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Giving Up Social Media Sites Is Tough, Experts Contend

Giving up social media sites is tough, experts contend

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By KATHERINE BOYLE — The Washington Post. Nicki Minaj did it once. … Social media usage is increasingly classified as an addiction — researchers in Norway have made the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale to decipher just how addicted people can become …
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Neil Armstrong, Whitney Houston Are Among Notable Deaths of 2012

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Reckless Doctors Go Unchecked

Reckless doctors go unchecked

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The Medical Board of California, which licenses and oversees physicians, has appealed to the public to report instances of excessive prescribing, a step it took in response to recent Times articles on overdose deaths. But the board does not use CURES …
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End in sight to pointless hockey fight

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Everything else is the same: poverty and dependence, unemployment, drug and alcohol abuse, substandard education and health care, inadequate housing and questionable governance. It is a long list, agrees Jackie Shisheesh. “It does sound tough to …
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Seminar Reminds Public of Dangers of Synthetic Drugs

Seminar Reminds Public Of Dangers Of Synthetic Drugs

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OSWEGO, NY – Even though they haven't made headlines in recent months, 'bath salts' and other synthetic drugs are still readily available in Oswego County. The heavy crackdown this summer was a good thing and a …. The best we can do in treating these …
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Do pro sports leagues have an Adderall problem?

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I Couldnt Fit the Queston Here So I Put in the Details?

Question by BirdBalla: I couldnt fit the queston here so I put in the Details?
Alan I. Leshner, Director of the National Institute of Drug Abuse, defines drug addiction as “uncontrollable, compulsive drug seeking and use, even in the face of negative health and social consequences.”

What does that definition mean to you both as a driver responsible for your own actions, and as a driver sharing the road with other cars, pedestrians, and cyclists?

Best answer:

Answer by terrellfastball
“……….even in the face of negative health and social consequences.”

Addiction Counselors Tolerate Moderate Substance Abuse in Patients

Addiction counselors tolerate moderate substance abuse in patients

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The survey of 913 members of the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Counselors from the USA showed that approximately 50% of respondents believe it would be acceptable if their alcohol abuse clients wanted to limit their drinking …
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Octomom Nadya Suleman skips treatment center for drug addiction to star in

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Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise in Commonwealth

Prescription drug abuse on the rise in commonwealth

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Prescription drug abuse has become the nation's fastest growing drug problem, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC blamed a recent spike in unintentional drug overdose death rates on a rise in the use of …
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Feds: Ex-doctor prescribed drugs to possible abusers

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