Tag: addiction
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Web Addiction and Depression
Read more: Web Addiction and DepressionWebMD: Internet Overuse May Cause Depression. Researchers say that their work suggests that teens who use the Internet pathologically may be about 2.5 times more likely to develop depression than teens who are not addicted to the Internet.
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Not Smoking
Read more: Not SmokingJane Brody looks at smoking. [O]ver the course of a day, as the brain continues to be exposed to nicotine, partial tolerance develops and each subsequent cigarette produces less of an effect. But during sleep, nicotine comes off the receptors and smokers awaken with an intense craving for a cigarette.
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Mental Health ER
Read more: Mental Health EROne in eight ER visits due to mental health and/or substance abuse. New government statistics show that nearly 12 million visits made to U.S. hospital emergency departments in 2007 involved people with a mental disorder, substance abuse problem, or both.
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Ending Relationship Like Kicking Drugs
Read more: Ending Relationship Like Kicking DrugsPsychCentral: Relationship Breakup Similar to Addiction Withdrawal Rejection by a romantic partner is a bitter pill. New research suggests the trauma is severe because love rejection affects primitive areas of the brain associated with motivation, reward and addiction cravings…
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About Alcoholics Anonymous
Read more: About Alcoholics AnonymousA.A., then and now: After 75 Years, We Don’t Know How It Works. David Brooks weighs in here. In a culture that thinks of itself as individualistic, A.A. relies on fellowship. The general idea is that people aren’t really captains of their own ship. Successful members become deeply intertwined with one another — learning, sharing,…