On the Web, You Are What You Shop: Michael Smerconish

On the Web, you are what you shop: Michael Smerconish

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She once said of fellow Texan George H.W. Bush: “Poor George, he can't help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth.“ I know what you're thinking. … So I like to think I broke a barrier for politicians with an addiction in their past. And …
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Survey: Retail therapy really does work

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"Yes," says James Becnel, an addiction specialist in the LSU Health Sciences Center Department of Psychiatry, "Retail therapy, as a lot of other things, can help support and improve mood." … The danger he says is if shopping becomes a compulsion.
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Prescription drug scourge claiming dozens of lives in Haywood

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“A person can do an awful lot of doctor shopping in 30 days,” Hollingsed said. While re-selling prescription drugs is illegal, enforcing the law and catching … Jean Parris, a 73-year-old Canton resident, runs an educational program called “Drugs in …
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The Future of Nicotine Addiction: When Smokers Become Vapers

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But flavor formulators have also conceived — and sell direct-to-consumers via online shopping and through thousands of retail locations — alluring flavors such as Java Jolt, Cherry Crush, Vivid Vanilla, Peach Schnapps, and Piña Colada. To some …
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