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Energy drinks 'increase the risk of mental health problems'
But as the alcohol wore off, the high levels of caffeine in her system took control of her heart rate – causing it to accelerate dangerously out of control, medics have since said. She suffered three heart attacks and temporarily 'died' on her bathroom …
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Indy's heroin epidemic: It's cheap, easy to get, deadly
Experts point to a host of reasons why those people are using so much heroin. In an increasing number of cases, they didn't start with a needle — the addiction started in their medicine cabinets. To understand heroin addiction, said Dr. Charles …
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'Addiction Poem' Spreads Message Of Hope To Addicts, Chronic Relapsers …
People who struggle with addiction may want to quit, but can't do it on their own despite the harm that it causes both themselves and their family. Addiction can cause physical and mental health problems, family strife, and financial ruin. The poem …
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Grief in the Time of Facebook
It's not helpful, logical or useful to pass judgment, and in fact, I think it's precisely that judgment that often causes grievers the most pain." What follows is an account of several … Wendy Chin-Tanner is a founding editor of Kin Poetry Journal …
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A diary of mysterious difficulties…
It was indeed strange to think about Agnes, the poetry of her physical being, and her existence as the caretaker of the boy. What was Dora's role compared to that responsibility? Unthinkable that she should feel sorry for herself. She would castigate …
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Let's not jump the gun with marijuana legalization
As with alcohol and tobacco, they soon realize that taxes are not going to offset the cost of problems associated with increased use like health problems, addiction treatment, school and college dropout, traffic injuries and deaths and more …
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Family opens up about the shocking heartbreak of losing her beautiful …
The bereaved family of a promising young Georgia student whose life was cut tragically short due to a heroin overdose has come forward to talk about their heartbreak and the beautiful woman's legacy a year after her death. Elizabeth Turner was a gifted …
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Question by LalaLand: Shoud drug addiction be Considered a Disease?

Best answer:

Answer by Jaymjensen
If we allow alcoholism and gambling to be disorders then we might as well. It’s retarded that people think like that.
The only reason why we classify it as a disease or disorder is so drug companies can pump out more drugs and make more money.
In my opinion there is no such thing as Alcoholism, or Gambling addictions, or even depression or ADD. I think it’s stupid people buy into that because we are all hypochondirachs. They’ll probably come out with a new addiction tomorrow about soda drinking disorders. F*cking nonsense!

Answer by Windy
First, we need to differentiate between drug use and drug addiction, because they are two different things. Contrary to what some people still believe, a chemical addiction is a disease.    Read more...

Progressives Should Just Say No to Legalizing Drugs
Moreover, why would we eliminate the deterrent effect that criminality now imposes on the general public? If drugs … While tobacco is addictive and causes many health problems (draining public health resources), cigarettes don't shrink parts of the …
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Mental-health hirings combat soldier suicides
He did not repeat that remark Friday during the Conference of Defence Associations annual forum, but did tell reporters afterward that the causes of suicide are complex. "It will be a trigger of a breakdown of a relationship in many cases, sometimes …
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Question by Rita: eating disorder causing diabetes?
I was around 120 and I have an eating disorder and depression so for the past maybe 9 days I have been eating massive amounts of sugary unhealthy food (I know disgusting)
anyways my eyes are really blurry and I’ve never had any problems with my vision before, my head also hurts
could I have developed a form of diabetes .. I have probably gained up to 10 pounds in the past couple weeks
I’m so scared I know I’m damaging my body but its an addiction
I am seriously addicted to food, if I stop for 4 days I will eventually cave in, so I stopped trying and now I just binge all day long
thank you Mark, I have done those things working out makes me feel amazing, but as I said 4 days without a binge and its clawing at me to give in, and sometimes I do it right away I don’t put up a fight I want that release as soon as I get it my depression takes over I am not in control anymore    Read more...