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Addiction Recovery Center "Could Have Saved Brittany Murphy?"

LA Daily | Posted 12.24.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: Addiction, Drug Addiction, Brittany Murphy, Brittany Murphy Dies, Celebrity Rehab, Brittany Murphy Dead, Rehab, Los Angeles News

In the department of "too soon," a Malibu addiction-recovery center is apparently touting its effectiveness and privacy in the wake of Brittany Murphy...

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Forgiveness Around The Holidays

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 12.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Mental Illness, Addiction, Psychology, Forgiving, Forgiveness, Relationships, Living News
Dr. Tian Dayton

Forgiveness is something that people grapple with around the holidays. Interpersonal losses are felt more keenly when family and friendship are in every song and on the tip of everyone's tongue.

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Addiction: Defriending Facebook

nytimes.com | KATIE HAFNER | Posted 12.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Internet, Obsession, College, Internet Addiction, Addiction, Facebook Addiction, Facebook, Teenagers, Addiction & Recovery, Social Networking, Living News

Facebook will not reveal how many users have deactivated service, but Kimberly Young, a psychologist who is the director of the Center for Internet Ad...

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Perfectionism And Addiction

Hillary Rettig | Posted 12.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Hillary Rettig, Perfectionism, Compulsive Overeating, Recovery, Addiction & Recovery, Living News
Hillary Rettig

The link between perfectionism and addiction has been well documented, but I believe that perfectionism plays a more central role in addiction than is generally thought -- that perfectionism itself can be addictive.

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Brittany Murphy Anorexia: Did Actress Die From Eating Disorder?

Posted 12.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Brittany Murphy Anorexia, Brittany Murphy Eating Disorder, Did Brittany Murphy Have Anorexia, Celebrities, Brittany Murphy Cause of Death, Britney Murphy Death Cause, Brittany Murphy Anorexic, Was Brittany Murphy Anorexic?, Brittany Murphy, Poll, Living News

While a Los Angeles County coroner's official said Brittany Murphy's death appeared to be from natural causes, some are speculating a Murphy anorexia ...

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Addiction: Fruit Flies Create AA Group!

Stanton Peele | Posted 12.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Intoxication, Fruit Flies, Reason, Addiction & Recovery, Health, Free Will, Choices, Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholic, Aa, Alcohol Addiction, Wellness, Habit, Living News
Stanton Peele

Like humans, fruit flies that get intoxicated on alcohol can become addicted and keep drinking regardless of the consequences. indicate this phenomenon will allow us to better understand how alcoholism works.

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Sexual Addiction: The New Swine Flu Or Vast Female Conspiracy?

Robert Rosenthal | Posted 12.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Prescription Drugs, Addiction, Tiger Woods Affair, Drugs, Sexuality, Sex, Tiger Woods, Conspiracy Theories, Addiction & Recovery, Living News
Robert Rosenthal

Ladies and brothers, let us be frank: men are pig dogs. We like sex. We think about sex. We crave sex. A man knows within a millisecond of seeing a woman whether he finds her sexually attractive.

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How To Avoid Binge Eating During The Holidays

Geneen Roth | Posted 12.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Channukah, Relationships, Anorexia, Addiction & Recovery, Health, Christmas, Addiction, Food, Self-Esteem, Diet, Holiday Season, Bulimia, Overeating, Wellness, Eating Disorder, Binge Eating, Hanukkah, Living News
Geneen Roth

The most painful thing about using food to comfort ourselves during the holidays (or any other time) is that it is only a temporary solution. After the food is gone, whatever you ate about is still there.

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Communicating With An Addict: Hitting The Pause Button

Carole Bennett, MA | Posted 12.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Denial, Recovery, Addiction & Recover, Codependence, Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcoholic, Dependency, Aa, Al-Anon, Withdrawal, Communication, Living News
Carole Bennett, MA

When you stay neutral, you turn the decision over to the addict; you are empowering them with their own choice, and at the same time empowering yourself with a commitment to neutrality.

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The Death of a Nonprofit

Daniel Goldin | Posted 12.14.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: Nonprofits, Addiction, Addiction & Recovery, Economy, Recession, Los Angeles News
Daniel Goldin

I had been working for the last few years as a therapist at BHS Hollywood Family Recovery, treating "dual-diagnosis" clients in an outpatient drug pro...

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Managing Grief Around The Holiday

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 12.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Holidays, Mental Health, Codependency, Grief, Acoa, Death & Dying, Living News
Dr. Tian Dayton

The holidays are a time of heightened reality. A time to reaffirm bonds of friendship and family. The general merriment of the season can make what we...

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States Need Help, Smokers Have Hope

Barbara Ficarra | Posted 12.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Barbara Ficarra, Healthy Living, American Lung Association, Carl R. Sullivan MD, Nrt, Smokers, Addiction Medicine, Nicotine Replacement Therapy, healthin30, Nicotine Addiction, Addiction, Smoking Cessation, Tobacco, Addiction & Recovery, Living News
Barbara Ficarra

Most people who are addicted to smoking need help to quit. There are programs to help, but unfortunately many are not getting the help they need because health insurance plans don't cover treatments.

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QUIZ: Admitting you have an Internet Addiction

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 12.09.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Internet, Comedy and Satire, Internet Rehab, Comedy and Humor, Humor, Satire, Internet Addiction, Addiction, Comedy, Humor and Satire, Rehab, Comedy News
Jilly Gagnon

Fall City treatment center has provided this checklist to help individuals determine whether they or a loved one are suffering from internet addiction:

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Rockefeller Drug Law Reforms Charge Ahead

Anthony Papa | Posted 12.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Addiction, Rockefeller Drug Laws, War on Drugs, Ondcp, Cocaine, Mandatory Minimums, New York News
Anthony Papa

The dismantling of the Rockefeller Drug Laws is picking up steam. The New York State Assembly held a key hearing to press forward with implementation of the reforms.

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Video Games And Children -- What's The Right Amount?

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 12.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Mindfulness, Parenting, Video Games, Children, Living News
Soren Gordhamer

Many of us do not want to exclude our kids from the latest technologies, but at the same time know how easily games can take over a child's life, such that they become less able to be creative.

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Communicating With An Alcoholic/Addict -- Part 2

Carole Bennett, MA | Posted 12.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Denial, Alanon, Recovery, 12 Steps, Relationships, Health, Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcoholic, Aa, Addiction & Recovery, Acohol, Family, Living News
Carole Bennett, MA

Whether your loved one is in their addiction or new to recovery, sometimes a well meaning, simple discussion can turn futile. Too often you can't help but get sucked into a conversation that turns heated.

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10 Reasons I Quit Smoking

Therese Borchard | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Smoking, Bad Habits, Recovery, Nicotine, Cigarettes, Prevention, Addiction and Recovery, Well-Being, Health, Addiction, Quitting Smoking, Cancer, Cigarette Tax, Wellness, Living News
Therese Borchard

You're almost there. You want to quit. In fact, 80 percent of your brain is sure you can. But 20 percent insists that you can't. How do you make it over to the other side without falling SPLAT on your face?

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The Art of Communicating with the Alcoholic/Addict - Part 1

Carole Bennett, MA | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Drug Addiction, Recovery, Addiction & Recovery, How to Talk to an Addict, Alcoholism, Addiction, Addict, Carole Bennett, Living News
Carole Bennett, MA

In this series of blogs I will discuss concepts that can help the family member or friend find new communication tools when relating to their loved one; the alcoholic/addict.

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Addiction, Recovery, And American Health Policy

Stanton Peele | Posted 11.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Health Economics, Breast Cancer, Breast Screening Panel, Breast Cancer Screening, Alcoholism, Addiction & Recovery, Living News
Stanton Peele

America worships personal tales of redemption. If public figures are caught out drunk or on drugs, cheating on their wives, then they quickly head off to Betty Ford or Hazelden. And we forgive them.

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How Habits Can Make Or Break Us

Russell Poldrack | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Brain Research, Habits, Addiction & Recovery, Neuroscience, The Balanced Life, Brain, Living News
Russell Poldrack

The persistence of habits can be a blessing or a curse. By knowing more about where habits come from and how they develop, we can learn to manage their impact in our daily lives.

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The Great American Smokeout 2009: Tell Us Why You Quit Smoking Or Reasons People Should

Posted 11.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Smokeout 2009, Great American Smokeout 2009, Slidepoll, Quit Smoking, Living News

Today marks The Great American Smokeout of 2009. The annual campaign led by the American Cancer Society asks U.S. citizens to stop smoking. Smoking--...

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Smoking Is Down, But Not By Much

nytimes.com | Roni Caryn Rabin | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Living News

One in five Americans smoked last year, down from almost one in four a decade earlier. But the declines in smoking have recently stalled, with virtual...

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Internet Addiction: Dealing With Withdrawal

nytimes.com | Wyatt Mason | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Internet, Recovery, Addiction & Recover, Internet Addiction, Email, E-Mail, Travel, Technology, World Wide Web, Wi-Fi, Withdrawal, Unplug and Recharge, Living News

Shortly after my girlfriend and I decided to rent a New Hampshire summer house together in 2007, we made a vexing discovery: Internet access wasn't go...

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Women Should Not Examine Their Breasts For Lumps

Stanton Peele | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Breast Self-Examination, American Cancer Society, Women's Health, Childhood Vaccinations, Addiction, Legalizing Drugs, Breast Cancer, Disease of Addiction, United-States-Preventive-Services-Task, Living News
Stanton Peele

All of this reverses years of well-intended advice and public health information, proving once again that health information and advice is a matter of competing social and political forces.

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Holiday Cheer: Not Always So Cheerful

David Finkle | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Bhutan King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, New Year's Eve, Halloween, Easter, National Holidays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Addiction, Valentine's Day, Facebook Gross National Happiness Index, 12-Step Recovery Groups, Fourth of July, Living News
David Finkle

Denying wide-spread downbeat feelings as the year's festivities loom can be problematic, as sufferers will only feel more removed from the general jubilation.

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