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Parents learn about drug, alcohol problems of Swampscott teens (Swampscott Reporter)
Mon Nov 23 12:51:49 PST 2009
"The No. 1 killer of young people in Middle School is drug overdoses. Number One,” said the sister of a young woman who died of an overdose after years of addiction. “By the age of 14, I free-based cocaine here in Swampscott,” said a recovering addict,
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Binge eating: Is it a form of addiction? (Los Angeles Times)
Mon Nov 23 00:21:30 PST 2009
Overeaters describe cravings and benders. Experts are split. The notion that binge eating is a form of addiction comes up frequently in experts' discussions of the diagnosis.
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Rock-star wife details drug mayhem in new book (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Tue Nov 24 06:46:22 PST 2009
It could have been a great rock 'n' roll love story.
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Illness theory gaining ground for gambling addiction (Las Vegas Sun)
Mon Nov 23 02:02:34 PST 2009
Experts who study gambling addiction remain a long way from knowing why people develop gambling problems. But researchers now know what happens inside the brains of gambling addicts that fuels the addiction, and how best to help them.
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California Issues Strict Rules For Health Professionals With Addiction Problems (Medical News Today)
Mon Nov 23 06:36:31 PST 2009
News outlets report on a variety of health issues at the state level including stricter rules for drug abusers in the health industry in California, an examination of the nation's first city-run universal health care plan in San Francisco, a cigarette tax in Florida, sex offenders and ex-convicts...
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Teenagers risk kidney failure in drug craze (Guardian Unlimited)
Mon Nov 23 05:02:58 PST 2009
Ketamine causes irreversible damage, fear GPs Ketamine, a powerful tranquilliser used on horses, is being taken in growing number by young people in the UK, causing crippling health problems. Some addicts have needed to have their bladders removed and must now wear catheters. Other users have...
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Rock-star wife details drug mayhem in new book (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)
Tue Nov 24 06:46:22 PST 2009
By Dean Goodman
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Rock-star wife details drug mayhem in new book (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News)
Tue Nov 24 06:17:42 PST 2009
* Scott Weiland's estranged wife writes memoir
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Smoking vaccine gains drug giant ally as testing nears an end (The Tennessean)
Tue Nov 24 04:33:56 PST 2009
Smokers have tried a long list of ways to quit: cold turkey, counseling, gum, patches and more.
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Vaccines give drug maker shot in the arm (Reno Gazette-Journal)
Tue Nov 24 01:43:38 PST 2009
LINDA A. JOHNSON
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