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Naomi Wolf's book Vagina: self-help marketed as feminism | Suzanne Moore
Wolf is right that women should be having amazing sex, but the big question is why women are so sexually unhappyBy now we all know that Naomi Wolf has mind-blowing orgasms. I must say globally this has been a concern. Was this woman getting enough? Yes, oh yes, she has got a book's worth. I read Vagina: A New Biography in a bar while feasting on some very fine cuts of meat, so I am not just judging it by the extracts, ie the insane pasta party where "Alan", a supposed friend, served her "c.ini". This trauma upset her for six months. Someone give her a hotdog quick to spare us more of this existential despair.See, my m...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 5, 2012 Category: Science Authors: Suzanne Moore Tags: Comment The Guardian Sex Feminism World news Women Neuroscience Life and style Comment is free Source Type: news

Can You Be a Hoarder Without Hoarding?
Mattie throws away everything. She does not have a broken knife or a slightly melted spatula in her kitchen, a beloved moth-eaten sweater in her dresser drawer, or a torn or tattered or read long-ago book on her shelves. Of course she has a lovely home — neat, clean, elegant, and uncluttered. But she seems to have to get rid of many things that she might still enjoy. read more
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - September 5, 2012 Category: Addiction Authors: F. Diane Barth, L.C.S.W. Tags: Addiction Cognition Depression Personality bed bugs bedbugs blouse childhood friends clothes books compulsive need compulsive spartanism dresser drawer exterminator grandmother hoarding libby many things mattie messines Source Type: news

Emerging Drugs Concern Public Officials
Source: About.com Alcoholism - September 5, 2012 Category: Addiction Source Type: news

NIH Funds UCLA Phase 2 Study of MediciNova's MN-166 in Treating Drug Addiction
LOS ANGELES and SAN DIEGO, Sept. 4, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The University of California, Los Angeles' (UCLA's) Department of Family Medicine/Center for Behavioral and Addiction Medicine, and MediciNova, Inc. a biopharmaceutical company traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (Nasdaq:MNOV) and the Jasdaq Market of the Osaka Securities Exchange (Code Number: 4875), today announced approval and funding by the National Institutes on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, of a Phase 2 clinical trial studying the use of MN-166 (ibudilast) for the treatment of methamphetamine addiction. Building on an ongoing ...
Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) - September 4, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Cheers to a Troubled Pop Star
Rihanna's song "Cheers" and her public lifestyle exert a strong influence on teens.read more
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - September 4, 2012 Category: Addiction Authors: George Drinka, M.D. Tags: Addiction Child Development Media Parenting alcoholic beverages beautiful people beer makers cheers drug consumption drugs and alcohol immersion incontrovertible fact magical effect media exposure partying pervasive media p Source Type: news

Could Internet Addiction Be Genetic?
People hooked on nicotine share same gene mutation as those overusing the Web, study finds
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Health News - September 4, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Family Medicine, Research, Dependence, News, Source Type: news

PharmaNet system dramatically reduced inappropriate prescriptions of potentially addictive drugs
A centralized prescription network providing real-time information to pharmacists in British Columbia, Canada, resulted in dramatic reductions in inappropriate prescriptions for opioid analgesics and benzodiazepines, widely used and potentially addictive drugs.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - September 4, 2012 Category: Science Source Type: news

Could Internet Addiction Be Genetic?
People hooked on nicotine share same gene mutation as those overusing the Web, study finds Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Genes and Gene Therapy, Mental Health
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - September 4, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

E-Cigarettes Don’t Harm Heart, Study Shows
Electronic Cigarettes Useful as Smoking Cessation Aid, Researcher Says WebMD Medical News By Charlene Laino Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD Aug. 28, 2012 (Munich, Germany) — Electronic cigarettes do not appear to be bad for your heart, according to the first study to look at the effects of smoking e-cigarettes on heart function. The devices — battery-powered metal cartridges that simulate the effect of smoking by heating nicotine-containing liquid into vapor — can be helpful to smokers trying to kick the habit, says researcher Konstantinos Farsalinos, MD, of the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center in Ath...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - September 4, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: mreal197 Tags: WebMD News Source Type: news

Coffee: A Caffeinated Chronicle
Where does coffee come from, what does it do to our brains, and why is it so darn addictive?read more
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - September 4, 2012 Category: Nutrition Authors: Jordan Gaines Tags: Diet Neuroscience addiction adenosine brain caffeine coffee sleep stimulant Source Type: news

What Is Risky About Binge Drinking?
Source: About.com Alcoholism - September 4, 2012 Category: Addiction Source Type: news

Smokers who value the future are more likely to quit
(Wiley) Addiction researchers have known for many years that smokers are less likely than non-smokers to look to the future in planning their lives. New research has now shown that among smokers, those who have more of a future orientation are more likely to stop smoking.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - September 4, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Randomised trial of long-acting sustained-release naltrexone implant vs oral naltrexone or placebo for preventing relapse to opioid dependence
Source: Archives of General Psychiatry Area: News The Archives of General Psychiatry has featured a study comparing outcomes of naltrexone implants, oral naltrexone hydrochloride, and non-medication treatment for the management of opioid addiction. The 6-month, double-blind, double-dummy trial involved 306 opioid-addicted patients undergoing detoxification, enrolled in centres in Russia. Patients underwent biweekly counselling and were randomised to one of the following treatment arms for 24 weeks: . 1000-mg naltrexone implant and oral placebo (naltrexone implant group; 102 patients); . p...
Source: NeLM - Mental Health - September 4, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

PharmaNet system dramatically reduced inappropriate prescriptions of potentially addictive drugs
(Canadian Medical Association Journal) A centralized prescription network providing real-time information to pharmacists in British Columbia, Canada, resulted in dramatic reductions in inappropriate prescriptions for opioid analgesics and benzodiazepines, widely used and potentially addictive drugs. The findings are reported in a study in Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 4, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Teens And Technology
Internet predators, social media, and the availability 24/7 of on-line connections may all pose risks to sometimes naive and impulsive teens. But the greatest threat? The teens themselves. Many don't know where to draw the line with technology.read more
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - September 3, 2012 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Stephanie Newman, Ph.D. Tags: Parenting Relationships addictive behaviors adolescents bullying health hook ups internet addiction nbsp nude photos predators Prevalence radio risk scams sexting social difficulties Social networking teenagers undera Source Type: news

Alcohol Consumption Affects Ability To Overcome Fear
Doctors have known for a long time that alcoholism is associated with increased risk of anxiety, such as PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder), and that heavy drinkers are more likely to be involved in automobile accidents and/or domestic violence situations...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 3, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Few Doctors Know How to Treat Addiction - A New Program Aims to Change That
Washington Post article discusses a new report by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. According to the report only about 10 percent of the 22 million Americans with a drug or alcohol problem receive treatment. A new training program seeks to address this acute shortage by offering one- and two-year residencies in addiction medicine to physicians who have finished training in another specialty, such as family practice or internal medicine.
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - September 3, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

The Brain Is Rewired By Heavy Drinking, Increasing Susceptibility To Anxiety Problems
Doctors have long recognized a link between alcoholism and anxiety disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Those who drink heavily are at increased risk for traumatic events like car accidents and domestic violence, but that only partially explains the connection. New research using mice reveals heavy alcohol use actually rewires brain circuitry, making it harder for alcoholics to recover psychologically following a traumatic experience...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 3, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Marijuana, Spice Use Can Affect Embryo's Brain
Source: About.com Alcoholism - September 3, 2012 Category: Addiction Source Type: news

The Flavorists: Tweaking tastes and creating cravings
Meet the scientists who create flavors that make foods and beverages so tasty that critics say they're addictive
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - September 2, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

I Used To Be Addicted and Then I Quit—Am I Still an Addict?
This question comes up fairly often. It is the kind of question that cannot be answered if you look only at the surface of addiction: at the behavior itself. But if you peek beneath the surface, the question and its answer becomes obvious.read more
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - September 2, 2012 Category: Addiction Authors: Lance Dodes, M.D. Tags: Addiction Eating Disorders Self-Help Therapy addictions binge drinkers books brain disease compulsion compulsive gamblers drinkers people drugs human beings LSD many people marijuana nbsp nicotine peek physical addict Source Type: news

I Used To Be Addicted and Then I Quit--Am I Still an Addict?
This question comes up fairly often. It is the kind of question that cannot be answered if you look only at the surface of addiction: at the behavior itself. But if you peek beneath the surface, the question and its answer becomes obvious.read more
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - September 2, 2012 Category: Addiction Authors: Lance Dodes, M.D. Tags: Addiction Eating Disorders Self-Help Therapy addictions binge drinkers books brain disease compulsion compulsive gamblers drinkers people drugs human beings LSD many people marijuana nbsp nicotine peek physical addict Source Type: news

I Used To Be Addicted and Then I Quit. Am I Still an Addict?
This question comes up fairly often. It is the kind of question that cannot be answered if you look only at the surface of addiction: at the behavior itself. But if you peek beneath the surface, the question and its answer becomes obvious.read more
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - September 2, 2012 Category: Addiction Authors: Lance Dodes, M.D. Tags: Addiction Eating Disorders Self-Help Therapy addictions binge drinkers books brain disease compulsion compulsive gamblers drinkers people drugs human beings LSD many people marijuana nbsp nicotine peek physical addict Source Type: news

Fashion Model Kira Dikhtyar Reveals How Drugs Feed Eating Disorders
At the dawn of New York Fashion Week, fashion model Kira Dikhtyar spoke frankly to Fox News about the pressure from modelling agents to use stimulant drugs in order to stay thin. ...Read Full Post
Source: About.com Addictions - September 2, 2012 Category: Addiction Source Type: news

Beer Glass Shape Influences How Quickly We Drink
The shape of the glass may influence how rapidly we consume an alcoholic drink, researchers from the University of Bristol reported in the journal PLoS ONE. The authors believe that their findings could help towards reducing the prevalence of drunkenness which has become a progressively bigger problem in society today. Dr Angela Attwood and team gathered and analyzed data on 160 social drinkers. None of them had any history of alcoholism; they were aged from 18 to 40 years and were asked to attend two experimental sessions...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 1, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Parents: Addicted to Your Phone? Here's how to fight it
We've heard that we should be more mindful. As parents, especially with our smartphones nearby, it can be tougher than it sounds. But it starts with quick steps you can try today. read more
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - August 31, 2012 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Andrea Bonior, Ph.D. Tags: Happiness Health Parenting Stress anxiety asthma bethesda md dr steve emotion Facebook firestorm food cravings georgetown university immune system function improving memory little time living in the moment mental health b Source Type: news

Beer Glass Shape Influences People's Drinking Speed
The shape of the glass may influence how rapidly we consume an alcoholic drink, researchers from the University of Bristol reported in the journal PLoS ONE. The authors believe that their findings could help towards reducing the prevalence of drunkenness which has become a progressively bigger problem in society today. Dr Angela Attwood and team gathered and analyzed data on 160 social drinkers. None of them had any history of alcoholism; they were aged from 18 to 40 years and were asked to attend two experimental sessions...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 31, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Trauma During Childhood Increases Drug Addiction Risk
While prior research has suggested that signs of an increased risk of addiction are personality traits, such as impulsivity or compulsiveness, there is new evidence from the University of Cambridge suggesting that these characteristics are also associated with a traumatic childhood background. The goal of the research, which was published in the journal American Journal Pschiatry and led by Karen Ersche, was to discover the risk factors that make a person susceptible to developing drug dependence...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 31, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news

Traumatic childhood may increase the risk of drug addiction
Previous research has shown that personality traits such as impulsivity or compulsiveness are indicators of an increased risk of addiction. Now, new research suggests that these impulsive and compulsive personality traits are also associated with a traumatic upbringing during childhood.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 31, 2012 Category: Science Source Type: news

Addicted to the internet? It could be all in your genes
Women obsessed with Facebook, Twitter and online shopping can now blame it on their genes.
Source: Telegraph Health - August 31, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: facebook gene twitter internet addiction Source Type: news

Causes Of Internet Addiction At The Molecular Level
"It was shown that Internet addiction is not a figment of our imagination," says the lead author, Privatdozent Dr. Christian Montag from the Department for Differential and Biological Psychology at the University of Bonn. "Researchers and therapists are increasingly closing in on it." Over the past years, the Bonn researchers have interviewed a total of 843 people about their Internet habits...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 31, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news

The trouble with atheists: a defence of faith
Francis Spufford has heard all the arguments against Christianity. He understands the objections of Dawkins and Hitchens and he realises it's a guess as to whether there's a God or not. But here he offers a defence of his faithMy daughter has just turned six. Some time over the next year or so, she will discover that her parents are weird. We're weird because we go to church.This means as she gets older there'll be voices telling her what it means, getting louder and louder until by the time she's a teenager they'll be shouting right in her ear. It means that we believe in a load of bronze-age absurdities. That we fet...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 31, 2012 Category: Science Authors: Francis Spufford Tags: Books Source Type: news

Do You Have an Alcohol or Drug Problem?
Source: About.com Alcoholism - August 31, 2012 Category: Addiction Source Type: news

Addiction Is a Brain Disease
Addiction is a chronic brain disease that is more about the neurology of the brain rather than the outward manifestations of behavioral problems and poor choices.
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - August 31, 2012 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: walking.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news

Traumatic childhood may increase the risk of drug addiction
(University of Cambridge) Previous research has shown that personality traits such as impulsivity or compulsiveness are indicators of an increased risk of addiction. Now, new research from the University of Cambridge suggests that these impulsive and compulsive personality traits are also associated with a traumatic upbringing during childhood. The study was published today, 31 August, in the journal American Journal Psychiatry.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 31, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Incentives Help Pregnant Women Who Are Addicted To Drugs Stay Clean
According to research in the September issue of Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment, the importance of drug abstinence among pregnant women with heroin or cocaine addiction can be promoted by a "contingency management" approach, which offers incentives for women when their drug tests come out negative. The team discovered that contingency management (CM) works just as effectively whether the incentives remain the same or are increased over time...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 30, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news

Risk for Substance Abuse in Patients With Cancer PainRisk for Substance Abuse in Patients With Cancer Pain
Longer life expectancy, the result of more successful treatment, means that risk for addiction is back on the table as a concern for cancer patients. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 30, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Prolonged Opioid Use After Surgery Most Likely Due To Factors Other Than Pain
According to a study in the September issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS), the risk of continuing to use strong pain-relieving drugs many months after surgery increases with non-pain related factors, such as previous use of pain medications, symptoms of depression, and high perceived risk of addiction. Dr. Ian Carroll of Stanford University and lead author, said: "Each of these factors was a better predictor of prolonged opioid use than postoperative pain duration or severity...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 30, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Do You Self Medicate?
The healthy, and unhealthy, ways to self medicate.
Source: Psychology Today - August 30, 2012 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: mlewis Tags: Addiction Source Type: news

Nicotine vaccines for smoking cessation
Source: Cochrane Area: Evidence > Drug Specific Reviews Background By reducing the amount of nicotine that reaches the brain when a person smokes a cigarette, nicotine vaccines may help people to stop smoking or to prevent recent quitters from relapsing. Objectives The aims of this review are to assess the efficacy of nicotine vaccines for smoking cessation and for relapse prevention, and to assess the frequency and type of adverse events associated with the use of nicotine vaccines. Search methods We searched the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Review Group specialised register ...
Source: NeLM - Drug Specific Reviews - August 30, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Alcohol and Drugs in the News
Source: About.com Alcoholism - August 30, 2012 Category: Addiction Source Type: news

Ibogaine — an hallucinogen that was NOT a factor in the 1972 presidential campaign
2.5 out of 5 stars Fatalities Temporally Associated with the Ingestion of Ibogaine. Alper KR et al. J Forensic Sci 2012 Mar;57:398-412. Abstract Ibogaine is a psychoactive alkaloid found in the bark of the root of the iboga plant (Tabernanthe iboga), a shrub that grows in the rain forests of western Central Africa. The plant is an important adjunct to Bwiti religious ceremonies in Gabon. Ibogaine causes hallucinations that apparently are mediated, not through serotonin receptors, but rather muscarinic cholinergic pathways involved in dreaming and memory. The authors write that: . . . the psychoactive state associated ...
Source: The Poison Review - August 29, 2012 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Best of TPR Medical bwiti fatality fear and loathing on the campaign trail '72 hallucinogen hunter s. thompson ibogaine lambarene tabernanthe iboga Source Type: news

Suicide, OD risks high when addicts leave hospital
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drug users just getting out of the hospital have another rough patch in store, according to a new UK report showing elevated death rates among freshly discharged patients.
Source: Reuters: Health - August 29, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Suicide, OD Risks High When Addicts Leave Hospital
Drug users just getting out of the hospital have another rough patch in store, according to a new UK report showing elevated death rates among freshly discharged patients.Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Pages: Drug Abuse, Health Facilities, Suicide
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - August 29, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Is Internet Addiction Due To A Genetic Mutation?
According to researchers from the University of Bonn and the ZI Mannheim, internet addiction is not just something we've made up in society, but may actually be due to our genetics. During the last years, the researchers has asked 843 people about their internet usage. After looking at their responses, the authors determined that 132 of these individuals, both men and women, have problems regarding their internet behavior. This was determined by how the volunteers reacted when told they maybe have to be without internet and how they felt they were benefitting from being online...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 29, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Genetics Source Type: news

Better Living through Chemistry: Make Self-Medicating Work for You
We all self-medicate. Be sure you do so thoughtfully and safely.read more
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - August 29, 2012 Category: Addiction Authors: Thomas G. Plante, Ph.D., ABPP Tags: Addiction Integrative Medicine Psychiatry Self-Help alertness bartender coffee shop downer family history family member favorite restaurant food beverages medical consultation medication medications medicine cabinet medicin Source Type: news

[Research Article] The Complex of G Protein Regulator RGS9-2 and G{beta}5 Controls Sensitization and Signaling Kinetics of Type 5 Adenylyl Cyclase in the Striatum
By suppressing cAMP production in the striatum, the RGS9-2/G{beta}5 complex could affect the development of opioid addiction.
Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment - August 29, 2012 Category: Science Authors: Keqiang Xie, Ikuo Masuho, Cameron Brand, Carmen W. Dessauer, Kirill A. Martemyanov Source Type: news

Study Finds Regular Marijuana Use Damages Teenage Brains
A new study suggests that regular marijuana use in one's teens can cause declines in both IQ and cognitive functioning years later. read more
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - August 29, 2012 Category: Addiction Authors: Guy Winch, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Cognition Health Parenting adolescence adolescents brain brain damage brains cannabis casual users chronic users cognitive declines cognitive functioning cognitive testing complaining complaints daily basis in Source Type: news

New weight-loss drugs provide more options for overweight women
The first new weight-loss drugs in more than a decade are now on pharmacists' shelves. Will these medications provide the solution many overweight women are seeking? The September 2012 issue of Harvard Women's Health Watch looks at the benefits—and risks—of both new and established weight-loss drugs. In June, the FDA approved lorcaserin (Belviq). It suppresses hunger by stimulating a receptor serotonin, a chemical messenger in the brain that regulates fullness and metabolism. A month later, the FDA approved Qsymia, a combination of phentermine and the antiseizure/antimigraine drug topiramate. Qsymia also suppre...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - August 29, 2012 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news

Suicide, overdose risks high when addicts leave hospital
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drug users just getting out of the hospital have another rough patch in store, according to a new UK report showing elevated death rates among freshly discharged patients.
Source: Modern Medicine - August 29, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news