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Why Do Some People Become Alcoholics?

Why Do Some People Become Alcoholics? — Alcoholism is commonly misunderstood, but is also a very serious issue all across the globe. What causes some people to become alcoholics and not others? Tra…


Upper Darby PA Alcohol Drug Rehab Launches New Intervention Program
Drug addicts can sometimes be rather difficult to reach and have them realize how much pain and suffering they are causing others, yet there is a way to get their attention. For a no-cost consultation, call 484-373-4307. Upper Darby, PA (PRWEB) April …
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Local books and authors: East TN writers are prolific and diverse
… in the Progressive Era: Towards the Public Square in the New South” ( University of Tennessee Press) convinces readers that Tennessee women not only played a critical role in the suffrage era, reform-minded Tennessee women of the late 1800s and …
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Scientific Breakthrough Could Eliminate Addiction – 3News NZ

Scientific breakthrough could eliminate addiction – 3News NZ

Scientific breakthrough could eliminate addiction
3News NZ
In an international breakthrough, University of Canterbury scientists have made a major discovery that could stop addicts craving for drugs. They have done laboratory tests on a method that has found to have successfully stopped rats' addiction to cocaine.

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How to Stop Addiction – Google News

Editorial: Drug Take-Back Day gives us a chance to stop addiction – Albany Democrat Herald

Editorial: Drug Take-Back Day gives us a chance to stop addiction
Albany Democrat Herald
Here's the connection between the two items: According to a recent article in The New Republic magazine, about four in five new heroin addicts got addicted to prescription drugs before they turned to heroin. And unused opiates sitting in our medicine …

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How to Stop Addiction – Google News

Kennedy: Help stop drug addiction before it starts – MetroWest Daily News

Out of Prison, Shirley Lacy Is in Charge at Fayetteville Women's Shelter

Out of prison, Shirley Lacy is in charge at Fayetteville women's shelter
She steers the addicted into treatment. She makes sure … "The way Ms. Lacy presents herself is with a very childlike demeanor," Dr. Moira Antigues, a psychiatrist, testified in a hearing to vacate her sentence in 2012. "She's not a … But on the …
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Addiction research looks toward opiate blockers
Naltrexone, which has been used in tablet form for alcohol addiction for many years, is now available as an injection that lasts 30 days, which has improved compliance. "Once you stop methadone or once you stop Suboxone, there's a high prevalence of …
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Panel educates parents about teen alcohol and substance abuse issues
“It's going to be a series of informational presentations, ways of getting information to parents about teen alcohol and drug use,” said Jenn Wood, coordinator for the Community Coalition for Family Wellness. Wood said the students did not give …
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What Happens to Your Brain on Sugar, Explained by Science – PolicyMic

What Happens to Your Brain on Sugar, Explained by Science – PolicyMic


PolicyMic

What Happens to Your Brain on Sugar, Explained by Science
PolicyMic
For addicts, the opposite is true: That spike in Dopamine only comes in anticipation of the reward, as opposed to the actual reward itself. Later, once the reward is gotten, the effects are blunted because the brain has been flooded with dopamine as it

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How Addiction Happens – Google News

BioCorRx gears up for battle vs. drug addiction epidemic – Gant Daily

BioCorRx gears up for battle vs. drug addiction epidemic
Gant Daily
A common misconception is that addiction happens to persons who are emotionally weak or are not morally upright. The truth is, addiction is a disease, it changes the chemistry of the brain. And just like any disease, drug addiction needs to be treated

How Addiction Happens – Google News

Estevan Voters Say No to Casino, Approve Fluoride

Estevan voters say no to casino, approve fluoride
"Now, we will probably put it back in the file and wait and see what happens." The casino proposal was put on the ballot after the Little Pine First Nation and Chief Wayne Semaganis approached the municipality. Moore said residents realize the negative …
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Keystone XL Pipeline Debate Summarized In A Single Scene In Washington
It all happened between the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and the famous reflecting pool on Washington's National Mall. Protesters … pollutes drinking water and nothing happens." …. D.C. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000657/" target="_hplink …
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Editorial: Drug Take-Back Day Gives Us a Chance to Stop Addiction – Albany Democrat Herald

Editorial: Drug Take-Back Day gives us a chance to stop addiction – Albany Democrat Herald

Editorial: Drug Take-Back Day gives us a chance to stop addiction
Albany Democrat Herald
Here's the connection between the two items: According to a recent article in The New Republic magazine, about four in five new heroin addicts got addicted to prescription drugs before they turned to heroin. And unused opiates sitting in our medicine …

and more »

How to Stop Addiction – Google News

Kennedy: Help stop drug addiction before it starts – MetroWest Daily News

Kennedy: Help stop drug addiction before it starts
MetroWest Daily News
By Joe Kennedy III. Guest Columnist. "We want him held without bail." A young Assistant District Attorney, I had just walked into the courtroom on a Friday morning to arraign an individual for larceny when a couple stopped me. They were the parents of