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Battling Addiction to Food

Battling addiction to food

Filed under: drug addiction help in maine

A 55-year-old Eliot, Maine, woman decided to start attending Food Addicts meetings because she was tired of being overweight and tired of lying to herself. "I was a grazer.… Continue reading

The Weekend's Viewing: In the Village, Viewers Can – Finally – Enjoy a Proper

The Weekend's Viewing: In The Village, viewers can – finally – enjoy a proper

Filed under: internet addiction help

Taking our growing addiction to the internet to its final, outlandish conclusion, this sharply entertaining episode saw the feisty, flirtatious… Continue reading

Sobriety's High Price

Sobriety's High Price

Filed under: drug addiction help

Experts say there's no evidence to prove that round-the-clock sober companionship or expensive dossiers help people recover from alcoholism or drug addiction any better than AA sponsors and regular drug testing do.… Continue reading

R.Ed.I. Foundation Aims to Change Teen Stats From New Home in Wheaton

R.Ed.I. Foundation aims to change teen stats from new home in Wheaton

Filed under: teen drug abuse

WHEATON — For more than three years, the R.Ed.I. Arts and Education Foundation has used real-life scenarios to educate teens about a variety… Continue reading

Ding Dong, the Ban Is Dead

Ding Dong, the Ban Is Dead

Filed under: drug treatment programs in nyc

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks in restaurants, delis and movie theaters in the hopes of… Continue reading

Prescription Drug Abuse Now Biggest Global Menace

Prescription drug abuse now biggest global menace

Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment

Deadly prescription drug addiction has become a serious menace globally. Findings announced on Sunday show that prescription overdose rate has reached epidemic levels in New York city… Continue reading