Addiction centre boss calls for abstinence approach to drug treatment programmes
THE boss of a Burton rehabilitation centre has called on government ministers to honour commitments to move heroin addicts away from methadone treatment programmes. Noreen Oliver, chief executive of Burton Addiction Centre, made the comments after …
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Flesh-eating drug reaches US
Banner's Poison Control Centre says the first two US cases have been reported in Arizona. … Russia has 2.5 million people who have registered to seek treatment as addicts and the average life span for a user is only two to three years. Krokodil. This …
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Seeking New Methods to Treat Heroin Addiction
A number of research projects funded under the Programme on Alcohol and Drug Research (RUSMIDDEL) at the Research Council of Norway may help to solve the mystery. "Gaining a thorough understanding of the effects of heroin and of the neurobiological …
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Recovery program cites success in helping people with addictions
As of August, 53 of the 75 participants who had enrolled in the substance abuse Community Recovery Program since January 2012 had remained sober, or drug and/or alcohol free. CRP Program Manager Lisa M. Smith … CRP can help with employment services …
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Jefferson County heroin problem continue to grow
People who are struggling with drug addiction are often in need of housing, jobs and transportation, which is exactly why we need a comprehensive community response.” All said parents and other family members should talk with teens and young adults …
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Study Finds Workplace Drug Testing Tied to Racial Differences
The drug testing policy exists so that employers can determine if drugs might be an issue for a potential employee. Since drugs and drug addictions can impair one's ability to work and function, some people might argue that drug tests are useful. Even …
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Passages Malibu Marks National Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Month
National Recovery Month happens every September, highlighting the year-round work of addiction treatment. Sponsored and promoted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the month is meant to place a positive …
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Rehab centers struggle to keep drugs out
Ehrhart says she witnessed a drug deal at the rehab center and told a staff member, who failed to report it. In an e-mail to Ehrhart's mother, Betty Ford's former CEO John Schwarzlose, who left the post in July, promised an investigation, offered the …
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Report: Lamar Odom may have checked into drug and alcohol rehabilitation center
According to People.com, Odom — who had been the subject of much rumor and reporting in recent weeks — has decided to check himself into a rehabilitation center for drug and alcohol abuse. From People's report: “He realized he needs help,” a source …
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Central America Welcomes a New Luxury Holistic Drug Rehab Center
Serenity Vista alcohol and drug addiction rehab centers announces its Central American expansion providing luxury and holistic residential treatment in Boquete, Panama. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Google+ Share on LinkedIn Email a …
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How Do Celebrities Deal with Bipolar Disorder? [Video]
We are often hearing about various celebrities being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, a condition that, according to Mind.org, consists of a series of extreme swings in mood, from overactive, excitable behavior, known as “mania” or “manic episodes,” to …
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What is the brain telling us about the diagnoses of schizophrenia and bipolar …
One of the core hypotheses is that schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are distinct scientific entities. Emil Kraepelin, credited by many as the father of modern scientific psychiatry, was the first to draw a distinction between dementia praecox …
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Effects of Premenstrual Flare-Ups of Bipolar Disorder
Premenstrual Women and Bipolar Disorder Results of another study from the huge STEP-BD program reveal that women whose bipolar disorder gets worse during the premenstrual period are likely to have more episodes – mostly depressive episodes – and a …
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Question by Young grasshopper: Why do bad things for our bodies feel good?
I mean like alcohol, drugs, chocolate, cutting.. I mean obviously someone cutting is in immense pain but it feels better to cut, at least for a while because chemicals are released ..

I mean from a philosophical, or biological point ofview, I find it ironic that it feels good to destroy ourselves.

Best answer:

Answer by Amy
there is always pleasure attached to pain. Cant have one without the other. If ur into the hard core religious view, its because all sin is tempting and alluring, or else we wouldnt be compelled to it.

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