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Understanding Addiction: Why Do Some People Become Addicted?

Understanding Addiction: Why Do Some People Become Addicted?

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"Addiction is a disease. It's a brain condition that involves compulsive use of a substance," says Wilson Compton, M.D., division director at the National… Continue reading

Has Prescription Drug Abuse Changed?

Has Prescription Drug Abuse Changed?

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Frieden was referring to the burgeoning problem of prescription drug abuse. Most if not all doctors know about the addictive nature of pain killers such as Oxycodone and Hydrocodone… Continue reading

More Than a Habit: 6 Most Common Addictions in America

More Than a Habit: 6 Most Common Addictions in America

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While most users are aware of the harmful side effects of nicotine, that knowledge does not change their behavior. Around 62 percent … Whether… Continue reading

Higher Cigarette, Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use for 12th Grade Dropouts

Higher Cigarette, Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use for 12th Grade Dropouts

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Washington, D.C. – infoZine – Youth in the 12th grade age range (ages 16 to 18} who have dropped out of school prior… Continue reading

External Qigong Therapy Can Help Control Cocaine Craving Early in Recovery

External qigong therapy can help control cocaine craving early in recovery

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Individuals undergoing residential substance abuse treatment who received qigong therapy, compared to a similar duration of sham treatment, reported significantly reduced cravings for… Continue reading

I Am Making a Crisis Pamphlet for Health Class I Cant Think of Crisis’s?

Question by imjustanexclamationpoint: I am making a crisis pamphlet for health class I cant think of crisis’s?
I need to make a pamphlet for health on places for teens to go when they have a crisis.
Ex: Deppression- go… Continue reading