Addiction

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Addictive Disorders

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Addiction is the dependence on a particular substance, to the extent that fulfilling that dependence becomes a dominant preoccupation in a person’s life. Addictions may be physical, in that the withdrawal of the substance produces symptoms such as diarrhea and vomiting, or the dependence might be more psychological, producing craving and agitation if the consumption [...]

Prescription Drug Abuse

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

So what exactly is this prescription drug abuse that has been becoming increasingly popular among the populace? Almost any prescription drug has the potential to be abused but certain classes of drug are more popular than others. These are the ones that yield a psychoactive effect that either slows the brain down or revs it [...]

Treatment for Sexual Addiction

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

If you are seeking help for sex addiction, there are a number of treatment programs available. The best-known programs in the United States include Sierra Tucson in Arizona, Tulane University’s program in New Orleans and the Menninger Clinic’s program in Topeka, Kan.
Most of these programs approach sex addiction with the same strategies that have proven [...]

Brain Health and Drug

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

What chance does a teenager have to avoid the “drug tentacles” reaching into every crack and crevasse of American society? Drug addiction and drug abuse are not simply about “street drugs” sold by nefarious persons to innocent victims. Both illegal and legally prescribed drugs mimic each other in the many in which they exploit the [...]

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