Dealing With Addiction – Part I

Dealing with Addiction – Part I – Dealing with Addiction is a look into the complex world of cross-addiction, featuring the presence of problem gambling intermingled with substance abuse, and mental health issues. 30-50% of problem gamblers in treatment or support groups are substance abusers. This 15-minute video features recovering persons and clinicians in the field and is a joint effort of the Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling (FCCG) and the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association (FADAA). For more information, visit www.gamblinghelp.org or call 888-ADMIT-IT.

From cigarettes to obesity, public health at risk

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If overeating is due to food acquiring drug-like or tobacco-like brain reinforcement properties, then the current globesity and overeating-related health crisis might have lessons to learn from tobacco. For example … Still, addiction-inspired public …
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Sandy Hook shooting massacre survivors return to class today

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With their original school still being treated as a crime scene, the more than 400 students are attending classes at a refurbished school in the neighboring town of Monroe. Law enforcement officers have been guarding the new school, and by the …
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2012 The Year in Review

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In the sports world, the highly publicized trial of Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State defensive coordinator charged and convicted of 45 out of 48 counts of sexual abuse, captivated headlines, as did the public's reaction to Sandusky being stripped …
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