Food Addiction Stigma Scrutinized

Published February 20, 2013

Food addiction stigma scrutinized
In the first part of the study, 659 participants answered a range of questions about their feelings towards various individuals including food addicts, obese food addicts, cocaine addicts, smokers and the physically disabled. Results showed that food … Read more on Yale Daily News (blog)

Stimulants and children
Popular questionnaires designed to assist and standardize the gathering of a patient's symptoms are being used as a short cut to diagnosis and have reinforced a tendency for a quick and dirty practice. Many doctors interviewed said they would not … Read more on Schenectady Gazette (blog)

Kids with ADHD more likely to abuse drugs and alcohol (Video)
The research found that kids taking drugs for ADHD such as Ritalin were more likely to abuse their prescription drugs for the purpose of getting high as well as having a higher likeliness to begin drinking alcohol at a younger age and smoking pot to … Read more on Examiner.com