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Can You Scare Someone Out of Smoking?

There are many options available for those who want to stop using nicotine. The available treatments range from nicotine gum, to nicotine patches, to hypnosis. While some smokers have been successful with immediate cessation, most people struggle with quitting and need assistance with the physical and mental challenges associated with a nicotine addiction. One method [...]

Compulsive Gambling is Much More Than a Bad Habit

For people with friends or family members who make multiple trips to the casino, the card game or the horse track, gambling is more than a bad habit – it could be compulsive gambling, a recognized disorder that affects between one and three percent of adults in the U.S. Experts believe people with a compulsive [...]

Studies Suggest Smoking Addiction is Nothing More than a Habit

Much of the accusations thrown at the tobacco companies over the last 15 years has been the result of identifying the role that nicotine plays in addiction. Tobacco manufacturers have been accused of knowing the addictive properties of nicotine and adding it to their tobacco products in order to drive addiction, which would drive consumption. [...]

Champion Jockey Seeking Counseling for Alcohol Abuse

After making his problem with alcohol consumption known in two recent public incidents, Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux has admitted himself to therapy to help manage his issues with alcohol use. In May, Desormeaux was markedly intoxicated during a live radio interview on Sirius XM Radio, just days following the Kentucky Derby where he [...]

How Your Child’s School May be Impacting His Choices

Middle school is a critical juncture in a child’s life. They begin to choose extracurricular activities that will help shape their interests into high school, influencing the friends they make and keep in their later teen years. Their relationships with their parents change, making peers the primary source of advice and wisdom. A study done [...]

MDMA: A Stimulant Drug You Should Avoid

A synthetic, psychoactive drug, MDMA – or methylenedioxymethamphetamine – is known to be chemically similar to stimulant methamphetamine, as well as the hallucinogen mescaline. Individuals will take MDMA, which is also known as Ecstasy, due to its ability to produce feelings of increased energy, emotional warmth, euphoria and even distortions in perception, time and tactile [...]

Addicted to Food? It’s No Joke Anymore

Jokes about chocoholics and junk food addicts have been around for decades. Women laugh at parties, trying to top one another’s stories about how many chocolate kisses or chips they’ve eaten in one sitting. Men are all too aware of an invisible force dragging them to the nearest fast food chain. What the general public [...]

Former NFL Player’s Illegal Possession of Codeine Syrup Shines Light on the Dangers of “Purple Drank”

On July 5, former Oakland Raider quarterback JaMarcus Russell was arrested by police at his home in Mobile, Alabama, for possession of codeine cough syrup without a prescription. The arrest resulted as part of a two-month undercover operation by police from the Mobile County Sheriff’s Department. After posting bail on July 8, Russell is scheduled [...]

10 Common Lies Compulsive Gamblers Tell

If you’re living with a compulsive gambler, you’re already familiar with the never-ending cycle of lies, half-truths, and deliberate distortion of facts. But if you haven’t yet confirmed (but do suspect) that your spouse or partner has a gambling addiction, look carefully at his or her behavior patterns for signs that gambling has become more [...]

Video: Celebrities, Addiction, and Psychiatric Disorders

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