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Felixstowe: Fruit Machine Addict Admits His Compulsion Virtually Destroyed Him

...  machines labelled the 'crack cocaine' of the High Street drove him to steal jewellery valued at £30,000 from his mother. … “I started getting more serious when a friend picked up a pretty heavy … Read more on Ipswich… Continue reading

Laser Light Zaps Away Cocaine Addiction

...  Light Zaps Away Cocaine Addiction “When we turn on a laser light in the prelimbic region of the prefrontal cortex, the compulsive cocaine seeking is gone,” said Antonello Bonci, MD, scientific director of the intramural research program at the… Continue reading

Foods to Help You Stop Smoking

...  to help you stop smoking According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, nicotine may be as addictive as heroin, cocaine, or alcohol. For those who have tried medications like gum, patches or nasal sprays to no avail,… Continue reading

What Are the First Signs of Schizophrenia?

...  in their own world, saying their hear voices or that someone on the tv is talking to them or aliens are trying to contact them, believing people are watching them or following them, neglecting personal hygiene, totally different personalities… Continue reading

Lasers Cure Cocaine Addiction in Rats

...  Monteith In Rehab: 'Glee' Star Enters Treatment For Substance Abuse Robert Downey Jr. After years of struggling with cocaine and heroin addiction and serving jail time, the actor is clean and sober. Amy Winehouse. Singer Amy Winehouse was found… Continue reading

Have You Talked to Your Parents About Drugs? the Startling Rise of Baby

...  to the … Read more on WLRN Medication Clean Out to hopefully reduce possible drug abuse Around one thousand pounds of unused medications are expected to be dropped off during Saturday's "Medication Clean Out" at the Texas Tech School… Continue reading