Video Game Addiction – Wiki Article

Video game addiction – Wiki Article – Video game addiction is extreme use of computer and video games that interferes with daily life. Instances have been reported in which users play compulsivel…

Bangor conference sheds light on drug, alcohol addiction treatment differences …

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Three women in recovery spoke at the conference, telling stories of using drugs to overcome past traumas, “fooling” business partners and loved ones before falling into the hole they dug for themselves, and their struggles to pull themselves out. “If …
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CVS Caremark Targets Inappropriate Prescribers to Cut Prescription Drug Abuse

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Although the authors of the article acknowledge that the program will not solve the prescription drug abuse epidemic, they write that it offers valuable insight into inappropriate prescribing patterns. In addition, they call on policymakers to initiate …
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Ask and tell on teen substance abuse

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Earlier this month, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) published the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. The findings confirm trends that addiction therapists working with teens have known, but that parents …
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