'Anti-gambling' pill goes to trial
The DSM-5 is expected to broaden the definition of addiction to include gambling for the first time, making it almost no different to drug or alcohol addictions. More importantly, addiction-medicine experts believe this means that treatment approaches …
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Nomophobia: Is Your Cellphone Addiction Covered?
By definition, addiction occurs when someone experiences repeated harm from 'x' or whatever it is they are addicted to, which is usually something enjoyable." Johnson says that nomophobia for some people could be part of an anxiety disorder, but he …
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The End of Times: Aren't We Special?! | An Epidemic of Addiction
As a kid I worried about the coming nuclear war as I walked past the familiar fallout shelter signs in the stairwells of my school; the signs are still there, even as the definition of 'fallout' has been forgotten. In my early teens I read about the …
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Cluster of recovery homes raises concerns in Portland neighborhood
Zoning Administrator Marge Schmuckal ruled in October that the homes did not meet that definition, because food is not provided to residents and most of the counseling is done on the third floor of the State Theatre building on Congress Street …
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