It's Official: Gambling is an Addiction
When 34-year-old Yulissa Troncoso pled guilty earlier this month to leaving her five kids—aged 10 months to 12 years—alone in a car while she gambled at the Sands Casino in Bethlehem, her defense attorney called her a “good mom” who'd made a …
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Junk Food Addiction Linked To Pregnant Mothers' Eating Habits, Research Says
The research, published recently in The Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, also suggests that overcoming this predisposition for junk food addiction later in life may be difficult. Now, the team is examining …
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“The Red Shoes: Addiction From A Depth Psychological Perspective”
TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. — What drives addiction? How do we move beyond anguish and nourish ourselves in a healthy and enriching way? There are many ways of looking at the root causes of addiction. Dr. Kim Bateman, who holds a Ph.D. in Psychology …
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