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Addiction Rehab in the News

Addiction Rehab: Daniel Baldwin says volatile relationship grew worse after move to Lake Oswego
Daniel Baldwin hoped for a fresh start when he moved from California to Oregon two years ago. But a relationship with his wife that he described as tumultuous before the move grew worse in recent months, according to Baldwin’s account in court documents.
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Addiction Rehab: The way out of this crisis that Europe can’t face
There is probably only one thing more frightening than the prospect that European governments might fail in their increasingly frantic attempts to shore up the indebted economies of Greece , Ireland and Portugal . That is that they might succeed.
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Addiction Rehab: Betty Ford: A gift to America
An appreciation of the former First Lady, who was strong enough to admit her weaknesses, and used her own experience to help save lives
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Question by Jack P: Does the phrase ‘gambling addiction’ bear any relationship to the word ‘addiction’?
Traditionally the difference between an addiction, as opposed to mere self-destructive behavior and habits involved physical dependency reflected in physical withdrawal symptoms:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/addiction

“addiction

“Main Entry: ad·dic·tion
“Pronunciation: \?-’dik-sh?n, a-\
“Function: noun
“Date: 1599
“1 : the quality or state of being addicted
“2 : compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance (as heroin, nicotine, or alcohol) characterized by tolerance and by well-defined physiological symptoms upon withdrawal; broadly : persistent compulsive use of a substance known by the user to be harmful”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addiction

“An addiction is a persistent behavioral pattern marked by physical and/or psychological dependency[1] and tolerance[2] that causes significant disruption and negatively impacts the quality of life of an organism.[citation needed]    Read more...