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<title><![CDATA[Anti-addiction drugs could have big impact on obesity deaths]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:30:13 CEST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[DRAMATIC effects have been seen from a weight loss recipe that combines anti-addiction drugs with dieting and exercise.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dave Navarro Discusses Progress On The New Jane's Addiction Album]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/dave-navarro-discusses-progress-on-the-new-janes-addiction-album/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/dave-navarro-discusses-progress-on-the-new-janes-addiction-album/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:15:14 CEST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Gibson.com recently spoke with Dave Navarro to find out about the Jane's Addiction reunion, his new guitar for Epiphone, and his burgeoning career as a sex and love advice columnist.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Anti-addiction drugs 'effective way to treat obesity']]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/anti-addiction-drugs-effective-way-to-treat-obesity/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:30:40 CEST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Treating obese patients with a combination of two anti-addiction drugs could be an effective way to help them lose weight, scientists have revealed.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Anti-addiction drugs used to treat obesity]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/anti-addiction-drugs-used-to-treat-obesity/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/anti-addiction-drugs-used-to-treat-obesity/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:00:12 CEST</pubDate>
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<category>Addiction</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Dramatic effects were seen from a weight loss recipe that combines anti-addiction drugs with dieting and exercise.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Drugs used to treat addiction may help people lose weight]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/drugs-used-to-treat-addiction-may-help-people-lose-weight/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/drugs-used-to-treat-addiction-may-help-people-lose-weight/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:30:58 CEST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[London, July 30 : A combo pill of two addiction drugs can help people lose weight, say US researchers.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obese lose weight using anti-addiction drugs]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/obese-lose-weight-using-anti-addiction-drugs/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/obese-lose-weight-using-anti-addiction-drugs/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:15:16 CEST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Dramatic effects have been seen from a weight loss recipe that combines anti-addiction drugs with dieting and exercise. Related Stories GPs told: call people fat, not obese Patients 'could grow new joints'<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Texas' addiction treatment providers brace for funding cuts]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/texas-addiction-treatment-providers-brace-for-funding-cuts/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/texas-addiction-treatment-providers-brace-for-funding-cuts/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:45:57 CEST</pubDate>
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<category>Addiction</category>
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<description><![CDATA[A Fort Worth provider may reduce admissions and end jail services.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[In move from Sacramento, James Irvin officially puts drug addiction behind him]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/in-move-from-sacramento-james-irvin-officially-puts-drug-addiction-behind-him/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/in-move-from-sacramento-james-irvin-officially-puts-drug-addiction-behind-him/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:32:38 CEST</pubDate>
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<category>Addiction</category>
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<description><![CDATA[After spending 22 years of his life in Sacramento, Calif., UFC fighter James Irvin sold his house, picked up his family and moved to Southern California in 2010. A big reason for the relocation was that even though Irvin had broke his addiction to painkillers in 2008, they were still impacting his life two years later.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Addiction drugs 'aid weight loss']]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/addiction-drugs-aid-weight-loss/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:45:12 CEST</pubDate>
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<category>Addiction</category>
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<description><![CDATA[A combination pill of two drugs used to treat addiction may help people lose weight, say US researchers.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Anti-addiction drugs tackle obesity]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/anti-addiction-drugs-tackle-obesity/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/anti-addiction-drugs-tackle-obesity/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:30:49 CEST</pubDate>
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<category>Addiction</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Dramatic effects have been seen from a weight loss recipe that combines anti-addiction drugs with dieting and exercise.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A LEAP forward in addiction awareness and control]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/a-leap-forward-in-addiction-awareness-and-control/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/a-leap-forward-in-addiction-awareness-and-control/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:15:16 CEST</pubDate>
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<category>Addiction</category>
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<description><![CDATA[A study by a team of researchers at Bangor University has designed and tested two programmes that help problem drinkers curb their alcohol abuse.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Food industry urged to pinch sodium from products]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/food-industry-urged-to-pinch-sodium-from-products/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/food-industry-urged-to-pinch-sodium-from-products/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:00:13 CEST</pubDate>
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<category>Addiction</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Canadians need to break their addiction to salt, and food manufacturers need to help, concludes a new report from a federally-appointed task force on sodium.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ventura County's addiction to hard drugs]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/ventura-countys-addiction-to-hard-drugs/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/ventura-countys-addiction-to-hard-drugs/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:00:16 CEST</pubDate>
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<category>Addiction</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Ventura County's addiction to hard drugs<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Students cope with parents' addictions]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/students-cope-with-parents-addictions/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/students-cope-with-parents-addictions/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:30:13 CEST</pubDate>
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<category>Addiction</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Growing up with a parent who has an addiction is difficult, and not as uncommon as we may think. According to the Web site, "Children of Addicted Parents," more than 28 million Americans are children of alcoholics.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Acceleration of Addiction (It's All Around Us)]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/the-acceleration-of-addiction-its-all-around-us/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/the-acceleration-of-addiction-its-all-around-us/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:00:11 CEST</pubDate>
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<category>Addiction</category>
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<description><![CDATA["Most if not all the things we describe as addictive are." (Opium. Tobacco. The Internet.) "And the scary thing is, the process that created them is accelerating  which means increasing numbers of things we like will be transformed into things we like too much."<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Minnesota Celebrates National Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Month in September 2010]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/minnesota-celebrates-national-drug-and-alcohol-addiction-recovery-month-in-september-2010/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/minnesota-celebrates-national-drug-and-alcohol-addiction-recovery-month-in-september-2010/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:45:14 CEST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[SAINT PAUL, Minn., July 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- September 2010 will be the 21st annual Recovery Month observance by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration, and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). Recovery Month serves to educate the public on how alcohol and drug addiction is a national health issue, a ...<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stephen Strasbug Kicked His McMuffin Habit]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/stephen-strasbug-kicked-his-mcmuffin-habit/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/stephen-strasbug-kicked-his-mcmuffin-habit/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:45:12 CEST</pubDate>
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<category>Addiction</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Stephen Strasburgs Addiction  Like any child star, Stephen Strasburg faced an addiction at a young age. Strasburg was pushing 250 when he was finishing high school and some people point to a former addiction to Egg McMuffins. Red Sox scout Tom Battista recalls the habit. Hed come to [the field] with a McDonalds bag [...]<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ventura County's addiction tohard drugs]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/ventura-countys-addiction-tohard-drugs/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/ventura-countys-addiction-tohard-drugs/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:15:12 CEST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>healthtopics</dc:creator>
<category>Addiction</category>
<guid>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/ventura-countys-addiction-tohard-drugs/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ventura County's addiction tohard drugs<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Series on gambling addiction recognized nationally]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/series-on-gambling-addiction-recognized-nationally/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/series-on-gambling-addiction-recognized-nationally/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:30:34 CEST</pubDate>
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<category>Addiction</category>
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<description><![CDATA[A three-part series that examines gambling addictions  through stories, videos and interactive graphics and a live, online chat  has won a first-place award in the Excellence in Feature Writing competition sponsored by the American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[POET: Senate Energy Bill missed an opportunity to do something about foreign oil addiction]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/poet-senate-energy-bill-missed-an-opportunity-to-do-something-about-foreign-oil-addiction/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/poet-senate-energy-bill-missed-an-opportunity-to-do-something-about-foreign-oil-addiction/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:30:29 CEST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>healthtopics</dc:creator>
<category>Addiction</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Today, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid introduced an Energy Bill with the stated goal of lessening U.S. addiction to oil. POET CEO Jeff Broin made the following comments:<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Drug Addiction Leads to More Crimes in Logan County]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/drug-addiction-leads-to-more-crimes-in-logan-county/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/drug-addiction-leads-to-more-crimes-in-logan-county/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:30:27 CEST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>healthtopics</dc:creator>
<category>Addiction</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Addicts seeking their next fix stealing from area residents and business owners.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[MicroRNAs play a role in cocaine addiction]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/micrornas-play-a-role-in-cocaine-addiction/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/micrornas-play-a-role-in-cocaine-addiction/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:30:22 CEST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>healthtopics</dc:creator>
<category>Addiction</category>
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<description><![CDATA[MicroRNAs, already linked to cancer, heart disease and mental disorders such as schizophrenia, may also be involved in addiction. A team of Rockefeller University neuroscientists has shown that a protein that plays a crucial role in the regulation of microRNAs, short stretches of RNA that silence genes, is also involved in regulating the motivation to consume cocaine. The findings, published ...<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[San Juan ministry adds addiction help line]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/san-juan-ministry-adds-addiction-help-line/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/san-juan-ministry-adds-addiction-help-line/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:30:18 CEST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>healthtopics</dc:creator>
<category>Addiction</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Have you known someone with an addiction issue but didn't know whom to call? A San Juan Capistrano recovery ministry is starting a free service called RecoveryLine, a toll-free help line for those in need. Operators can help callers assess a...<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Addiction expert opposes RWC liquor bill]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/addiction-expert-opposes-rwc-liquor-bill/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/addiction-expert-opposes-rwc-liquor-bill/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:30:12 CEST</pubDate>
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<category>Addiction</category>
<guid>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/addiction-expert-opposes-rwc-liquor-bill/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A bill that will make it easier for businesses to sell alcohol during the Rugby World Cup will increase the country's alcohol-related problems, an addiction expert says.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Susan Smalley, Ph.D.: How Mindfulness Can Beat Coffee Addiction]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/susan-smalley-ph-d-how-mindfulness-can-beat-coffee-addiction/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/susan-smalley-ph-d-how-mindfulness-can-beat-coffee-addiction/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:15:14 CEST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>healthtopics</dc:creator>
<category>Addiction</category>
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<description><![CDATA[I am coffee free and I attribute that success to mindfulness. This last time of stopping coffee was quite different than before.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ritalin may help combat drug addiction]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/ritalin-may-help-combat-drug-addiction/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/ritalin-may-help-combat-drug-addiction/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:45:12 CEST</pubDate>
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<category>Addiction</category>
<guid>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/ritalin-may-help-combat-drug-addiction/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Researchers at Yale University discovered the active ingredient in Ritalin was able to boost impulse control in cocaine addicts.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Site Provides Hope Through Sharing and Experience From the Front Lines of Addiction]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/new-site-provides-hope-through-sharing-and-experience-from-the-front-lines-of-addiction/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/new-site-provides-hope-through-sharing-and-experience-from-the-front-lines-of-addiction/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:30:17 CEST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[As time goes by, substance abuse is becoming more and more common as a refuge for those who cannot cope with the challenges of everyday living. Drug Rehabilitation Today is a new site with content relating to the types of therapy one can expect from a cutting edge treatment facility dedicated to being the forefront of ending addiction.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Addiction Today is Claiming the Famous - New Site Content Helps You Know What to Expect and How To End Dependence]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/addiction-today-is-claiming-the-famous-new-site-content-helps-you-know-what-to-expect-and-how-to-end-dependence/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/addiction-today-is-claiming-the-famous-new-site-content-helps-you-know-what-to-expect-and-how-to-end-dependence/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:30:12 CEST</pubDate>
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<category>Addiction</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Addiction is an affliction that has gripped many families nationwide. Drug Rehab Me helps provide vital information about the process of getting sober from interventions, detoxing, drug rehabilitation to sober living and more. This information will help people understand what this process entials from helping a friend or family member to getting help for yourself if you are new to this process.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stop our oil addiction: Leasing NPRA would help fuel climate warming]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/stop-our-oil-addiction-leasing-npra-would-help-fuel-climate-warming/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/stop-our-oil-addiction-leasing-npra-would-help-fuel-climate-warming/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:00:12 CEST</pubDate>
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<category>Addiction</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Community Perspective The Fairbanks Daily News Miner gets one thing right in its July 13 editorial NPRA leasing: A good step, but Alaska must play a larger role. The News Miner is spot-on when...<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Treatment Sector Gives Government Four Out Of 10]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/treatment-sector-gives-government-four-out-of-10/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/treatment-sector-gives-government-four-out-of-10/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:00:12 CEST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>healthtopics</dc:creator>
<category>Addiction</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The National Committee for Addiction Treatment (NCAT) says the governments changes to drink driving laws are hugely disappointing, and has rated them a four out of 10.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ADHD Drugs and Addiction]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/adhd-drugs-and-addiction/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/adhd-drugs-and-addiction/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:45:11 CEST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>healthtopics</dc:creator>
<category>Addiction</category>
<guid>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/adhd-drugs-and-addiction/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Researchers do not think Ritalin should be used to treat cocaine addicts, but a new study shows it might help. Researchers at Yale University discovered the active ingredient in Ritalin was able to boost impulse control in cocaine addicts.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NIDA Seeks Small Businesses with PGx Expertise to Guide Research on Rx Addiction]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/nida-seeks-small-businesses-with-pgx-expertise-to-guide-research-on-rx-addiction/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/nida-seeks-small-businesses-with-pgx-expertise-to-guide-research-on-rx-addiction/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:15:11 CEST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>healthtopics</dc:creator>
<category>Addiction</category>
<guid>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/nida-seeks-small-businesses-with-pgx-expertise-to-guide-research-on-rx-addiction/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The National Institute on Drug Abuse has issued a notice to survey whether any small businesses have the expertise to provide pharmacogenetic research support services for studies on drug addiction.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Eric Roberts' Marijuana Addiction Led to Celeb Rehab]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/eric-roberts-marijuana-addiction-led-to-celeb-rehab/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/eric-roberts-marijuana-addiction-led-to-celeb-rehab/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:00:12 CEST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>healthtopics</dc:creator>
<category>Addiction</category>
<guid>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/eric-roberts-marijuana-addiction-led-to-celeb-rehab/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[So what exactly led Eric Robertsaka Julia's older brother and Emma's dadto shack up with such famous folks as Jeremy London, Janice Dickinson and Leif Garrett as...<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[REACH Launches Orange County Addiction Recovery Network - The Network of Hope]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/reach-launches-orange-county-addiction-recovery-network-the-network-of-hope/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/reach-launches-orange-county-addiction-recovery-network-the-network-of-hope/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:46:11 CEST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>healthtopics</dc:creator>
<category>Addiction</category>
<guid>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/reach-launches-orange-county-addiction-recovery-network-the-network-of-hope/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Introducing Orange County's most exciting addiction recovery network, harnessing the power of over 200 local providers to treat alcohol and drug addiction<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UES Resident Falls from Apartment, Lands in Starbucks Patio]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/ues-resident-falls-from-apartment-lands-in-starbucks-patio/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/ues-resident-falls-from-apartment-lands-in-starbucks-patio/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:30:11 CEST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>healthtopics</dc:creator>
<category>Addiction</category>
<guid>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/ues-resident-falls-from-apartment-lands-in-starbucks-patio/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Anyone who wants to kick a caffeine addiction should have been at the Starbucks at and E. 85th yesterday, when a man fell to his death from his floors up and landed next to some Upper East Siders having coffee.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Willpower Paradox]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/the-willpower-paradox/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/the-willpower-paradox/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:15:13 CEST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>healthtopics</dc:creator>
<category>Addiction</category>
<guid>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/the-willpower-paradox/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Willingness is a core concept of addiction recovery programs--and a paradoxical one. Twelve-step programs emphasize that addicts cannot will themselves into healthy sobriety--indeed, that ego and self-reliance are often a root cause of their problem. Yet recovering addicts must be willing. That is, they must be open to the possibility that the group and its principles are powerful enough to ...<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Romantic Breakup Similar to Overcoming Addiction]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/romantic-breakup-similar-to-overcoming-addiction/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/romantic-breakup-similar-to-overcoming-addiction/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:30:15 CEST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>healthtopics</dc:creator>
<category>Addiction</category>
<guid>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/romantic-breakup-similar-to-overcoming-addiction/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A recent study shows why it is so hard to end a relationship. Stony Brook University scientists found evidence that it may be partly due to the areas of the brain that are active during this difficult time. The team of researchers, which included Arthur Aron, Ph.D., professor of social and health psychology and former graduate [...]<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Man shares sons gambling addiction story]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/man-shares-sons-gambling-addiction-story/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/man-shares-sons-gambling-addiction-story/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:30:12 CEST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>healthtopics</dc:creator>
<category>Addiction</category>
<guid>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/man-shares-sons-gambling-addiction-story/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[CHIPPEWA FALLS Robert McGuigan had only one child. Jason liked playing board games, throwing dice and betting on cards.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Addiction began with prescription drugs he got from your homes]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/addiction-began-with-prescription-drugs-he-got-from-your-homes/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/addiction-began-with-prescription-drugs-he-got-from-your-homes/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:31:00 CEST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>healthtopics</dc:creator>
<category>Addiction</category>
<guid>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/addiction-began-with-prescription-drugs-he-got-from-your-homes/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As a polite, clean-cut, white collar professional, Michael Loverde never raised suspicions that he was a prescription drug addict.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A journey to fight addiction]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/a-journey-to-fight-addiction/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/a-journey-to-fight-addiction/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:16:28 CEST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>healthtopics</dc:creator>
<category>Addiction</category>
<guid>http://www.healthtopics.ws/addiction/a-journey-to-fight-addiction/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[John Overby spent the last two weeks walking across Wisconsin. This week hes walking across Illinois and Indiana. Twenty-five miles at a time, the Minnesota man will cross eight states in 54 days.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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