Healthy Heart for a Hearty Life
...hours, working night shifts, meeting deadlines and addiction to success, along with a decline in physical activity, consuming junk food and new- found affluence has put India on the road of becoming the ‘sick’ capital of the world. How does our present life affect our heart and our life? According to Dr.Ani...British Addicted To Cell Phones
According to a survey on addiction in UK, 40% Of Adults Cannot Manage Without Cell Phones.The researcher David Sheffield, of University of Staffordshire in Stoke-on-Trent, who had conducted the research//, claimed that certain some people show addictive behavior when it comes to their...Compulsive Gambling – a psychiatric disorde
Some of the gamblers have strong addiction to it."I'd say that there is nothing that matches ...rica are categorized as pathological gamblers, say addiction experts. Compulsive gambling is a psychiatric problem, though; previously it was thought to be a mor...Codeine-based painkillers to be used cautiously
...may lead to physical and psychological dependence, addiction and result in withdrawal symptoms, such as restlessness and irritability once the patient stops taking the medication. Pharmacists always recommend consulting your doctor if symptoms have not eased with a couple of days’ treatment using over-the-coun...Study to Identify People at Risk of Alcoholism
...ted genes have been previously identified in other addiction research, providing support to the idea that commo...these candidate genes contribute to differences in addiction vulnerability." "We know that vulnerabilities to substance abuse involve complex traits with stron......ted genes have been previously identified in other addiction research, providing support to the idea that commo...these candidate genes contribute to differences in addiction vulnerability." "We know that vulnerabilities to substance abuse involve complex traits with stron...New Guidelines To Rehabilitate Drug Offenders
...to research conducted at UK, every dollar spent on addiction treatment results in a four to seven dollar reduction in community spending on drug-related crimes. "The Kentucky Department of Corrections has made significant progress toward addressing the issue of substance abuse among offenders by not only inc...Processed foods – "the" cause of obesity!
...attern of sugar consumption is similar to nicotine addiction and it takes more than just will power to change it. To get rid of these sugary foods from mainstream American diets, it will take a mass effort of doctors, community leaders and consumers. However, Lustig’s hypothesis is doubted by obesity experts...Only Half of Addicts in American Families Seek Help
...er addiction. 65% said a family member admitted an addiction to them although two-thirds of the time it was only after they confronted the addict. The poll also suggested that once a family member admits his or her addiction, that person is more likely to seek treatment than those who do not admit their addi...Imaging study affords renewed thrust on smoking cessation treatments
... as this can add immensely to our understanding of addiction and drug abuse," says Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., Dir...ystems, and may be more involved in drug abuse and addiction than previously thought. "Although craving was only reduced with near total occupancy of these rece...Drug Addiction Treatment not Very Successful
...y conclude that efforts to make treatment for drug addiction more accessible have succeeded in getting more peo...mous drug users who had entered treatment for drug addiction between 1997 and 2004 in Cheshire and Merseyside, England, UK. The results of Beynon et al.'s stud...Bitter Pill: Thrills That Kill
...al problems, physical dependence, or psychological addiction with profound impact on the central nervous system...ck On Rail: Effective Strategies Apart from drug addiction sparking a potential health crisis, it graduates to a social problem that triggers a host of associa...Scottish Children Attracted To Serious Gambling
...demonstrated behaviors that could lead to gambling addiction later in life. In the age group of 11-12 years, 6 percent of the children had a problem, researchers said. Scotland permits low-payout underage gambling using slot machines. Researchers say that these machines are similar to the high-payout machines...New Zealand Announces 10-year Plan For Betterment Of Mental Health Care
...ng the services and care for the mental health and addiction services. // It was reported that the N.Zealand, ...as to ensure that patients with mental illness and addiction would have their needs attended to earlier by way of a large range of services. It was reported th...Naloxone Prevents Heroin Overdose
...ons. Even this may convey the impression that drug addiction is accepted. Jennifer DeVallance, a spokeswoman for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy said, "We don't want to send the message out that there is a safe way to use heroin."...Better Screening Now Possible For ADHD In Adult Substance Users
...payoff that ADHD will be treated and recovery from addiction will be facilitated. Contact: Betty Wagoner wagoner@ndri.org 212-845-4644 National Development & Research Institutes Source: Eurekalert...Is Nicotine Lozenge A Safe Smoking Cessation Product?
...se tobacco. But Peter Selby, clinical director of addiction programs at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto said that this tool which is considered to be safe can help many to initiate the habit. The existing controversy is that if these nicotine-replacement products are marketed by the wron...Scientist Recognized for Drug Addiction Research
...hat recognizes the significance of developing drug addiction treatments," Carroll said. "Such drugs can allevia...d societies, and help educate the public that drug addiction is a treatable condition." Carroll has written 383 peer-reviewed articles and 30 book chapters and...Adolescent Drug Users Turn Compulsive Addicts
...later in their life. Teenagers turn in to heroin addiction later in their life due to the positive emotion that they derive by taking these drugs. Cannabis is considered to be the gateway drug which further leads a person to get exposed to other hard drugs. Adolescents become primed and then later crave the......statistics 5 % of 12 to 15 year-olds show signs of addiction and 75 % agreed that they have played slot machines. It is surprising that about 40 % of the kids in the same age group have played the National Lottery. Dr Wise said that about 275,000 to 350,000 adults in the UK could be termed as gambling addic...