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Film Comment Selects 2014: Me and You Review – slantmagazine

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Film Comment Selects 2014: Me and You Review slantmagazine The drama remains appealingly off-kilter for the most part, but Me and You is not without familiar histrionics, namely in relation to Olivia's recovery from addiction, which causes her to spend a great deal of the time screaming and crying in the …

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National Eating Disorders Week hopes to raise awareness: How to get help – Examiner.com

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National Eating Disorders Week hopes to raise awareness: How to get help Examiner.com The three main types of eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder, but the causes and solutions are not so easily categorized, say experts. "Eating disorders are complicated and vexing problems and we don't … and more »

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A silent epidemic
Serenity's mother, Helen Benson, began recovering from drug and alcohol addiction while pregnant and staying in a domestic violence shelter in South Carolina. MARC LESTER — Anchorage Daily News |Buy Photo ….. It says Elijah has a form of FASD, with …
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'True Detective' and Women: Does the Hit HBO Show Have a Problem With …
To recap: Marty backslides into his old habits — like an addict, one hit isn't enough, and after what should be a harmless and quick drink in a bar, he's shacking up with a T-Mobile sales lady who just happens to be one of the former underage …
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Chinese Medicine for Addiction – The Epoch Times

Chinese Medicine for Addiction The Epoch Times The perspective of many modern practitioners of Chinese medicine on addiction is that it results not from character weakness or weakness of the will, but usually from pre-existing conditions that cause the addict to self-medicate with drugs, alcohol … and more »

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Quigley: Is banning public smoking going too far? – The Jersey Journal

Quigley: Is banning public smoking going too far? The Jersey Journal I know smoking causes cancer — of the nose, mouth, larynx, trachea, esophagus, throat, lungs, stomach, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, cervix, bone marrow and blood. It makes aneurysms … It's an addiction, not just stupidity or stubbornness. I think we … and more »

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A history of addiction treatment for black men and women
Haslyn E.R. Hunte, in a first-of-its-kind study, finds perceived racial discrimination and a sense of being treated unfairly can lead to the use of drugs/alcohol to cope, and need to be addressed in treatment. Recent studies also indicate that black …
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LETTER: Truth about drugs the right approach
More than three decades of research supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) prove that addiction is a complex brain disease. Most addiction research agrees that the cause of addiction occurs in the midbrain and involves the dysfunction …
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What Is Addiction?
… plague of both desperate poverty and tortured privilege. The abuse of prescription drugs is an even more widespread problem. But what causes the addiction that lets drug abuse flourish? Is addiction a disorder, a matter of human frailty or …
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Addiction and Recovery – Library Journal

Addiction and Recovery Library Journal What is the latest thinking on the causes of addiction? How does addiction affect families and what sort of books are required reading for research. On hand will be Patrick Hughes from Central Recovery Press and Alison Vandenberg of Hazelden. Panelists and more »

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Sick cities: why urban living can be bad for your mental health – The Guardian

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Sick cities: why urban living can be bad for your mental health The Guardian Interestingly, however, a person's risk of addiction disorders seemed not to be affected by where they live. At one time it was … Schizophrenia is already one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, and its prevalence looks likely to increase …

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Illinois' fracking rules have the makings of a failure
Anger from grass-roots activists who saw further gutting of a loophole-ridden law. Activists and environmentalists packed rules hearings … Overwork is a main cause of exhaustion, drug use and high fatality rates. Or, do we want bone-tired, strung-out …
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Sex tablets: The new craze ruining young lives
Nairobi, Kenya: Unrealistic perceptions about sexual performance and addiction to pornography are among reasons pushing some men into use of sex-enhancement drugs. Experts note with concern that the number of both young and elderly men … Dr Ahmed …
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Nuke test scores fell flat during alleged cheating
The missteps prompted Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to launch two probes of the entire nuclear force to find root causes for leadership lapses and other problems — steps Hagel deemed necessary to restore public confidence. Hagel says he believes the …
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