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Recently, actress Demi Lovato discussed eating disorder and addiction treatment with Fabulous, a British magazine. Lovato entered rehab in November 2010 and is still actively working on her recovery. Constantly being in the spotlight, a consequence of being a celebrity, causes insecurities about weight that can certainly trigger an eating disorder relapse. Lovato said that
Some people have the willpower to stop drinking when they have had enough. Others can resist peer pressure even when friends try to convince them to have another drink or two. This saves them from losing control. Still others are not so lucky. In some situations, especially around college campuses, people are forced to drink
Pain Clinics: Legalized Drug Dealers In South Florida, a new pain clinic opened every three days last year. Doctors reportedly distributed up to ten million oxycodone pills that year. The explosion of pain clinics has resulted in the recent arrests of doctors who have been exploiting prescription drug addiction to increase their financial income. Along
Wrestling with Addiction in the WWE Alcoholism and drug abuse have been a problem in the WWE for years. Much like other entertainers, wrestlers seek substances to replicate the high they get from performing. Despite the WWE’s lengthy Substance Abuse and Drug Testing Policy, famous names such as Rick Rude, Bam Bam Bigelow, Eddie Guerrero
Trash Your Stash and go to Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Rates of prescription drug abuse in the United States have been climbing for years. Sometimes, individuals build up a tolerance to their medically prescribed drugs, needing more and more of them to achieve the same effects, and wind up with full-fledged addictions. Other times, people
Hand Sanitizer-Not Just for Cleaning Anymore Recently, the LA Times published an article about teenagers showing up in the emergency room with alcohol poisoning. However, they weren’t binge drinking beer or liquor; they were seriously intoxicated from drinking hand sanitizer. Ethyl alcohol-based hand sanitizer, which can be found in almost any home or purchased cheaply,
College Parties and Alcohol Consumption by Hosts In January, 2012 a new study conducted by researchers at Ohio State University examined the drinking patterns of those who host college parties with alcohol on campus versus those who host college parties with alcohol off campus. Researchers found that on any weekend, 10 percent of students at
Almost everyone at some point in their lives struggles with a form of anxiety. Feelings produced from anxiety can be misleading and are perpetuated by reinforcing thoughts. Most people do not recognize that they are anxious until they feel the physical symptoms of anxiety. Substance abuse is a quick remedy for uncomfortable feelings produced by
Zohydro: New Option for Opiate Addicts The drug company Zogenix is working at developing a more potent opiate for pain relief. This new drug called Zohydro will be more powerful than the second most abused drug in the world, OxyContin. They propose that this new pill will have at least 10 times more hydrocodone than
Krypto, Bud, Pot, Mary Jane and Ganja: The Truth about Marijuana Use It is common to hear music lyrics describing smoking marijuana. For example, the Beastie Boys reference marijuana in their song, The Sounds of Science: “I do not sniff the coke, I only smoke the sinsemilla.” What used to be thought of as seemingly
