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“Drunkorexia” Becoming a Problem in Young Women
A dangerous trend among binge drinkers has a very catchy name: Drunkorexia. While the name itself is almost comical and has developed a pop-culture status, the “disorder” is anything but. Drunkorexia a combination of binge drinking and anorexia, and is a behavior characterized by swapping food calories for alcoholic calories or a general limitation of food consumed while drinking. Drunkorexics will purposely starve themselves throughout the day in preparation for a night of heavy drinking. Some … Read entire article »
Filed under: Addiction, Conditions and Disorders, Eating disorders, Latest News
Vietnam Rehab Centers Nothing More than Forced Labor Camps?
Government funded rehab centers in Vietnam have now been claimed to be nothing more than forced labor camps. A new report was released by the Human Rights Watch entitled The Rehab Archipelago: Forced Labor and Other Abuses in Drug Detention Centers in South Vietnam. This report indicated that government run “rehabilitation centers” often double as forced-labor camps where the “patients” process cashew nuts and manufacture other exports in Southern Vietnam. Nguyen Van Minh, head of the … Read entire article »
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Kids as Young as Four Being Diagnosed with ADHD
Recently, I read an article in Medical News Today concerning the diagnosis of ADHD and ADD in children as young as four years old. Reading this really struck a chord, it made me a bit sick to my stomach; I was not really sure how to digest this new information. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has stated that it has lowered its previous guidelines from six years old to four as an … Read entire article »
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Miracle Vaccine for Addiction Could be the Next Big Step in Treatment
In the past, vaccines have commonly been associated with preventative measures against illnesses and viruses such as tetanus, the common cold and polio. A recent article in the New York Times now suggesting that a new vaccine could be used in treatment for addiction. Dr. Kim D Janda, a chemist, has spent the past 27 years researching vaccines that would work by causing the immune system to produce antibodies that would shut down narcotics before … Read entire article »
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Fighting Boredom in Early Recovery
Being in recovery faced me with a lot of challenges with having to make changes in lifestyle. As I’m sure a lot of you can relate, while in my addiction my days were full of drinking, drinking and more drinking-related activities. These days my time isn’t as rigidly ‘structured’ as it used to be. I actually have the time to do things the only problem is I don’t know what to do. I lived the … Read entire article »
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Are Doctors Over-Prescribing Medications?
Are doctors over-prescribing medications to patients these days? If so then why are patients being prescribed drugs they don’t need? Could it be because doctors are doing this for profit or are they simply being too liberal with medications? According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse prescriptions have increased by six times between 1991 and 2010. Alongside this, the number of overdoses from prescription drugs has tripled since 1999. In 2008 antipsychotic medications became … Read entire article »
Filed under: Addiction, Conditions and Disorders, Drugs
Is Cortisone the Key to Preventing PTSD?
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) affects individuals from all walks of life and is a result of experiencing and or witnessing extreme events such as tragedy, undergoing severe medical issues, being involved in military combat as well as enduring sexual or domestic abuse. The actual cause of PTSD is unknown at this point considering that some individuals that go through traumatic experiences can escape developing this haunting and many times debilitating mental illness. With war still … Read entire article »
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Fake IDs Enabling Underage Drinking
You used to have to walk downtown to a questionable neighborhood. Sometimes a friend’s older sister gave you hers. Or maybe you knew someone who knew someone that made them right out of their house. Fake IDs are no longer that difficult to come by. Our internet culture has opened up new avenues for drug use and illegal activity for anyone from the privacy of your own home. Fake ID websites are an easy alternative … Read entire article »
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You Have A Choice…..Don’t Drink and Drive
According to a Medical News Today article the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report supporting research done during a CDC Vital Signs study revealing that in 2010 alone approximately 112 million people drove under the influence of alcohol; that is nearly 300,000 drunk-drivers each day! You may not have control over your alcohol intake…however you can choose whether to get behind the wheel after consuming an alcoholic beverage. On more than one … Read entire article »
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Has the Media Caused Societies View on Alcoholism to Change?
Recently the Los Angeles Times posted an article explaining that alcoholism has increased in the last 60 years. The article says that people in North America born after World War II are more prone to have drinking problems. While the numbers may prove this point, could it also be a result of America’s more modern acceptance of addiction? Alcohol has been beloved as a spiritual, medicinal and social lubricant for centuries. Many of our favorite … Read entire article »
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