Addiction to alcohol, drugs, gambling is a brain disease

Addiction to alcohol, drugs, gambling is a brain disease - Los ... Addiction is “not simply a behavioral problem involving too much alcohol, drugs, gambling or sex,” the American Society of Addiction Medicine declared this ... articles.latimes.com/.../la-heb-addiction-isbrain-disease-20110...

Alcohol and Drug Relapse - Recovery Connection Drug and alcohol relapse occurs when an addict or alcoholic resumes drug use or ... plan is an important part of drug addiction and alcohol abuse treatment. ... www.recoveryconnection.org/alcohol-drug-relapse/

Functional Alcoholic Definition Some misconceptions about Alcoholism. Many people are mistakenly of the belief that you must fulfill certain criteria in order to be an alcoholic. ... jasonenderson.hubpages.com/.../Functional-Alcoholic-Definiti... Facing addiction head-on to break it Hindustan Times It numbs the natural pleasure sensors, making the addict lifeless and depressed when not using a stimulant. The tolerance to pleasure finally leads to changes in brain circuitry, causing withdrawals and cravings. Though drug abuse and mental disorders ... Concern over game addiction Sky News The industry's representative UKIE deny addiction is a problem, although they do want to educate gamers to play responsibly. UKIE chairman Andy Payne told Sky News: "Maybe every 45-50 minutes, take five minutes out. "Move away from the screen, ... Pa. lawyer suspended, blames video-game addiction Houston Chronicle MARYCLAIRE DALE, AP PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Pennsylvania lawyer blamed an addiction to video games for the sloppy legal work that's cost him a three-year suspension. Mathew Eshelman, 43, retreated into the world of video games to fight job stress and ... Unrepentant drug addict ends up behind bars Times of Malta A drug addict who failed to make the most of an opportunity to reform was jailed yesterday. Carlos Galea, 27, from Marsa had been given a 15-month jail term suspended for four years by Magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera in 2009. ... Ex-financial adviser in E. Hanover gets 6 years for taking $1.9M Dailyrecord.com A former financial adviser for an East Hanover company was sentenced Friday to six years in prison for stealing $1.9 million from investors, including his grandparents, to support an online gambling addiction. “I've done a lot of harm,” said Hawthorne ... FSU exec sues over job loss, claims discrimination Tallahassee Democrat (blog) "Plaintiff Frank H. Stephenson had the disability of alcoholism, characterized by a physical or mental impairment that substantially limited one or more of his major life activities, including his ability to work," said the complaint, ... Food addiction masks underlying emotions KSWT-TV "What they determined is that it doesn't matter if it's food or drugs or sex or whatever it happens to be, it's a brain disorder. So when we talk about food addictions, what's really happening is that there are malfunctioning parts of the brain that ... 5K Run/Walk for recovery from addiction The Photo News In celebration, The Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Council is staging its first 5K run/walk at 9 am on Saturday, Oct. 1 at the Middletown Community Campus, 117 Seward Ave. in Middletown. The hope is to raise awareness of the recovery community and reduce ... Crack addict to recognized speaker, there is recovery Sandusky Register More than 100 mental health professionals, educators and law enforcement officials in Huron County attended an addiction seminar Thursday featuring nationally-known speaker Delbert Boone. Boone, a native of Detroit, spent years addicted to alcohol, ... Teens Facing Preventable Addiction Leading to Costly Health Problem for Nation Juvenile Justice Information Exchange Teen addiction is “the largest preventable and most costly public health problem in America today,” according to a recent report discussed by the the Chattanooga Times Free Press. Researchers at Columbia University National Center on Addiction and ... Alcoholic gets six months for threatening postman over junk mail Mirror.co.uk Alcoholic David Forrest, 35, who admitted two charges of having an offensive weapon, threatened to beat up postie Sean Fanus. Jailing Forrest, of Manor Park, East London, Judge John Lafferty said at Snaresbrook crown court: “Junk mail is not the ... Harrison man gets four years in CVS robberies Vineland Daily Journal WOODBURY -- A drug addict was sentenced Friday to four years in state prison for robbing drugstores in Franklin and Harrison townships. Howard D. Lopez, 30, of Harrison pleaded guilty in June to robbing CVS stores in summer 2010 so he could obtain ... Woman admits to stealing vases from graves in Pueblo Colorado Springs Gazette The actions of an alleged drug addict and thief led her to a graveyard recently. In the case of 20-year-old Shelby Lane Tignor, an arrest affidavit said it was a heroin addiction and need for money that drove her to steal numerous brass vases from ... Ultra Marathon Runner Launches RunWell: The Linda Quirk Foundation RedOrbit Rebranded from Run7on7, RunWell will raise funds for addiction treatment & recovery. Linda Quirk, accomplished ultra marathon runner and philanthropist, today announces the launch of RunWell: The Linda Quirk Foundation, a foundation that will continue ... Need help with diabetes and nicotine addiction? Hanford Sentinel Nicotine Anonymous is a 12-step program available to anyone seeking recovery from nicotine addiction. Nicotine Anonymous is based on the same principles and traditions as Alcoholics Anonymous. The only requirement for Nicotine Anonymous membership is ... Brain and body in pursuit of pleasure New Zealand Herald Beets says the same principle applies to sex addiction. "Compulsive sexuality is not about the pursuit of pleasure, it's about the avoidance of emotional pain. Tiger Woods might be a sex addictand a pursuer of pleasure, but what you see with that type ... Common Themes in Addiction | Psychology Today By Carl Alasko, Ph.D. How denial, delusion and blame support continuing addiction. By Carl Alasko, Ph.D.... ... The most effective response to the difficulty involved in living with an addict is found in the tried-and-true principles of Al-Anon. The group's fundamental concept is that you cannot control an alcoholic'sbehavior; the more you try, the more you become enmeshed in the addict's system of denial, delusion and blame. The operating solution is to "detach with love." ... Psychology Today Blogs

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