Thursday, January 8, 2009

addiction

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Resolving to Break an Addictive Habit?

5 key steps might make it easier to start 2009 with less dependency more >>

Stop Smoking: Secrets of Successful Quitters

Trying to ditch your cigarettes with willpower alone almost never works. more >>

Study Questions Value of Anti-Meth Campaign

Kids seem to be ignoring message that methamphetamine is dangerous more >>

Study Suggests Sugar May Be Addictive

Finding might yield new insights into eating disorders, experts say more >>

A Heroin Addict at the Age of 13: Jessica Polmann, 18

After five years of abusing the drug, she has been clean for five months. more >>

The Young Face of Drug Abuse in the Northeast: Kristen Delgado, 18

She is one of a growing wave of teenagers and 20-somethings addicted to heroin. more >>

Heroin Hits the Suburbs Hard Amid Wave of Drug Abuse by Teens and 20-Somethings

A sad trail of addiction among young people is spreading beyond the Northeast's inner cities. more >>

School-Based Program Can Change Kids' Lives

A Seattle project was linked to better education, mental health 15 years later more >>

Few Young Adults Seek Treatment for Psych Disorders

Alcohol, nicotine use, personality illnesses common, study shows more >>

5 Million People a Year Use Self-Help Addiction Programs

U.S. report finds 2.3 million of them currently abstain from alcohol, drugs more >>

Booze Taxes Lower Alcohol-Linked Deaths

Alaska's alcohol tax increases tied to a drop in cirrhosis, cancer, study found more >>

Audio: Battling Shopping Addiction

How to get control of purchasing gone wild. more >>

Health Buzz: Teen Drug Addiction and Other Health News

The germs on women's hands, adolescents who don't get flu shots, and the evolution of hospice care. more >>

Extended Therapy Helps Drug-Addicted Teens

Use of detoxification medications produces noticeable results, study says more >>

7 Ways to Battle Shopping Addiction

For people with a tendency to overspend, the holidays are a vulnerable time. more >>

Today's Smokers More Addicted to Nicotine

The less-hooked may have already quit, leaving 'hard-core' group behind, experts say more >>

Struggling With Alcohol? Better Quit Smoking, Too

Studies suggest it may be best to kick both habits at once more >>

Memory Lapses Come When 2 Parts of Brain Compete

Researchers say finding could lead to treatment for compulsive, addictive disorders more >>

Drinking Before 15 Boosts Risk of Later Alcohol Abuse

Study suggests delaying imbibing as late as possible, until 18 or older, is best more >>

Older Problem Gamblers Face Increased Suicide Risk

Over-55 bettors more likely to ask casinos to bar them, fearing self harm if they can't stop more >>

3M Injected Drug Users Worldwide Could Be HIV-Positive

In some countries, prevalence of infection may be as high as 40%, study suggests more >>

Casual Smokers at Greater Risk for Alcohol-Use Disorders

Even non-daily puffers 16 times more likely to be hazardous drinkers, study says more >>

Teen Brain Might Get Hooked Easier on OxyContin

Study in adolescent mice suggests developing mind more sensitive to the painkiller more >>

Fewer College Kids Smoking, But Industry Tactics a Threat

Tobacco firms spend $1M a day sponsoring campus events, giveaways, lung association says more >>

'Street' Drug Use Down, Rx Drug Abuse Rising: U.S. Report

Survey shows young adults moving away from coke, meth but toward prescription meds more >>

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