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Symptoms Of Addiction
Are You Addicted to Tanning?
In our society, we take drug addictions seriously. If a friend or relative is fighting an addiction to drugs, alcohol, or even smoking, we rally around them. We get informed and take action to help that friend or relative achieve health and wholeness.
While this may seem unrelated to having a tan, the truth is that tanning can be an addiction. Not everyone who has a tan is addicted, but some regular tanners do exhibit physical and emotional symptoms of addiction.
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Expert & Community Posts
Are You Addicted to Tanning?
By Sue Chung , Health Expert...regular tanners do exhibit physical and emotional symptoms of addiction. Using addiction... Read more »
Gambling and Financial Woes
By Ask the Expert Patient , Health Expert...counseling services and support groups for gambling addictions. If you are in denial then you... Read more »
Are You Addicted to Tanning?
By Sue Chung , Health Expert...me in a good mood. I've read that it can be like addiction. Is there any truth to this? When... Read more »
Fighting addiction: Developing a program that meets your needs
By Jim Christopher , Health Expert...I finally attained recovery from a lengthy booze addiction on April 24, 1978, previous feeble... Read more »
Are You Addicted to Shopping?
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert...are buying gifts, but because they're driven by an addiction.How do you know if you are addicted... Read more »
Health Guide
Sexual Addiction
Sexual addiction, sometimes also called sexual compulsion or sexual dependency, is “any sexually-related compulsive behavior, which interferes with normal living and causes severe stress on family,... Read more »Opioids: Addiction vs. Dependence
...relief is the widespread misunderstanding of the difference between physical dependence on a drug and addiction. Many patients, the general public, and sadly even some physicians fear that... Read more »When Your Spouse is a Sex Addict
Sexual and pornography addiction can wreck havoc on the life of the addict. But the addict is not the only person affected by their actions. The spouse, or partner, also feels pain. Besides dealing... Read more »Addiction to Nasal Sprays Can Be Dangerous
...presumed safety.But did you know prolonged use of topical nasal decongestants (TNDs) often leads to addiction?Case in Point: A 32-year-old male was referred to me because of complaints of chronic... Read more »Drug abuse and dependence
Drug addiction; Addiction - drug Treatment Treatment for the person with drug abuse or dependence begins with the recognition of the problem. Though previously... Read more »Images
Medications
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Understanding Nicotine Addition
August 14, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- When a person tries a cigarette for the first time, he is either completely turned off by it or he becomes quickly addicted.... Read summary »
Drug-addiction med may treat Crohn's
October 02, 2008A new study suggests that the drug-addiction medication naltrexone may treat Crohn's disease. Researchers say that 89 percent of the patients who... Read summary »
Sugar as addictive as cocaine for some: study
December 16, 2008A new study suggests that sugar may be as addictive as hard drugs such as cocaine and heroin. Researchers at Princeton studied binge eating and... Read summary »
New Treatment for Addicts?
August 18, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Disrupting drug-associated memories may prevent drug addicts from relapsing. New research from the University of Cambridge... Read summary »
Beating Drug Addiction
September 04, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Beating drug addiction is a long, difficult road. But it may be easier for cocaine users than others because of what cocaine... Read summary »
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