The Kennedys on Addiction

The Kennedys On Addiction

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“It” is addiction to drugs and alcohol, two of the seven “toxic compulsions”—including eating disorders, smoking, gambling, hoarding, and obsession with sex and porn—that this Kennedy cousin covers in his latest book, Recover to Live: Kick Any Habit …
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First Oral Drug for Spinal Cord Injury Improves Movement in Mice

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A current acute treatment for humans, methylprednisolone, must be administered within eight but not more than 24 hours after the injury to be effective at all. An estimated 1.3 million people in the United States are living with spinal cord injuries …
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Is Self-Control Overrated? (And Will It Help You Keep Those New Year's …

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Whether you're a parent working to raise a healthy, drug-free child or a recovering addict fighting the urge to use, self-control can be cultivated at any stage of life. Here's how: Practice Resisting Impulses. While avoiding temptation is an obvious …
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New Mexico Jail's Warden Wants to End Methadone Treatment for Inmates

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… of Metropolitan Detention Center and a 32-year veteran of corrections work, said the program is too expensive and he doesn't believe it is effective in reducing inmates' return to a correction facility once they are released. Rustin explained the …
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