Recent Posts Tagged With 'addiction'

• Smoking cessation therapies: which one works best?

  Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 23:37 in addiction

  Nicotine addiction is one of the most difficult habits to break. That is why researchers are always busy finding ways and means to help people stop smoking. Over the years, many smoking cessation therapies have been developed, including anti-smokin...

• Performance-enhancing drugs in sports Part I

  Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 07:22 in sports, addiction, athletes, performance enhancing drugs, crystal meths, andrei agassi

  What do retired professional athletes and sportspersons do in their “old age”? They take it easy, they enjoy life, they coach, or they write a book and tell all. This is what Andrei Agassi just did in his autobiography entitled “Open.” I hav...

• Do drug addiction treatment programs work?

  Posted on Thursday October 8th, 2009 at 05:39 in addiction, crack, drug addiction, quitting, heroin, treatment programs

  European countries are the frontrunners when it comes to drug addiction treatment and rehabilitation programs. This is due to the fact that in Europe, drug addiction is considered an illness whereas in other parts of the world, including the US, it i...

• Those who smoke together quit together

  Posted on Wednesday September 30th, 2009 at 09:40 in addiction, social network, quit smoking, quitting, flocking behavior

  Does an extensive social network help in quitting? Apparently yes, according to a study partially supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Smokers are known to have flocking behavior and this behavior seems to help in quitting as well. I...

• Those who managed to quit

  Posted on Wednesday July 29th, 2009 at 07:43 in addiction, alcoholism, alcohol, George W. Bush, quit, samuel l. jackson, alice cooper, richard harris, teetotal

  Quitting - be it smoking, drinking, taking pills - is difficult, no doubt about that. However, it is not impossible. I therefore list here a few well-known people who had alcohol problems, still have problems, but managed to quit. In doing so, I hope...

• College, alcohol and preventive measures

  Posted on Thursday July 9th, 2009 at 06:58 in College, addiction, death, alcohol, prevention, binge drinking, alcohol problems

  There’s been a heated discussion going about the possibility of lowering the minimum legal drinking age in the US down to 18. There’s also been a surge of research studies that evaluated the consequences of such a change. Recently, the Na...

• Drugs that help quit but increase suicide risk

  Posted on Thursday July 2nd, 2009 at 01:13 in addiction, suicide, chantix, zyban, black box warning, us fda, smoking cessation drugs, mental health risk

  As anti-smoking laws sweep across the globe, more and more people are really trying to quit. There are many aids in helping to quit smoking cigarettes, from nicotine patches to smoking cessation drugs. Recently, the US Food and Drug Administration (U...

• Alcohol: brain damage in 6 minutes

  Posted on Thursday June 18th, 2009 at 07:52 in addiction, alcohol, brain, brain damage, brain cells, 6 minutes

  Ever heard of the expression “letting your drink get into your head?” This figure of speech may actually have some literal truth in it. Alcohol does get to the brain. In just SIX MINUTES. That is how fast it takes for alcohol to travel fr...

• Compulsive hoarding: when collection becomes an addiction

  Posted on Thursday June 4th, 2009 at 01:55 in addiction, chaos, featured, clutter, hoarding, compulsive hoarding, collecting things

  Resource post for June:  Compulsive Hoarding Syndrome Are you a collector? Do you feel reluctant to throw away anything? Do you always get the feeling you will need something later? Are you an enthusiast who collects coins, stamps, or baseball cards...

• Legal drinking age: the debate continues

  Posted on Monday May 25th, 2009 at 01:31 in addiction, unwanted pregnancies, lda, legal drinking age, poor birth outcomes

  Over the years, there have been movements to lower the legal drinking age in the US. There have been several reasons given to justify these demands, and some of these are: The US has one of the highest age limit - 21 years - in alcohol consumption, ...

• Think before you drink

  Posted on Monday May 18th, 2009 at 06:32 in addiction, Drink, alcohol, mixed drinks, cocktail, drinking behavior, alcohol content

  Alcohol consumption is part of many people’s lifestyles. It is normal to enjoy a drink every now and then. However, it is important to know your limit. And to know your limit is to know how much alcohol is in your drink. So do know how much alc...