Smartphones 'as Addictive as Cocaine'
Smartphones 'as addictive as cocaine'
Filed under: cocaine addiction help
… ''smashes phones up to stop" himself. BBC Radio 5 live's Breakfast spoke to Mr Benson, who spent £10,000 on his addiction, and to his psychotherapist, Steve Pope, who says for some people smartphones are "as addictive as cocaine or any other drug".
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Smoking 'legalized' Marijuana Can Still Get You Fired
Smoking 'legalized' marijuana can still get you fired
Filed under: Drug Use Colorado
FORTUNE — Statutes passed last November in Colorado and Washington state seem straightforward enough: Anyone over 21 can possess up to an ounce of marijuana without facing any penalty. … Now that 18 states and the District of Columbia have legalized …
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Scramble to Regulate Pot Follows Approval of New Colorado Laws
Scramble to regulate pot follows approval of new Colorado laws
Filed under: Colorado Drug Use
Scramble to regulate pot follows approval of new Colorado laws. × … DENVER The ink won't be dry for long on three ground-breaking marijuana bills before the next deadline in the process to regulate the voter-legalized drug. The state agency …
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With Help of Segway, Anesthesiologist Battles Through 18 Years of MS
With help of Segway, anesthesiologist battles through 18 years of MS
Filed under: Colorado Drug Rehabs
Various medications reduce the attacks of MS, including a new oral medication, Tecfidera, which the Food and Drug Administration approved last month. “We can significantly reduce future disabilities by accurately diagnosing the disease early and …
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Prescription Drugs: Apathy in the 'Resume Generation'
Prescription drugs: Apathy in the 'resume generation'
Filed under: prescription drug addiction help
Although it's more clear how opiate addiction forms in the body, where the prescription drugs come from and when the “epidemic” became an issue in Ridgefield, what remains most nebulous is who the drugs are affecting and why a person would begin taking …
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Fugitive Ukiah Murder Suspect Brought Back to U.S.
Fugitive Ukiah murder suspect brought back to U.S.
Filed under: drug addiction help recovery
Police said Hernandez was among several addicts whom Williamson, a recovering drug user, had been mentoring. But Hernandez was gone, and his father later told police he visited an uncle in Ensenada, Mexico, according to a federal warrant for his arrest …
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