Addictions
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New Vaccine For Cocaine Dependence Shows Some Success by eNotAlone.com Scientists from the United States who have completed early trials on an experimental vaccine for cocaine dependence have announced recently that the vaccine has shown some success in decreasing use in cocaine addicts and even helped some users kick
Marijuana Smoke Can Alter DNA And Lead To Cancer by eNotAlone.com Smoking the cannabis plant (also known as pot, marijuana and ganja), can damage DNA and increases the risk of developing cancer, discovered researchers from England and Sweden.
Marijuana Affects Perception Of The Driver by eNotAlone.com Marijuana smokers are more likely to get involved in automobile crashes than people who do not drive under the influence of cannabis, report scientists from Canada. Cannabis, also known as marijuana, is a psychoactive drug, the mind-altering substance
Impulsiveness In Kids Linked To Later Gambling Addiction by eNotAlone.com Kids who were inattentive, impulsive and hyperactive in kindergarten, are more likely to develop symptoms of risky gambling behavior by the time they reach middle school, reports a new Canadian study in the latest issue of Archives of Pediatrics
Salt - An Addictive Antidepressant by eNotAlone.com Salt is a natural antidepressant and helps people to improve their mood - this way scientists are explaining why Americans tend to consume too much of it. University of Iowa psychologist Kim Johnson and colleagues, performed series of tests on rats
Overcoming Gambling Addiction by eNotAlone.com Gambling is an urge of playing a game in which money is normally at stake. There are many forms of such games including casinos, horse races, different kinds of lotteries, card rooms, and stock market betting.
Teen Marijuana Use Linked To Evenings Spent Out With Friends by eNotAlone.com A new study published this week in the February issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, showed worrying statistics about use of marijuana among teenagers. Research found that smoking pot among teens has dramatically increased in many
Cash Reward Helps Smokers Quit Bad Habit by eNotAlone.com Smokers who are paid to quit are about three times more likely to give up a bad habit and not have another cigarette than those who get no cash reward, a new study reports. Smoking is one of the nation's biggest causes of premature death
Does Marijuana Lead To Testicular Cancer? by eNotAlone.com It is quite possible, according to a new report in the February 9 issue of the journal Cancer. For the first time, researchers have linked frequent marijuana use to an increased risk of testicular cancer.
Shopping Addiction by eNotAlone.com For many people shopping is considered to be one of the favorite pastimes. For most of them it is just buying some new clothes or presents for close people. But there is another category for whom shopping is much more than just enjoyable pastime
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Under the Influence; A Guide to the Myths and Realities of Alcoholism by James Robert Milam, Katherine Ketcham Ten of millions Americans suffer from alcoholism, yet most people still wrongly believe that alcoholism is a psychological or moral problem, and that it can be cured by psychotherapy or sheer will power.
Sniffing Out Drugs: Abuse of Household Products Rising by National Institute of Health When most people think of drug abuse, they think of illegal substances like heroin, cocaine and LSD. Would it surprise you to know that some of the most toxic substances abused by children and teens can be found in the home?
Craving: Approaching Avoidance: A Step Essential to the Understanding of Craving by National Institute of Health Craving is only one component of the mental processes that influence drinking behavior. Alcohol-related cues (ARCs) can set in motion a dynamic competition between inclinations to approach drinking and inclinations to avoid drinking.
Functional Imaging of Craving by National Institute of Health To visualize brain activity associated with mental states, such as craving for alcohol and other drugs (AODs), researchers have begun to use functional imaging techniques. Three commonly used techniques are single photon emission computed tomography
12 Step Programs
AA to Z; An Addictionary of the 12-Step Culture by Christopher Cavanaugh Throughout the world today, more than two million alcoholics and hundreds of thousands of drug addicts, compulsive overeaters, sex addicts, compulsive gamblers, codependents, and other addicts abstain from their addiction, having found a new life
Juvenile Court Involvement with Chemically Involved Families by Child Welfare Information Gateway Although only a small percentage of substantiated child abuse and neglect cases go to court, those that do are heard exclusively in the juvenile courts civil proceedings. One exception, however, is severe physical abuse or neglect or sexual abuse
Parental Substance Abuse : Family Assessment by Child Welfare Information Gateway The assessment process for any troubled family that has come to the attention of professionals should involve an inquiry that addresses both the problem of substance abuse and the problem of child maltreatment.
Child Maltreatment and Parental Substance Abuse by Child Welfare Information Gateway Determining if and when parental substance abuse should be reported to a CPS agency is a difficult but important issue. To make such a determination, it is necessary to understand the requirements related to mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect.
Substance Abuse : Tuberculosis, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome by Child Welfare Information Gateway TB is an infectious disease caused by tubercle bacilli. Infection may occur anywhere in the body, but the lung is the most common site. After the airborne tubercle bacilli are inhaled, they generally multiply in the lungs, sometimes reaching
Children of Chemically Involved Parents: Special Risks by Child Welfare Information Gateway Polysubstance abuse. Most substance abusers use multiple drugs or drugs, alcohol, and nicotine in combination. In some cases, this polysubstance abuse may occur without the user's knowledge because it is common practice among street dealers to substitute
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| Advice & Discussions | Boyfriend addicted to dating sites, says its just for fun, but... Hello, I am 26 and I've been dating my boyfriend for about 3 years, and have lived with him for 2 years. Our relationship has not been the most stable, as we've taken quit a few breaks, which would have been breakups had we not been living together (and kind of stuck together cause neither of us can afford to live on our own). | he is ADDICTED to playing video games please help... I moved in with my boyfriend 3 months ago.
he plays xbox live, call of duty and gears of war.
at first to me, it was not a problem because I had my computer to tie up my time, but it's been three months strait of coming home from work, he immediatly gets on it. | Am I sex addict or something else? Hello,
I know I have a problem , but where do I go for help!
Am I sex addict or something else?
Here is how I am:
Ignorant, arrogant, nervous, full of hate!
Sex compulsive behavior: in last 9 years I went 5
times to strip clubs (stayed only once), bought 2
"Playboy" tapes, masturbated maybe 5 times, watched
sex magazines at airports (never bought one) , watched
"Real Sex" show Thursdays on HBO!
Before that (10 years ago) at one point I was
masturbating every day (for 3 months) and for three
years I was regular watching soft porn (never hard-I
hate them), gong to clubs. | I'm addicted to sex! What should i do? Ever since I had sex with my boyfriend I just cant seem to stop having it... and i havent used protection with him yet! I'm only 14... I'm totally addicted to sex... you probably think I'm a sk@nk but I'm really not... anyone have any advice? | Addiction or fear, or something else !! I am matured enough now. I have a littlebit doubt in mind. While doing a intercource, most of the girls are happy to see my pennis. They also gives me a nice bj, it seems ok with them. They enjoy it just like, there is no tommorow. But while procceding for intercource they look somewht feared. |
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