News tagged with 'Addiction'

Ron Motley is receiving the AAJ's 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award next month in Vancouver. The IB partner and head of Motley Rice revealed some of his motivations in a Frontline interview.

Students in this University of Maryland study could not go without the Internet for 24 hours without showing signs of addiction withdrawl similar to alcohol or drugs.

Internet addiction is increasingly being recognized as a mental health problem that can be identified in adolescents - those who are depressed, have social phobias and ADHD are at-risk, and therapists say intervention should start early.

reStart Addiction Recovery, the first program of its kind to help Internet addicts, is now open in Fall City, Washington, near Redmond (home of Microsoft) and Seattle.

Nearly one in ten youth who participated in this survey, is addicted to video gaming.  Symptoms are not much different than a gambling addiction say researchers, and very little is known about this new area of psychological study, except gamers also tend to have attention deficit problems. 

He may jog and play basketball but President-elect Obama has not only the nation's health care to fix but his own personal health challenge. Like one in five Americans, he smokes cigarettes and quitting has proven elusive over the years.

Researchers find that as many as 400,000 adolescents are playing with medications such as Vicodin and Oxycontin to get high. The best way to  treat these teens?  With an extended treatment  of detoxification medication, this study finds. 

People who spend excessive amounts of time texting or are obsessed with their computer and software, may be showing signs of obsessive-compulsive disorder, an addiction not easily broken. There are four signs to look for. 

Drug court is an excellent option for those persons who are addicted to drugs and are currently facing jail time. It has changed the lives of many of its attendees. This intense program requires its members to follow directions and strict guidelines. Many people who opt for this program find it incredibly diffi

The European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EAEM) recently announced that the drug Orlaam may be responsible for 10 new cases of life threatening heart rhythm disorders. These 10 cases all involved young patients who were taking Orlaam to treat their addictions to heroin. Due to this new informat