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In a tale of addiction and adversity that could make a good show on its own , former Full House star Jodie Sweetin is building her life yet again. Still best known to most for her eight-year reign as Stephanie Tanner in ABCs saccharin-laden sit-com, Jodie found the lure of narcotics too easy to love; She lost years to narcotics, then tried to get clean; It had been a year since I went on Good Morning America and told the world that I was a recovered drug addict. And I wasor was
Jodie Sweetin unveils addictions in scary new book
October 26, 2009 By 1 Comment
Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center Mountainside Announces Family Treatment and Education Component
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Three new prescription diet drugs for the obese on FDA roadmap
October 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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(ChattahBox) Three companies each have a weight-loss drug in the final stages of development, and the race is on to get their drug applications into the FDA for review. Obesity researchers say the drugs by companies Vivus, Arena Pharmaceuticals, and Orexigen, which will not be available to the public for at least a year, could help curb weight-related diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and some cancers. Those 30 pounds or more over a healthy weight, who took one of the medicat
A Young Male Requires Treatment For His Intense Depression, Relationship Problems, and For His Chemical Dependency
October 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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Nearly seven months ago I had breakfast with a thirty-six-year-old male named Alexander who experiences extreme depression, has relationship issues, and who is drug and alcohol dependent. As explained by Alexander, it is his drug and alcohol addiction and his acute depression that had the most to do with his perpetual relationship difficulties. I remember hearing that a history of mental health concerns, drug abuse, and excessive and unhealthy drinking frequently take place in the same family.
“The Genetics of Addiction”
October 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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“The Genetics of Addiction” by Claudia Wallis There are five words that are part of every addicts vernacular. Five words that come from the darkest place imaginable, but these five words dont mean surrender or defeat. To call it defeat would oversimplify the absolute loss of humanity. This is it the disintegration of the soul, the point at which the body has no fire left, when helpless becomes hopeless and hopeless becomes despair. This is the moment in the game where there are no more