Visiting expert to help drug addicts
Visiting expert to help drug addicts
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A UK expert visiting the University of Canterbury (UC) is researching psychiatric disorders and drug addiction so she can develop treatments that erase maladaptive memories. Dr Amy Milton from the University of Cambridge is examining memory …
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The 'safe' painkiller that is turning unsuspecting women into drug addicts
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They are also the ones more likely to seek help for it – the Over-Count Drugs Information Agency, a charity which deals with addiction to over-the-counter and prescription drugs, reports that 65 per cent of inquiries to their helpline are from women.
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What We Know About Cory Monteith's History of Addiction
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Jaws first dropped on March 30 when the actor announced he "voluntarily admitted himself into a treatment facility for substance addiction." Few knew much about any sort of relapses from previous battles with addiction he may have had, but he certainly …
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What Happens in Sex Rehab?
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Treatment — to address both the addiction and its underlying causes — involves a mix of one-on-one sessions, group therapy and family counseling, with addicts and their partners encouraged to participate in supplemental 12-step programs. The first …
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