Substance Abuse Prevention by Addressing Your Depression – Substance Abuse and Addiction can be a response to Depression. By gaining a deeper understanding of Depression through the use of Mindfulness, your ability t…

 

Is sugar a drug? Addiction explained

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Some studies claim to find that junk food is as addictive as drugs, but experts say that what actually determines how addictive something is, and whether an individual becomes addicted, is complex. In the most recent headline-grabbing research, a study …
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Charles Saatchi's girlfriend Trinny Woodall reveals how cocaine addiction and …

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Speaking at a recent debate on substance abuse, she said both she and former husband Johnny Elichaoff – a financial consultant who turned to prescription drugs – suffered from the 'disease of addiction' during their ten-year marriage. Close: Charles …
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1 in 6 unemployed Americans abuses drugs or alcohol

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About 1 in 6 unemployed Americans suffers from drug or alcohol addiction — nearly twice the rate of substance abuse found in working Americans — according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, released Tuesday. The latest edition of the …
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