Addiction

If Gambling Is a Damaging Addiction, States Should Cease Lotteries

States run lotteries, offering winners multimillions, and then turning around and offering gambling rehab programs is a contradictory process.

7 months ago

The Dangers of Fighting Cigarette Addiction With Vaping Are Not Vague

Vaping may not contribute to lung cancer the way cigarettes do, but there are still dangers in that “smoke.”

7 months ago

Once-Resistant Rural Court Officials Begin to Embrace Medications to Treat Addiction

[KFF Health News - By Taylor Sisk - Published with Permission. This story also appeared on CBS News] DANDRIDGE, Tenn. —…

2 years ago

A $30 Million Gift to Build an Addiction Treatment Center. Then Staffers Had to Run It.

If you had $30 million to design an addiction treatment facility, how would you do it?

2 years ago

The Road to Dementia May Be Paved With Processed Food

Lifestyles that leave little room for home cooking, quick eating on the go for work, and tight budgets often result…

2 years ago

What is the Safe Amount to Consume Alcohol?

Consuming alcoholic beverages in excess can be harmful to the health of the body. Here’s an expert recommendation.

2 years ago

How To Respond To A Family Member Steeped In Addiction

A personal tale of two choices, and when the hardest decision is the honorable one.

3 years ago

Interesting Findings Of Weekend Only Drinking

In their provocative recent report, researchers observe that “a significant amount of binge drinking among adults escapes public health scrutiny” because…

3 years ago

Are Lives Lost by Cognitively Impaired/Drug-Abusing Physicians? Who Reports Them?

Oversight of cognitively impaired or drug-abusing physicians/healthcare workers is a serious, delicate matter.

3 years ago

Added Sugars: A Masterclass

It’s January, and there’s a solid chance “eat better” is on your list of goals and resolutions. If you’ve turned…

3 years ago

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