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Smoking: Messages On Cigarette Packs May Be Counterproductive

Mother Jones | Tom Jacobs | Posted 11.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Lung Cancer, Smoking, Cigarettes, Health, Addiction, Cigarette, Obama, Philip Morris, Warning, Cigarette Tax, Wellness, Mark Zuckerberg, Living News

In June, President Obama signed a law requiring tobacco companies to post large, graphic warnings on cigarette packs. However, new research suggests t...

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Capitalism: Never Enough?

Jim Selman | Posted 11.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Skid Row, Shopping, The Story of Stuff, Michael Moore Capitalism: A Love Story, Addiction, Consumption, Capitalism, Chanel, Victor Lebow, Mont Blanc, Recession, New York, Rolex, Designer, Annie Leonard, Economists, Capitalism: A Love Story, Economic Growth, Living News

The epidemic of designer stores is symptomatic of the buying binge we've been on for the last half-century.

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What Porn Users Taught Me

Marnia Robinson | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Pornography, Dopamine, Reward Circuitry, Porn, Novelty, Dopamine-Risk, Masturbation, Porn Addiction, Spiritual Sex, Tantric Sex, Addiction and Recovery, Addiction & Recovery, Sacred Sex, Living News

To my surprise, men from all over the world showed up on my website's forum complaining of addiction to pornography and masturbation.

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Is it Taking Over? Study: People Tweeting from Cars and Toilets

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Twittering, Twitter, Consciousness, Wisdom 2.0, Tweets, Self-Help, Living News

Few us will renounce social networks, but we should follow the Zen lesson relevant for our time: "When driving, just drive; when pooping, just poop; and when tweeting, just tweet."

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Technology Addiction: A New Form Of Compulsive Behavior

Psychology Today | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Technology, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Living News

When we think of addiction, most of us think of alcoholism or drug abuse. But the easy access, anonymity, and constant availability of the Internet, e...

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Binge Drinking Raises Risk of Infection

BBC NEWS | Posted 11.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Prevention, Health, Swine Flu, Alcohol, Addiction, Binge Drinking, Immune, Immune System, Drinking, Wellness, Living News

Drinking copious amounts of alcohol in one session scuppers the immune system by knocking out proteins essential for fighting off bacteria and viruses...

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Alcohol Dependence Risk Increases As Age At First Drink Decreases

medicalnewstoday.com | Posted 11.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Health, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Living News

Individuals who begin drinking at an early age are more likely to subsequently develop alcohol dependence. ...

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Barney Frank Mocks Limbaugh's Drug Use, Sarah Palin On Leno (VIDEO)

Posted 11.21.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Video, Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Leno, Barney Frank, Addiction, Painkillers, Glenn Beck, Pills, Comedy News

It's a safe bet that Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and Rush Limbaugh don't have any dinner plans. Frank called out the conservative radio host for his ...

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Addiction In U.S. At Pandemic Levels

wellness.com | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Recovery, Drug Addict, Alcoholic, Alcohol Rehab, Addiction & Recovery, Drug Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, Drug Rehab, Rehab, Living News

Untreated alcohol and drug addiction in the United States remains at pandemic levels, with little change from year to year, an expert says....

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Al-Anon 12-Step Recovery Program: Love It Or Leave It

Carole Bennett, MA | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Recovery, Alcoholism, Alcohol, 12-Steps, Addiction, Alcoholics Anonymous, Addiction & Recovery, Drugs, Substance Abuse, Al-Anon, Living News

As a professional family substance abuse counselor, I encourage my clients to attend Al-anon and find out if it is something they wish to incorporate in their recovery. Some swear by it, others are shunned.

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Intensity Is Not The Same Thing As Intimacy--For Addicts Or Anyone Else

Therese Borchard | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Drug Addiction, Recovery, Drinking, Alcoholism, Addiction & Recovery, Mental Health, Therese Borchard, Living News

I chase the adrenaline rush, the dopamine high, that is akin to the buzz I get from smoking an entire cigarette in three puffs after staying away from lung rockets for a year or more.

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This Week In Cheating: Drugs

Jeff Kreisler | Posted 10.21.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Trial, Fosamax, Pants!, Merck, Drug Industry, Class Action, Pfizer, Addiction, Trap, Scandal, Awesome, Pharmaceutical Industry, Settlement, Satire, Vioxx, Wyeth, Rachel Maddow, Marketing, Neurontin, Monty Python, Comedy News

So, let me get this straight: Pfizer is the drug company who'll lie to you, but Merck's the one that'll kill you?

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Tough Guy Soprano Joey Pantoliano Goes to Iraq

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Suicide, Addiction, Depression, Iraq-Ptsd, Soldier Suicides, Joey Pants, Ralph, Sopranos, Joey Pantoliano, Living News

Soldiers in Iraq face deployment after deployment without rest or time for recovery. They suffer from PTSD and depression.

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DJ AM's Friends & Family Use 12 Steps To Help Them Grieve: How The 12 Steps Can Help You Too

A Compulsive Overeater | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Death and Dying, Dj Am 12 Steps, DJ AM Drugs, DJ AM, Adam Goldstein, Grief, Recovery, Addiction & Recovery, DJ AM Dead, Grieving, Living News

After battling addiction for years, young DJ AM (aka Adam Goldstein) was found dead last week with OxyContin in his stomach and throat. He was working...

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Is Cheating An Addiction?

DivineCaroline | Allison Ford | Posted 10.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Cheating, Behavior, Couples, Recovery, Addiction & Recovery, Living News

Addiction is the inability to discontinue reckless or harmful behavior. Addicts can't stop themselves from self-destructing, whatever their choice of ...

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Creating A False Self: Learning To Live A Lie

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 09.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Addict, Recovery, Sex Addiction, Compulsive Overeating, Acoa, Addiction & Recovery, Living News

This false self is also sometimes seen as the "idealized self" or the self through which we operate because our true self just somewhere along the line (usually quite young) felt too weak, inadequate or overwhelmed to function and gain approval in the situation in which it finds itself.

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My Name Is Roger, And I'm An Alcoholic

blogs.suntimes.com | Roger Ebert | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Alcoholic, Roger Ebert, Alcoholism, Addict, Recovery, Addiction & Recovery, Living News

In August 1979, I took my last drink. It was about four o'clock on a Saturday afternoon, the hot sun streaming through the windows of my little carria...

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Why Pleasure Doesn't Lead To Lasting Fulfillment

Gangaji | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Fulfillment, Pleasure, The Inner Life, Spirituality, Inner Peace, Happiness, Living News

Since the love of pleasure is natural to us all, why doesn't it lead to lasting fulfillment? The easy, and correct, answer is because pleasure doesn't last.

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Internet Addiction: How Big Is It?

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Wisdom 2.0, Stress Reduction, Happiness, Internet Addiction, Addiction, Recovery, Addiction & Recovery, Living News

Internet addiction is upon us... how big is the problem?

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Drinkers Don't Know Alcohol Affects Their Sleep, Study Says

BBC NEWS | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Alcoholic, Insomnia, Addiction, Sleep Problems, Alcoholics Anonymous, Sleep Deprivation, Sleep, Living News

Many people do not realise drinking alcohol can disturb a good night's sleep by interfering with the brain, a government-funded poll suggests. Almost...

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Cutting Through the Narcissistic Ego: Step One is Awareness

Darren Littlejohn | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living

We basically ask to speak to a certain voice and the participant puts on that hat. Some voices used typically have been The Controller, The Skeptic, The Protector, The Victim.

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Information Addiction and Our Quest for Relevancy

Scott Lachut | Posted 09.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Internet, Relevancy, Information, Biological Imperative, Social Web, Brain, Biology, Online, Seeking, Addiction, Wanting, Mind, Information Overload, Information Age, Beating-Internet-Addiction, Internet Addiction, Facebook Addiction, Addiction & Recovery, Living News

This quest for what might be, creates a seemingly infinite feedback loop where consumption continuously renews the appetite.

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An Organic Vegetable Farm Aids In Addicts' Recovery

nytimes.com | CARA BUCKLEY | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Drug Addiction, Recovery, Addiction and Recovery, Alcoholism, Addiction, Addict, Organic Farm, Project Renewal, Renewal Farm, Addiction & Recovery, Living News

GARRISON, N.Y. -- It was shortly after 8 a.m. on a sun-drenched July day in this idyllic hamlet 50 miles north of Manhattan, and a hulk of a man named...

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Sad? Angry? Happy? Alcoholics May Not Know What Your Face Is Saying

latimes.com | Melissa Healy | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Facial Cues, Recovery, Alcoholic Brain, Brain, Relationships, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Alcoholic, Addiction, Alcoholics Anonymous, Addiction & Recovery, Living News

Of the many things that long-term alcohol addiction can steal -- careers, lives, health, memory -- one of its most heartbreaking tolls is on relations...

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It's Not Only the Alcoholic/Addicts Problem; 8 Reasons Why Families or Friends Don't Get Help, Don't Get Involved

Carole Bennett, MA | Posted 09.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Drug Intervention, Addiction, Drug Addiction, Diane Schuler, National Association for Children of Alcoholics, Substance Abuse, Diane Schuler Alcohol, Addiction & Recovery, Living News

To pretend this disease doesn't exist makes us as irresponsible as the alcoholic/addict. We can and are obligated do our part by using whatever means available to thwart the downward spiral.

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