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DSM 5 Could Mean 40% of College Students Are Alcoholics
Are you or have you ever been a college binge drinker? Welcome to alcoholism, a diagnosis your college self could qualify for under the changes proposed to the...
How Preschool Behavior Can Predict Addiction and Problem Gambling in Adulthood
Children’s behavior at age 3 offers some surprising clues about their risk of developing addictive behaviors like problem gambling or drug misuse in their 30s,...
Drug Addiction, ‘Personhood’ and the War on Women
It could be the latest front in the so-called war on women. On Tuesday, the Tennessee state senate passed legislation that extends murder and assault laws to...
Zapping Memories of Drug Addiction Without Medication
Medications may not be needed to eliminate the drug-related memories that trigger relapse in addicts. Appropriately timed behavioral interventions may do the...
‘Ignorify’ Lampoons Your iPhone Addiction, Should Probably Be Real
If you've ever walked into a lamppost or stepped out into traffic while texting or tweeting, a new fake app called "Ignorify" is good for a chuckle.
The Morning After: My Secret Burger Addiction
Bob's Burgers, which just returned for its second season on Fox earlier this month, may be on the verge of becoming my favorite secret-favorite TV show.
Quitting Drugs or Alcohol: 10% of the U.S. Population Has Done It
A new poll finds that 1 in 10 adults — or 23.5 million Americans — has successfully overcome a problem with alcohol or illegal drugs. The poll also found that...
Congress O.K.’s Drug-Testing the Unemployed: Will It Fight Addiction?
Last week, in a deal to maintain the payroll tax cut and extended unemployment benefits, Congress passed a law that allows states to drug-test people seeking...
Whitney Houston’s Death: Hallmarks of a Battle Against Addiction and Overdose
Pop legend Whitney Houston was apparently found dead in her bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, with bottles of prescription sedatives in her room. The cause of...
Is Twitter Really More Addictive than Alcohol? The Vagaries of Will and Desire
Twitter and Facebook are harder to resist than alcohol and cigarettes, but so is the urge to work, according to new research on people’s daily struggles with...
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Off the Shelf: In' iDisorder,' a Look at Mobile- Device Addiction - Review
A new book by a California psychologist examines obsessions with smartphones and other devices -- and suggests ways to overcome the neediness. ...
Some Teens Pre- Wired for Addiction
By Dr. Christopher Tokin Babies instinctively clutch on fingers and seek out their mother's voice. For many, it takes little effort to understand the difference between laughter...
Emergency Room Doctors, Dental Patients and Drugs
Overuse of narcotics and addiction are an issue, but emergency physicians often lack the training and tools to effectively help patients complaining of tooth pain and seeking...
Drug Addiction Is a Growing Problem in Punjab
A border state with a history of opium use, Punjab has a large and growing drug problem that many health officials complain government is not confronting. ...
