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Alarming Rise of Methamphetamine Use Among Australian Youth

...eedle injection, or by smoking. Abusers may become addicted quickly, needing higher doses and more often. Chronic methamphetamine abuse significantly changes how the brain functions, leading to reduced motor speed and impaired verbal learning. Taking even small amounts of methamphetamine can result in inc...

Efforts Underway to Fight Alcoholism Among Tribals

... minimum of Rs.400 a month on it. But for a person addicted to foreign liquor, his bills touch up to Rs.3,000-3,500 a month," said Benedict Damor, secretary of the samiti. Even poor families spend huge amounts - to the tune of Rs.25,000-30,000 on alcohol alone during marriages. The alcohol industry is the o...

Ethanol Could Be Damaging for Human Health, New Study Says

... of the solution to 'a serious problem: America is addicted to oil, which is often imported from unstable parts of the world.' But then even before the Stanford study, it had been pointed out that as much greenhouse gas was released in producing corn ethanol as was saved in replacing gasoline by ethanol. Ev...

UK Facing Major Sexual Health Crisis Among Teens

...m physical and mental health problems and becoming addicted to alcohol and drugs. A recent UNICEF report put the UK at the bottom of a table of 21 countries for children's well-being. It found that more children in the UK have had sexual intercourse by the age of 15 than in any other country, more have be...

Overuse of Popular Console can Cause 'Wiiitis' in Gamers

...eek easily treat the injury. For players who are addicted to the popular games console, however, the cure might be worse than the ailment....

Calum Best Vows to Enter Rehab to Get Rid of Sex and Drug Addiction

...do wild, stupid s**t. Im a red-blooded male and Im addicted to sex," he added. Calum also said that he did not want to destroy his life through addiction as his "soccer hero" father George Best did. "I dont have to be like Dad, but I feel his blood running through my veins. I need to sort out my problem...

Binge Drinking Leads to Neurocognitive Deficits Among College Students

...effects of heavy alcohol use in people who are not addicted to alcohol," said Goudriaan. "However, it seemed logical that heavy alcohol would impact their decision making, and we targeted young adults since they tend to drink the most, and binge drink the most. We specifically targeted binge drinking, since ...

Sacked Employee Says Stress Led to His Sex Addiction

...order. His psychological problems have left him addicted to sex, especially adult internet chat rooms. His lawyer, Michael Diederich, says Pacenza did not visit pornographic sites at work, violate any written IBM rules or surf the internet any more or any differently than other workers. Pacenza, who ...

Australia Agonising Over the Problem of Cocaine Use by Lawyers

...on of 5.5 kilograms of cocaine. Before he became addicted to cocaine, Fraser had been one of Victoria's best-connected lawyers. He spoke at the second wedding of top silk Julian Burnside and also attended his 50th birthday party. But that all ended when Fraser developed a drug habit that finished up costing...

Minorities Prefer Counseling and Prayer to Drugs for Treating Depression

...iological basis of depression and wary of becoming addicted to antidepressants, according to Jane Givens, M.D., of Boston University Medical Center and colleagues. The survey results appear in the latest issue of the journal General Hospital Psychiatry. This study documents that, overall, ethnic minoriti...

Outdoor Alcohol Ads Boost Urge to Drink in Young Teens

... are more likely to have trouble in school, become addicted to alcohol, smoke cigarettes and use drugs than adolescents who don't drink. Prior research has shown that adolescents' intentions and attitudes about alcohol generally predict their later behaviour. To gauge students' thoughts on drinking, the r...

Charity Slot Machines a Thing of the Past in Norway

...egians -- 1.5 percent of the population -- who are addicted to gambling and the 133,000 considered to be in the risk zone. The average gambling addict in Norway spends 5,000 euros (6,700 dollars) a year on gaming. "Behind each person is a household. The gambler's problems don't stop at him, they also beco...

Fergie Used to Talk to a Basket When She was Hooked on Meth

Singer Fergie was so fazed-out when she was addicted to crystal methamphetamine addiction eight years ago, that she used to talk to a basket . The Black Eyed Peas' singer revealed that she talked to the basket thinking someone was sitting inside it, and would come and catch her. "I remember thinking...

Kate Moss Has "worryingly" Thin Legs

...hat Moss, who was not accompanied by her substance addicted boyfriend Pete Doherty, is overlooking her health. "She's abnormally thin, worryingly so. You can see the outline of muscle on her thigh because there's so little fat now," The Sun quoted Cooper, as saying. "We're used to seeing her slim, but this ...

Purdue Pharma Agrees to Pay $600 Million Fine for Misbranding Oxycontin

... risk of drug abuse and treatment of those who are addicted to OxyContin. But Jones said he would not reject the agreement. "Many young people mistakenly believe today that prescription drugs are safer than other drugs," Jones said. The fines are to be distributed to state and federal law enforcement ag...

Study Finds Genetic Link Between Smoking Addiction and Major Depression

...me and fighting. These people are likely to become addicted to other drugs and behave impulsively. Our data showed that both major depression and nicotine dependence were highly genetically correlated with conduct disorder, Dr. Fu said. The research also helps to explain why smoking seems to run in some f...

Village Panchayat in Tamil Nadu Bans Tobacco Consumption

...d Muthu, a grocery shop owner. Nagendran who was addicted to chewing tobacco products has bid adieu to Lady Nicotine, and over the past one week, he is rejoicing over his freedom from this unhealthy habit. During his leisure time, Nagendran, a farmer, criss-crosses the five villages with a loud speaker to...

Cell Toxin Inhibits Survival Protein in Cancer Cells

...dent upon the protein, he said. Cancers can become addicted to certain proteins, so just by over expressing the protein the cell changes so that it cant live without that protein. The next step in this research is to use the assays his lab developed to cast a wider net to find additional compounds that have...

In China, Online Gamers Raking in the Cash

...ing far too much time on the Internet and becoming addicted to such games. The government imposed a rule in April requiring all games operating in China to install a so-called "indulgence prevention" programme. The online harness means anyone aged under 18 can earn no more credits after they have played f...

Just One Cigarette can Cause Nicotine Addiction

...researchers found that 10 per cent of youth become addicted to nicotine within two days of first inhaling from a cigarette, and 25 per cent are addicted within a month. The findings are contrary to the common belief that only people who normally smoke...

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