Local addiction treatment providers urged to have clients go smoke-free
Almost half of all Dane County residents who die each year from tobacco use also have mental health disorders or are addicted to other substances, a state report says. Because of that, a new joint venture will try to convince the 30 addiction treatment …
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Drug Addicts Beaten To Reduce Their Cravings In Siberia
Siberian psychologist Dr German Pilipenko started practicing a unique form of addiction therapy termed the "method of limited exposure or pain" in 2004, according to the Siberian Times. The technique involves beating drug addicts with a cane on their …
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Controversial Surgery for Addiction Burns Away Brain's Pleasure Center
How far should doctors go in attempting to cure addiction? In China, some physicians are taking the most extreme measures. By destroying parts of the brain's “pleasure centers” in heroin addicts and alcoholics, these neurosurgeons hope to stop drug …
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