Articles tagged with addiction

• Visual Cues Do Not Control Addicts Decision to Consume

  Researchers have found that visual cues may not control the decision to consume unhealthy items; instead, they offer information about the availability of the substance. more...

• Art and Gardening to Help Addicts in Wales

  Activities like art and gardening can distract people from their additions and help build self-esteem. more...

• Substance Abuse, Schizophrenia, and Violence

  A new study finds that most of the excess risk of violence in psychotic patients appears to be mediated by the abuse of drugs and alcohol. more...

• Imaging: Seeing Your Future After Rehab

  Imaging, in the purest sense, is a way of focusing your mind on positive alternatives. Imaging is a type of perception therapy that embraces the connection between your mind, body, spirit, and environment. Its a psychotherapeutic approach that helps you replace faulty perceptions about who you are and who you want to be with new and more beneficial perceptions. more...

• Study Finds that Young Adults Visit Doctors Less When Risky Behavior Peaks

  A recent study found that young adults are much less likely to use ambulatory or preventive care, even though their mortality rate is more than twice that of adolescents. more...

• Woman's Bank Robberies Linked to Drug Addiction

  Friends of a bank robbery suspect say the recent rash of heists could be linked to drug addiction. more...

• Russian President Calling for United Front Against Afghan Drug Trade

  Russia is dealing with a problem very similar to one waging in the United States - drug addiction. According to a recent news post, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is concerned about the serious threat posed to his country and considers it to be the biggest problem plaguing the development of Russia and the health of its people. more...

• Attempted Burglary Driven by Heroin Addiction Scares Family

  When an individual attempts - or success - to break into a home, searching for cash or items to sell to fund their drug habit, they can wreak havoc on the lives of others. In the case of a Northampton County judge, this is exactly what happened. more...

• Smoking Addiction Tied to Social Cues

  The findings indicate that craving cigarettes may actually be tied more to social and psychological cues than being deprived of an addictive substance, and may help in understanding why treatments that keep a steady flow of nicotine available are ineffective. more...

• Whoopi Goldberg Discusses Substance Abuse and the Workplace

  Actress Whoopi Goldberg recently discussed her personal struggle with drugs and alcohol and what it means to be an addict with high-functioning capabilities. more...

• EU Needs Standardized Focus on Alcohol Consumption Risks

  There is a growing problem in a number of European countries: citizens are regularly consuming large amounts of alcohol and their health is suffering as a result. A recent Medical News Today report suggests that severe diseases are growing at an alarming rate, affecting those at an increasingly younger rate than in the past. more...