aorta and valve heart operation?
My morher about a year ago had an open heart surgery. Which concluded in replacing the valve with a mecanic one and her aorta was replaced with a plastic tubing and i just recently confirmed she had began smoking again.

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Answer by bundygil
Risks are very high, but some people you just can’t convince, or if they’re convinced, they just rationalise it.
A friend of mine has had 7 bypasses and has also retaken up smoking.

Answer by iain4rangers
Does she have a death wish? Smoking is a leading contributor to heart and lung disease, she has been given an extension of life with her cardiac surgery, pity she does not appreciate it. Nicotine changes blood flow through the small capillaries, the other crap in cigarettes fills your lungs destroying the cilia (hairs) that sweep foreign particles from your airways.