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Don’t give up giving up smoking: An expert’s guide to quitting – The Independent

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Don't give up giving up smoking: An expert's guide to quitting The Independent The way people think about addiction is that you need to take a drug to stay normal and to stave off withdrawal symptoms, nicotine addiction isn't that simple. You smoke because the nicotine you have been inhaling for all those years has changed your … and more »

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Assessing social media fame game – Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Assessing social media fame game Pittsburgh Post Gazette Author Douglas Rushkoff ("Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now"), who previously explored youth culture in the excellent 2001 "Frontline" documentary "Merchants of Cool," returns to do parents another favor by explaining the nuts and bolts of … and more »

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Snorting prescription pain pills is new high for teens — 5/16 10 pm — Teens across the Denver metro area are turning to prescription pain killers to get high, but they’re snorting and smoking the drug to reach the…

The Lure of Heroin: Painfully Addictive and Difficult to Quit (Op-Ed)
[Painkiller Abuse Can Lead to Heroin, Study Reveals]. After I got out, I had a couple of brief relapses during the next two years, but … I started using the club drug Molly, a form of Ecstasy, and then weed again. I couldn't believe I had allowed …
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Officials cross state lines to call for war on heroin
The steady increase in heroin use and overdoses in Toledo and in Michigan's Monroe County has prompted officials on both sides of the border to call for better addiction treatment, tougher enforcement, and increased public awareness to the burgeoning …
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Doctors: addiction is a chronic disease
Addiction to any illicit substance or drug is a disease, and it's one doctors say can take a lifetime to cure and can often be deadly.
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Prescription Drug Addiction — From physical injury to mental health, doctors prescribe medications to help people heal. Dr. David Buch delves into what can happen when the medication is a…

Richmond Public Housing Residents Say They're Plagued With Filth, Vermin …
Williams, whose rent is $ 251 a month, asked the Richmond Housing Authority to fix the problem, but he says nothing happened.(Lacy Atkins/San Francisco …. One woman thanks God for helping her overcome a painkiller addiction. Another is grateful for a …
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Heroin addiction: it can happen to anyone
Painkiller addiction is a gateway to heroin use, according to law enforcement. Hydrocodone, Methadone, Oxycontin and Vicodinare are opiates, like heroin. There were at least 25 opiate-related deaths in Anoka County in 2013, according to Vickstrom.
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Doctors: addiction is a chronic disease – WTVM

Doctors: addiction is a chronic disease WTVM According to Dr. Shroff, addiction happens in cycles that are usually triggered by a stressor or boredom and regardless of the cause, the habit does die hard. "The average number of times people need to get complete treatment or impatient or outpatient …

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Secret is the tech scene’s latest addiction – USA TODAY

Secret is the tech scene's latest addiction USA TODAY "I'm the only one who gets notified right now if something happens," he says. Secret has already raised $ 1.5 million from Google Ventures, Kleiner Perkins and Index Ventures. It also recently added a community manager to handle the onslaught of … and more »

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Question by stargazer: Addiction?
Do you know anyone who succesfully fought alcoholism and ended up a changed person?
I mean personally, like a friend or love partner.

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Answer by T S
Yes …Me!! I did it by slowly weening myself off from the heavy drinking. I now only enjoy a glass of wine here and there. I have a new attitude on life and don’t feel anxiety or hate for humanity anymore. I am changed in a great way.

Answer by Matt L
yes alcoholism is an ugly thing but it is completely possible to get through and live the rest of your life as normal function person, but it only works if and when that person is ready to overcome that problem and is ready for the change.

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