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Ontario cracking down on prescription pill abuse , 20.11.09Globe and Mail Details www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario-cracking-down-on-prescription-pill-abuse/article1370844/ |
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Addictive painkillers may be regulated in Ontario , 19.11.09CBC News.ca The Ontario government wants to impose new rules before the end of the year to restrict how the highly addictive painkiller Oxycontin is prescribed and dispensed. Details www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2009/11/19/ontario-painkillers-restrictions463.html |
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Fewer teens drinking, but 1 in 4 now bingeing, survey says , 18.11.09The Globe and Mail While moderate alcohol use has dropped, cannabis and binge drinking habits among teens remain largely unchanged from previous survey. Details www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/fewer-teens-drinking-but-1-in-4-now-bingeing-survey-says/article1368994/ |
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One in five Grade 8 students has used prescription drugs recreationally: study , 18.11.09The Huntsville Forrester It can be snorted or swallowed and have you hooked within days. Sound scary? How about the fact that one in five Grade 8 students in the Simcoe Muskoka region have recreationally experimented with this type of drug. |
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Growing casino culture and online betting mean gambling addicts... , 12.11.09NYDailyNews.com Growing Casino Culture and Online Betting Mean Gambling Addicts Must Face Constant Temptation Addictions & Answers ..."Problem and pathological gambling occurs in only 4% of the population,"she told me. "Gambling, in and by itself, does not ‘cause' problems. When betting reaches a high-wager level and a player commits a crime to maintain that level of play, gambling is no longer about the money. It's about how the wagering itself makes the player feel. In the end, when people escape into gambling to avoid uncomfortable feelings, resolve pre-existing life problems, or get adrenaline rushes, it is the feeling that becomes addictive." Details www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/health/2009/11/12/2009-11-12_celebrity_gambling_addicts_are_only_half_of_the_story_as_gambling_addiction_grow.html |
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Addiction: how to speak to your friend , 10.11.09Health24.com November 10, 2009 If one of your friends needed help with anything from illness to moving home you would be able to help. But when a friend shows signs of abusing alcohol or other drugs it sometimes hard to know what to say. Details www.health24.com/mind/Sexual_dysfunction/1284-1300,53284.asp |
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Why gambling addiction is on the rise... , 05.11.09By Miriam Stoppard on Nov 5, 09 12:22 AM in Today's Health Topic I've always steered clear of anything that could become an obsession. Unfortunately not everyone is so fortunate and gambling has a growing number of people in its grip. Gamcare, a charity that gives support to gambling addicts, says the number of people looking for help rose by more than 20% last year.
Details blogs.mirror.co.uk/dear-miriam/2009/11/why-gambling-addiction-is-on-t.html |
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Rome Hospital Starts Treating 'Booming' Web Addiction , 03.11.09
By Chiara Remondini
Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Rome's Policlinico Gemelli hospital, whose former patients include Pope John Paul II, has opened a clinic to treat Internet Addiction Disorder, a pathology linked to the obsessive need to be online. Details www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=a6Emz0N.8iO4# |
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Sex Addiction Rehab... , 30.10.09
BY Rosemary Black
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS Tuesday, October 27th 2009, 2:22 PM A beautiful family, financial security, an enviable career - in other words, the seemingly perfect life. Yet for high-profile men like actor David Duchovny and fired ESPN analyst Steve Phillips, an addiction to sex ended in a highly publicized stint in rehab. Their addiction is no different from other forms of addiction, experts say, wrecking relationships, destroying families and causing losses, pain and heartbreak. Details www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/2009/10/27/2009-10-27_sex_addiction_may_be_the_cause_of_serial_cheating_like_espns_steve_phillips__but.html |
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The million-dollar club: Losing big, losing often , 05.10.09
Lisa Priest
From Monday's Globe and Mail Last updated on Monday, Oct. 05, 2009 11:25AM EDT Some casino gamblers are losing more than $1-million a year. Governments know who they are, but are doing little to stop them.Details www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/the-million-dollar-club-losing-big-losing-often/article1311827/ |
