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When Drugs Go Digital « The Miller Times

deflv — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:32:11 +0000

“Those who want to get addicted to the “ drugs ” can purchase tracks that will purportedly bring about the same effects of marijuana , cocaine , opium and peyote. While street drugs rarely come with instruction manuals, potential digital drug users are advised …… If drugs will go digital (I even can not imagine that) – that means a really, really seriuos (future) addiction for the humankind. It has already started in addictions to internet , gambling , gaming, pc game wars. …

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Be Smart About Prescription Addiction: What You Don't Know May …

deflv — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Drug abuse, dependence and addiction occur over time. And, no, it isn’t just illegal drugs that cause addiction . Millions of Americans are addicted to one or more prescription drugs.

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Suppression and manipulation of pharmaceutical drug research …

deflv — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:38:25 +0000

One of the blessings of the internet is that one comes across blogposts like this one: Health Care Renewal post about the suppression and manipulation of pharmaceutical drug research, ghost-writing, institutional conflicts of ….. European Community Respiratory Health Survey (1), European Food Safety Authority (3), European Medicines Agency (2), European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (1), European Union’s Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (1) …

Good OldTimers: Internet pornography is the new crack cocaine

deflv — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:47:00 +0000

Pornography addicts have a more difficult time recovering from their addiction than cocaine addicts , since coke users can get the drug out of their system, but pornographic images stay in the brain forever, Layden said. … Therapy of Homosexuality echoed Layden’s concern about the internet and the somatic effects of pornography. “Pornography really does, unlike other addictions , biologically cause direct release of the most perfect addictive substance,” Satinover said

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FDA: Cheerios is claiming to be a drug | Dangerous Intersection

deflv — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:45:30 +0000

Based on claims made on your product’s label, we have determined that your Cheerios® Toasted Whole Grain Oat Cereal is promoted for conditions that cause it to be a drug because the product is intended for use in the prevention, mitigation, ….. institution, institutions, insurance, integrity, intellect, intellectual property, intelligence, intelligent design, interbreed, interest, International law, internet , Internet Addiction , interrogation, interruption, intersection …

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Drug Detox | Drug Detox

deflv — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:38:10 +0000

Addiction also has extended out of the reach of drugs and alcohol , but also includes people who are addicted to Internet interests like online gaming, gambling and porn. Other new addictions are video games, sex, food and religion as Americans feel the need to compensate for something … For most who seek out a drug detox center, they are looking for cures for serious drug addiction to illegal and harmful substances like oxycontin, heroin , cocaine and methamphetamine. …

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China works to save its adolescents from Internet addiction …

deflv — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:05:38 +0000

The issue of “ Internet addiction ” is also being considered by American psychiatrists. The article notes a lively ongoing discussion as to whether “ Internet addiction ” should be included as a disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-V) planned for … t, although other treatments include “behavioral training, drug therapy for patients with mental symptoms, dancing and sports, reading, karaoke and elements of the 12 step program of Alcoholics Anonymous.” …

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Steal this anti-addiction drug! | Dangerous Intersection

deflv — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:34:24 +0000

Steal this anti- addiction drug ! The April 10, 2009 edition of Science (available online only to subscribers) reports that Naltrexone (a drug used for treating addictions ) has been dramatically successful in treating compulsive …… Since we last spoke I have shed my internet anonymity and now go by my real name.In response to you I will say this…I see more clearly now what you were trying to say about Graham’s message. However, whether it is your intent or not, …

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Marijuana Withdrawal Syndrome | Brain Blogger

deflv — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:24:49 +0000

At Columbia University’s National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, where a great deal of National Institute for Drug Abuse (NIDA) funded research takes place, researchers have found that abrupt marijuana withdrawal leads to symptoms similar to …… The anecdotes you gave are pathetic – these are neurotic individuals at best who might get addicted to any number of activities such as gambling , excess sugar consumption, surfing the internet , biting their nails… …

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Rat Park | Homeless Nation

deflv — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:45:06 +0000

Then there are the thousands of American soldiers who became heroin addicts during the Vietnam War. In an unrivalled demonstration of the effect of setting, a 1975 survey found that 88 percent of them simply stopped using the drug when they … And by addiction , Alexander means a great deal more than illegal drugs. There are the legal drugs, alcohol and tobacco, of course. Then there’s gambling , work, shopping, the Internet , and anorexia (“ addiction to starvation,” as …

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