Carl Alasko: How to tell if addicted to alcohol
Is there any new discovery about alcohol that I might be able to use to get him to stop drinking so much? Dear Reader: Addictions of all kinds are one of the most studied subjects because the consequences are very serious. After all this study, however …
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Vivitrol Helps Treat Alcohol and Drug Addictions
The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration says in Washington County there were more than 1,200 people treated for opiate addiction last year and more than 400 were from heroin. Since 2011, the health department has treated more than 40 people at the …
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Online gambling spurs addiction fears
"Compulsive gambling, like drug and alcohol addiction, can be successfully treated," said Lynn Kovich, state assistant commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services. New Jersey is the third state — after Delaware and Nevada — to authorize …
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Documentary sheds light on addiction, recovery process
A 2013 documentary, “Anonymous People” was produced in an effort to raise public awareness about the need for long-term recovery from addiction. The documentary also targets the stigma against addiction, citing the stigma as one of the primary reasons …
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Online gambling can exacerbate addiction
Terry Elman, 72, of Morris Plains, the education coordinator for the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey. He reaches out to seniors and youths, two populations likely to fall prey to online gambling addiction. / Bob Karp/Staff photo …
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Aaron Sorkin: Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death Saved 10 Lives
But whenever there is a death of someone who decided they did not want the way of recovery, for whatever reason, many people do get more serious with their recovery programs. In the end 20 years of recovery or not, all addicts/alkies have today, this …
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