Addictions

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Four Stages of Breaking an Addiction
Conquer Your Food Addiction : The Ehrlich 8-Step Program for Permanent Weight Loss
by Caryl Ehrlich
Nowhere do the Four Stages of Addiction come into play more powerfully than they do when you resist changing a habit relating to the foods with which you self-medicate. For most of us those foods are the instant, and easily available - Bread, Beverage

Why Teens Begin Using Marijuana
Marijuana - What's a Parent to Believe?
by Timmen L. Cermak
As a parent, if you're not sure what to believe about marijuana, how will you handle the subject with your child? Maybe you smoked pot as a teen, or you use marijuana today. Maybe you never tried pot, or you don't even know what it looks like.

Subtle Addictions
by Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
Many people are not aware of the more subtle addictions, the addictions that are often so covert and pervasive that they are as invisible to us as the air we breathe. Yet these addictions may be impacting us negatively as much as the more overt addictions

The Ritual of Food Addiction
Conquer Your Food Addiction : The Ehrlich 8-Step Program for Permanent Weight Loss
by Caryl Ehrlich
If you've been trying to figure out the weight-loss game for as long as I've been coaching people - twenty five years - you've most likely been trying to avoid food, even though that point of view has not worked.

Recovery Hints
Adult Children of Alcoholics
by Janet Woititz
It is important to be clear what recovery means for adult children. Alcoholism is a disease. People recovering from alcoholism are recovering from a disease. The medical model is accepted by all responsible folks working in alcoholism treatment.

Chapter 2: The Stranger You Love
Addict in the Family: Stories of Loss, Hope, and Recovery
by Beverly Conyers, MA
All addicts' stories are heartbreaking in their own unique ways. But if you hear enough of these stories, you begin to realize that they are also distressingly similar.

Straight Talk about Addiction and Recovery
Straight Talk from Claudia Black: What Recovering Parents Should Tell Their Kids About Drugs and Alcohol
by Claudia A. Black, M.S.W., Ph.D.
Talking with your kids about alcohol use, drug use, and addiction can be difficult for any parent. For recovering parents, conversations with your children about drug use and abuse are even more complex, urgent, and personal.

Computer and Cyberspace Addiction
by John Suler, Ph.D.
A heated debate is rising among psychologists. With the explosion of excitement about the internet, some people seem to be a bit too excited. Some people spend way too much time there. Is this yet ANOTHER type of addiction that has invaded the human

The Origins of Trauma
Trauma and Addiction: Ending the Cycle of Pain Through Emotional Literacy
by Tian Dayton, Ph.D.
Trauma, by its very nature, renders a person emotionally illiterate. What happens feels out of the norm, hard to pin down, elusive and strange, so we don't integrate it into our context of normal living.

The Uses of Smoking: An Integrated Awareness Perspective
by Mark Fourman, LLP
How come nicotine replacement therapy (nicotine patch and gum) only has a 7% success rate for quitting smoking?1 Why do people on nicotine replacement therapy still crave cigarettes? Clearly there are reasons for smoking that go far beyond simple chemical

Introduction to the Stages of Recovery
My Recovery: A Personal Plan for Healing
by Charles L. Whitfield, M.D.
If you or someone you love is battling an addiction to alcohol, drugs, food, gambling or the like, struggling with a mental illness or a harmful lifestyle habit, this book can help.