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Resolving to Break an Addictive Habit?
Health
- December 30, 2008
5 key steps might make it easier to start 2009 with less dependency
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Stop Smoking: Secrets of Successful Quitters
By Sarah Baldauf -
Health
- December 16, 2008
Trying to ditch your cigarettes with willpower alone almost never works.
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Study Questions Value of Anti-Meth Campaign
Health
- December 11, 2008
Kids seem to be ignoring message that methamphetamine is dangerous
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Study Suggests Sugar May Be Addictive
Health
- December 10, 2008
Finding might yield new insights into eating disorders, experts say
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A Heroin Addict at the Age of 13: Jessica Polmann, 18
By Jessica Calefati -
Nation & World
- December 5, 2008
After five years of abusing the drug, she has been clean for five months.
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The Young Face of Drug Abuse in the Northeast: Kristen Delgado, 18
By Jessica Calefati -
Nation & World
- December 5, 2008
She is one of a growing wave of teenagers and 20-somethings addicted to heroin.
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Heroin Hits the Suburbs Hard Amid Wave of Drug Abuse by Teens and 20-Somethings
By Jessica Calefati -
Nation & World
- December 5, 2008
A sad trail of addiction among young people is spreading beyond the Northeast's inner cities.
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School-Based Program Can Change Kids' Lives
Health
- December 3, 2008
A Seattle project was linked to better education, mental health 15 years later
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Few Young Adults Seek Treatment for Psych Disorders
Health
- December 1, 2008
Alcohol, nicotine use, personality illnesses common, study shows
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5 Million People a Year Use Self-Help Addiction Programs
Health
- November 24, 2008
U.S. report finds 2.3 million of them currently abstain from alcohol, drugs
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Booze Taxes Lower Alcohol-Linked Deaths
Health
- November 13, 2008
Alaska's alcohol tax increases tied to a drop in cirrhosis, cancer, study found
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Audio: Battling Shopping Addiction
By Kimberly Palmer -
Alpha Consumer
- November 11, 2008
How to get control of purchasing gone wild.
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Health Buzz: Teen Drug Addiction and Other Health News
Health
- November 5, 2008
The germs on women's hands, adolescents who don't get flu shots, and the evolution of hospice care.
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Extended Therapy Helps Drug-Addicted Teens
Health
- November 4, 2008
Use of detoxification medications produces noticeable results, study says
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7 Ways to Battle Shopping Addiction
By Kimberly Palmer -
Money & Business
- November 4, 2008
For people with a tendency to overspend, the holidays are a vulnerable time.
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Today's Smokers More Addicted to Nicotine
Health
- October 28, 2008
The less-hooked may have already quit, leaving 'hard-core' group behind, experts say
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Struggling With Alcohol? Better Quit Smoking, Too
Health
- October 24, 2008
Studies suggest it may be best to kick both habits at once
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Memory Lapses Come When 2 Parts of Brain Compete
Health
- October 24, 2008
Researchers say finding could lead to treatment for compulsive, addictive disorders
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Drinking Before 15 Boosts Risk of Later Alcohol Abuse
Health
- October 2, 2008
Study suggests delaying imbibing as late as possible, until 18 or older, is best
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Older Problem Gamblers Face Increased Suicide Risk
Health
- September 28, 2008
Over-55 bettors more likely to ask casinos to bar them, fearing self harm if they can't stop
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3M Injected Drug Users Worldwide Could Be HIV-Positive
Health
- September 26, 2008
In some countries, prevalence of infection may be as high as 40%, study suggests
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Casual Smokers at Greater Risk for Alcohol-Use Disorders
Health
- September 24, 2008
Even non-daily puffers 16 times more likely to be hazardous drinkers, study says
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Teen Brain Might Get Hooked Easier on OxyContin
Health
- September 10, 2008
Study in adolescent mice suggests developing mind more sensitive to the painkiller
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Fewer College Kids Smoking, But Industry Tactics a Threat
Health
- September 8, 2008
Tobacco firms spend $1M a day sponsoring campus events, giveaways, lung association says
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'Street' Drug Use Down, Rx Drug Abuse Rising: U.S. Report
Health
- September 4, 2008
Survey shows young adults moving away from coke, meth but toward prescription meds
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