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Winehouse’s Death Points to Dangers of Detoxing Alone – msnbc.com

Causes of Addiction: Winehouse’s death points to dangers of detoxing alone – msnbc.com


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Winehouse's death points to dangers of detoxing alone
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An estimated 15.2 million Americans battle alcohol abuse and addiction each year, according to the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. About 5 percent of untreated patients going through acute alcohol withdrawal have seizures, according to a

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Causes of Addiction – Google News

Causes of Addiction: Four Things You Need To Know About Addiction – Fox News


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Four Things You Need To Know About Addiction
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Cocaine increases dopamine (a pleasure/reward chemical in the brain) which causes changes in brain DNA. Thus doing cocaine actually changes brain function and this causes cravings. Dr. Kalivas' research is now testing how to reverse that change in

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Causes of Addiction – Google News

Causes of Addiction: Mental health calls irk police – The Province