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Losing Twenty Pounds Can Help Obese Individuals Gain 10 Years
According to a new study presented at the American Psychological Association's 120th Annual Convention, individuals who are overweight or obese could gain ten years worth of health benefits by simply losing 20 pounds. In addition, the researchers examined data that suggests foods may have addictive properties if they contain high levels of sugar and fat. The study was presented by Rena Wing, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University's Alpert Medical School and director of the Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center at The Miriam Hospital in Providence, R.I...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 9, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news

Keep Your Eyes on Your Own Plate
New research suggests that who you eat with influences what you eat. How social cues and judgement from others affects our eating behaviors. read more
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - August 9, 2012 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alexis Conason, Psy.D. Tags: Diet Health Relationships Social Life apple pie chef salad colleague eating with friends food addiction food choice food choices harry met sally homemade snacks meg ryan mindful eating oil and vinegar Politeness quaint be Source Type: news

The Workaholic Breakdown Syndrome—Loss of Communication Skills
Workaholics experience a loss of communication skills when their crippled Feeling function no longer informs their judgment. Language, behavior, and values change.read more
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - August 9, 2012 Category: Addiction Authors: Barbara Killinger, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Work critical thoughts dominance downward spiral emissary factual information generosity hemispheres of the brain intuition Is communication a problem in your relationships? left hemisphere means to an end minded focus Source Type: news

MRI Scans May Predict Teens' Heavy Drinking Via Brain Activity
Heavy drinking is known to affect teenagers' developing brains, but certain patterns of brain activity may also help predict which kids are at risk of becoming problem drinkers, according to a study in the September issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. Using special MRI scans, researchers looked at 40 12- to 16-year-olds who had not started drinking yet, then followed them for about 3 years and scanned them again. Half of the teens started to drink alcohol fairly heavily during this interval...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 9, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

New Model Synapse Could Shed Light On Disorders Such As Epilepsy And Anxiety
A new way to study the role of a critical neurotransmitter in disorders such as epilepsy, anxiety, insomnia, depression, schizophrenia, and alcohol addiction has been developed by a group of scientists led by Gong Chen, an associate professor of biology at Penn State University. The new method involves molecularly engineering a model synapse -- a structure through which a nerve cell send signals to another cell. This model synapse can precisely control a variety of receptors for the neurotransmitter called GABA, which is important in brain chemistry...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 9, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Epilepsy Source Type: news

Young Smokers More Likely To Heed Health Warnings When Cigarettes In Plain Packaging
New research published online in the scientific journal Addiction shows that plain packaging (requiring cigarettes to be packaged in standard packages without attractive designs and imagery) may help to draw the attention of some adolescent smokers to the health warnings on the package. If so, this may in turn deter young smokers from continuing to smoke. Researchers asked eighty-seven teenage secondary school (high school) students from the city of Bristol, UK, to look at twenty images of cigarette packs on a computer screen for ten seconds each while a device tracked their eye movements...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 9, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Smoking / Quit Smoking Source Type: news

Dr. James West, Pioneer in Addiction Treatment, Dies at 98
Dr. West was a recovering alcoholic who became medical director of the Betty Ford Center in California.
Source: NYT Health - August 9, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By WILLIAM YARDLEY Tags: Alcohol Abuse Transplants Betty Ford Center Deaths (Obituaries) Source Type: news

Alcohol and Drugs in the News
Source: About.com Alcoholism - August 9, 2012 Category: Addiction Source Type: news

Going cold turkey in Karachi
Pakistan's radical solution to heroin addiction
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - August 8, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Great Addiction Divide
We need an approach to addiction treatment that includes the latest scientific research, as well as one that is informed by what 12 Step and other peer support programs have to offer.read more
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - August 8, 2012 Category: Addiction Authors: David Sack, M.D. Tags: Addiction 12 steps addiction treatment providers chemical dependence controlled drinking dependent patients john wallace keynote address maxwell institute paradigms plausibility recovery model s hospital significant resources s Source Type: news

Scientists show two-drug combination has potential to fight cocaine addiction
A fine-tuned combination of two existing pharmaceutical drugs has shown promise as a potential new therapy for people addicted to cocaine -— a therapy that would reduce their craving for the drug and blunt their symptoms of withdrawal.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 8, 2012 Category: Science Source Type: news

The Illusion of Control
No matter how hard we try to convince ourselves that we shouldn’t be having a particular response—it doesn’t remove the underlying emotional experience. What it does create is a large gap between what you are telling yourself and what you are actually feeling. The dissonance between the two creates so much tension that we often end up acting in self-destructive ways.read more
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - August 8, 2012 Category: Addiction Authors: Ingrid Mathieu, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Depression Happiness Resilience Self-Help Therapy acting coping mechanism disappointment dissonance emotional experience emotional sobriety gap harsh criticism heartache painful situation powerlessness shortcomi Source Type: news

Batman's Case Files: Bane, the Man Who Broke the Bat
Bane’s drive to beat Batman for the sheer sake of beating Batman (as depicted in the original comics) illustrates his strong achievement motivation, Need for Achievement: the need to overcome obstacles, to attain a lofty standard, and to rival and surpass others.read more
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - August 8, 2012 Category: Addiction Authors: Travis Langley, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Law and Crime Media Personality A Dark and Stormy Knight bane Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight Batman Unmasked batman vengeance ' s case files s enemies Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1 Beneath the Cowl Bla Source Type: news

Plain packaging of cigarettes encourages young smokers to heed health warnings
New research shows that plain cigarette packaging may help to draw the attention of some adolescent smokers to the health warnings on the package. If so, this may in turn deter young smokers from continuing to smoke. The findings, led by researchers from the University of Bristol, is published online in the scientific journal Addiction.
Source: University of Bristol news - August 8, 2012 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: news_text Tags: Press releases Source Type: news

Why Do Abuse Victims Recant?
Source: About.com Alcoholism - August 8, 2012 Category: Addiction Source Type: news

Scientists show 2-drug combination has potential to fight cocaine addiction
(Scripps Research Institute) A fine-tuned combination of two existing pharmaceutical drugs has shown promise as a potential new therapy for people addicted to cocaine -- a therapy that would reduce their craving for the drug and blunt their symptoms of withdrawal.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - August 8, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Addiction as Choice: Part II
When subjectivity and science join forces, we begin to see choice as a fragile vessel on a roiling sea of psychological processes already in action. In fact, choice is never free of the mother of all psychological processes -- habits.read more
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - August 7, 2012 Category: Addiction Authors: Marc Lewis, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Behavioral Economics Neuroscience Resilience absolute certainty automatic reflex biological rhythm car accident choice choice works eyes on the road flexibility free will froth frustration group therapy session ha Source Type: news

What Do Porn and Snickers Have In Common?
Are we becoming a nation of pleasure junkies?read more
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - August 7, 2012 Category: Addiction Authors: Sherry Pagoto, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Diet Happiness Sex alcohol tobacco aspects of life food sex instant gratification junk food lethal combination pleasurable experiences pleasure porn addict relationship problems rock bottom self control sexual act Source Type: news

Why It’s Hard to Let Go of Clutter
Researchers asked people to sort through items like junk mail and old newspapers, and decide what to keep and what to toss. While this was happening, researchers tracked their stress and brain activity.read more
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - August 7, 2012 Category: Addiction Authors: Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Neuroscience anterior cingulate cortex anxiety brain brain activation brain activity brain circuit clutter compulsions cravings declutter dieting drug addicts experimenter hoarder hoarders hoarding insula ju Source Type: news

Uruguay Prepares to Legalize Marijuana
Uruguay is preparing to make marijuana legal for adults, to regulate and tax it, and to use the funds for drug rehabilitation.read more
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - August 7, 2012 Category: Addiction Authors: Jefferson M. Fish, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Ethics and Morality Law and Crime Social Life adults alcohol problems alcohol prohibition black market catastrophe cocaine use corruption disasters drug policy drug prohibition drug rehabilitation drug treatment d Source Type: news

When Achieving Becomes a Problem
Are the results of the stress of Achieving worth it?read more
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - August 7, 2012 Category: Addiction Authors: Elizabeth Wagele Tags: Addiction Stress achievers American culture compulsive doing defense mechanism enneagram Enneagram type three feelings grief grief management ill wife lifelong habit lung cancer musicians sales executive smel successful s Source Type: news

Lex Kogan Ibogain Treatment Center: Lex Kogan: Opiate Addiction Is Serious Healthcare Issue
NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) Many Americans are familiar with educational films and "after school specials" that depict the dangers of illicit drug use. A new feature film promises to look at narcotic abuse from a slightly different angle. Filmmaker Nick Martel, in a new documentary called Narcotic Misconceptions, takes a close look at opiate addiction among citizens of Massachusetts' southern shore -- an area where, despite valiant efforts to raise awareness, drug abuse remains a major problem. This issue has also drawn the attention of drug detox and recovery expert Lex Kogan.
Source: Market Wire - Pharmaceuticals and Biotech - August 7, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Pharmaceuticals and Biotech Medical and Healthcare Source Type: news

[Opinion] Keeping Kids from All Forms of Tobacco
A recent study of Maryland youth tobacco use reported a similar troubling trend — while fewer kids are getting addicted to cigarettes (thanks to our smoke-free air laws and tax increases), more kids are smoking cheap flavored cigars that are just as detrimental to their health. The report also noted that the trend is especially pronounced in communities of color, contributing to grim health disparities.
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - August 7, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news

FTC Shuts Down Bogus Alcoholism Cure Scheme
Source: About.com Alcoholism - August 7, 2012 Category: Addiction Source Type: news

Plain packaging of cigarettes encourages young smokers to heed health warnings
(Wiley) New research published online in the scientific journal Addiction shows that plain packaging (requiring cigarettes to be packaged in standard packages without attractive designs and imagery) may help to draw the attention of some adolescent smokers to the health warnings on the package. If so, this may in turn deter young smokers from continuing to smoke.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - August 7, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Why Nice People Cling to Bad Boys (or Girls)
Do you find yourself clinging to a narcissist? Is your relationship too often rocky and upsetting? This piece will explore what happens when a clingy person and a narcissist become intimate; and ways to make it better.read more
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - August 6, 2012 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mark Banschick, M.D. Tags: Anxiety Personality Relationships abandonment abuse addictive intimacy angry intimacy bliss clingy co-dependency consequence curse destructive relationship falling in love Fears happiness human beings intimate relationshi Source Type: news

Food Addiction, Obesity And The Lasting Health Benefits Of Modest Weight Loss
Overweight and obese individuals can achieve a decade's worth of important health benefits by losing just 20 pounds, even if they regain the weight later that decade, according to research presented at the American Psychological Association's 120th Annual Convention. With a focus on psychology's role in overcoming the national obesity epidemic, the session also examined research that indicates foods high in sugar and fat could have addictive properties...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 6, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news

Marilyn's Forensic Legacy
Debate lingers over the manner of Marilyn Monroe's death, but her case received a unique type of attention in 1962.read more
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - August 5, 2012 Category: Addiction Authors: Katherine Ramsland Tags: Addiction Depression Law and Crime Therapy accidental overdose chief coroner death investigation dna evidence drug related deaths edwin s shneidman forensic science founders homicide jack the ripper kennedy conspiracy la coro Source Type: news

5 warning signs of gaming addiction
South Korea is perhaps the world's leader in terms of identifying and treating gaming and Internet addiction. After wiring the nation with the world's fastest broadband infrastructure, South Korea's government spends millions per year to identify and treat gaming and Internet addicts.
Source: CNN.com - Health - August 5, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Depression, Dollars and Jesse Jackson's Struggle
Reports that Jesse Jackson, Jr. is under Treatment for Depression at the Mayo Clinic raised considerable speculation about drug or alchohol addiction, even suicide attempts. But all that's untrue; he's simply "completely debilitated by depression," says his wife. Many voice concerns about his return to Congress and the upcoming Democratic National Convention. A House Ethics Committee investigation linking him to jailed former Gov. Rod Blagojevich hasn't helped.
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - August 5, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Robert W. Wood Source Type: news

Medications to Help Break Heroin Addiction
Heroin addiction is one of the most severe and disruptive types of drug addiction. Heroin users often struggle for years to try and overcome their dependence on the drug, with repeated failed attempts to quit and subsequent relapses. And with the high risk of HIV infection through shared needles, and constant risk of overdose, the chance of an early death was often considered inevitable. ...Read Full Post
Source: About.com Addictions - August 5, 2012 Category: Addiction Source Type: news

Fitness for work in health care workers: state of the art and possible operational recommendations for its formulation and management in relationship to alcohol and drug addiction - Riboldi L, Bordini L, Ferrario MM.
Both chronic and acute alcohol or drug consumption have severe health consequences, alter the subject's cognitive functions and work performance and increase the risk of work-related accidents, for the worker and for third parties (e.g., co-workers and oth...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 4, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Falling in Love is Like Smoking Crack Cocaine
There are striking similarities between the brain state of a person falling in love and that of a person who has just smoked crack cocaine. We're not talking about the slightly buzzed feeling you might get from drinking a glass or two of wine, but rather about the high-octane euphoria associated with smoking crack cocaine.read more
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - August 4, 2012 Category: Addiction Authors: Dr. Shauna H. Springer Tags: Addiction Happiness Intelligence Relationships analogies attachment b j thomas biology of love bluebirds brain chemistry chemistry of love cocaine crack cocaine cup of wine divorce dopamine falling in love garth brooks Source Type: news

Impaired, Not Drunk, Driving Is Dangerous Too
Source: About.com Alcoholism - August 4, 2012 Category: Addiction Source Type: news

Exercise and Nutrition
Relaxation, exercise and better nutrition not only improve the physical and emotional health of people recovering from alcoholism or drug addiction, in their own way they can also help prevent relapse.
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - August 4, 2012 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: lowcarbdiets.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news

Students Trading Sex For Drugs Or Alcohol
Just over two percent of teens in rural schools who have ever tried alcohol, marijuana or other drugs report they have also traded sex for these substances, according to University of British Columbia research published in the Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality. This is the first study to track this issue among rural students. Using 2009 survey data from 2,360 students in Grades 7-12 from 28 schools in B.C.'s East Kootenays, the researchers found equal numbers of boys and girls traded sex, and that up to 98 per cent of them were living at home with family...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 3, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Cause Of Death: Anorexia - In Fruit Flies On Methamphetamine
A new study finds that fruit flies exposed to methamphetamine drastically reduce their food intake and increase their physical activity, just as humans do. The study, which tracked metabolic and behavioral changes in fruit flies on meth, indicates that starvation is a primary driver of methamphetamine-related death in the insects. The new findings are described in The Journal of Toxicological Sciences. The abuse of methamphetamine can have significant harmful side effects in humans. It burdens the body with toxic metabolic byproducts and weakens the heart, muscles and bones...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 3, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Medical Staff Often Miss Alcohol Problems If Patients Are Not Intoxicated
Medical staff struggle to spot problem drinking in their patients unless they are already intoxicated, according to research by the University of Leicester. The work led by Dr Alex J Mitchell, consultant at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust and honorary senior lecturer at the University, reveals that clinical staff often overlook alcohol problems in their patients when they do not present intoxicated...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 3, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Do You Have an Alcohol or Drug Problem?
Source: About.com Alcoholism - August 3, 2012 Category: Addiction Source Type: news

**** the Serenity Prayer!
Rather more often than the Serenity Prayer teaches us, changing means acknowledging authentic needs and satisfying triumphs as well as getting over a sour or hyper-critical mood. Also rather more often than the Serenity Prayer teaches us, changing means acknowledging authentic needs and satisfying triumphs as well as a bad or hyper-critical mood. read more
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - August 2, 2012 Category: Addiction Authors: Frances M. Kuffel Tags: Addiction Relationships acceptance attitude change cocaine courage diagnosis emotional needs good manners gratitude periodontal disease personal growth personal philosophies pornography prayer god reminder self loathing Source Type: news

Modest weight loss can have lasting health benefits, research shows
Overweight and obese individuals can achieve a decade’s worth of important health benefits by losing just 20 pounds, even if they regain the weight later that decade, according to new research. With a focus on psychology’s role in overcoming the national obesity epidemic, the session also examined research that indicates foods high in sugar and fat could have addictive properties.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 2, 2012 Category: Science Source Type: news

Human Rights Watch Questions Addiction Study
(MedPage Today) -- A human rights organization has raised ethical concerns about a study of Chinese drug addicts in this week's issue of Science.
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - August 2, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

The Tantalizing, Double-Edged Sword of Desire, Part 2
The first part of this quote-filled post on desire focused on its many positive aspects. And with so many writers persuasively indicating its exceptional power to motivate us—to enable us not simply to aspire to, but also to reach, our most coveted goals—you might well ask: "What exactly is its downside?"read more
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - August 2, 2012 Category: Addiction Authors: Leon F. Seltzer, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Philosophy Self-Help Stress abstaining from desire ambiguity appetites attachment to desire attaining desire buddha capitulation confusion contentment controlling desire craving dangers desires disappointment Source Type: news

Bad Behavior In Kids May Lead To Drug Addiction
Children showing oppositional behavior have a risk of addiction to cannabis, nicotine, and cocaine, while symptoms of inattention represent a specific additional risk of an addiction to nicotine. There seems to be no specific risks of substance abuse or dependence associated with hyperactivity. These finding came from a 15-year population-based study, by researchers at the University of Montreal, published in Molecular Psychiatry...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 2, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Addiction: A Matter of Choice?
Free choice is never really free, but it takes a good long look at the neurochemistry of motivation to understand why.read more
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - August 2, 2012 Category: Addiction Authors: Marc Lewis, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Neuroscience accusations addictive behavior anterior cingulate cortex balancing act choice model compulsion consquences cues dopamine system fatigue free choice free choices goal pursuit impulses midbrain nac Source Type: news

In Substance Abuse Treatment Many Adolescents Report Using Medical Marijuana Prescribed For Someone Else
A study published in the July 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that diverted medical marijuana use among adolescents receiving treatment for substance abuse is very common. Study participants from two adolescent substance abuse treatment programs in the Denver metropolitan area were asked questions about their medical marijuana use.121 of 164 adolescents (73.8%) reported using medical marijuana that had been recommended for someone else, also known as diverted medical marijuana, a median of 50 times...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 2, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Alcohol and Drugs in the News
Source: About.com Alcoholism - August 2, 2012 Category: Addiction Source Type: news

How We Heal From Nicotine Addiction
Measuring your progress while healing from nicotine addiction is easier if you understand what to expect from recovery.
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - August 2, 2012 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: depression.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news

Managing Anger
Everyone gets angry occasionally, but alcoholics and addicts tend to have problems managing and expressing anger.
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - August 2, 2012 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: depression.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news

Technology: Your Mind on Crack
If generating "to do" lists were an Olympic event, the human mind would surely take home the gold. While undoubtedly useful for many tasks, the mind is also an unsettled and frantic creature whose basic state is agitation. The mind is in a state of constant craving; desperately seeking something to do, fix or figure out.read more
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - August 1, 2012 Category: Addiction Authors: Nancy Colier, LCSW, Rev. Tags: Addiction Happiness adrenaline agitation boredom calm Choices constant craving crack crack addict distraction drunken monkey ferocity frequent communication gold health identity meaningful dialogue meditation mind o Source Type: news