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HLN's Jane Velez-Mitchell Is Still an Addict and Has "Issues" With John Edwards - Huffington Post

HLN's Jane Velez-Mitchell Is Still an Addict and Has "Issues" With John Edwards
Huffington Post
According to Webster to be addicted is: to devote or surrender (oneself) to something habitually or obsessively addicted to something. Admittedly, she was a high-functioning alcoholic, who was "spiritually bankrupt." Yet, she experienced "a miracle" on ...

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Judy Collins: Singer and book addict - Boston Globe

Judy Collins: Singer and book addict
Boston Globe
I'm an addict, a complete addict. Some of the most exciting reading I do I have to do in the morning. I have to do it just a couple of pages at a time so I can really concentrate and I underline as I go. That's one reason why I prefer a book.

Addiction Diagnoses May Rise Under Guideline Changes - New York Times

New York Times

Addiction Diagnoses May Rise Under Guideline Changes
New York Times
WASHINGTON ? In what could prove to be one of their most far-reaching decisions, psychiatrists and other specialists who are rewriting the manual that serves as the nation's arbiter of mental illness have agreed to revise the definition of addiction, ...
Revised definition of 'addiction' may spur hike in number of addictsMiamiHerald.com
Revised guidelines might sharply increase addiction diagnosesAustin American-Statesman
You could be addicted but not know itOmaha World-Herald

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Are We Addicted to Facebook? It's Complicated. - New York Times (blog)

Are We Addicted to Facebook? It's Complicated.
New York Times (blog)
But does the research suggest that we are addicted to it? Is our obsession with the social network bordering on unhealthy? Can we resist the siren call of the glowing blue icon? Dr. Rosen said the average person was not addicted to Facebook.

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Definition of addiction changing - Herald and News

Definition of addiction changing
Herald and News
That ? in its simplest terms ? is at the heart of a change in a psychiatric manual that could have a major effect on diagnosis and treatment of alcoholism and other addictions. An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety.

Definitions refined for alcohol addiction - Toledo Blade

Definitions refined for alcohol addiction
Toledo Blade
Or is there a sliding scale of addiction, with many gradations of severity? That -- in its simplest terms -- is at the heart of a change in a psychiatric manual that could have a major effect on diagnosis and treatment of alcoholism and other ...

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Are you addicted to sugar? - ConnectAmarillo.com powered by KVII

Are you addicted to sugar?
ConnectAmarillo.com powered by KVII
But could overdoing it lead to a sugar addiction? It's a question we asked the experts in part one of a special report on strange addictions. It that answer depends on which expert you ask. "There are actually some studies that show that you actually ...

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Innovative new specialized in home recovery treatment program - NewsReleaseWire.com (press release)

Innovative new specialized in home recovery treatment program
NewsReleaseWire.com (press release)
March 10, 2012 ? Addiction Reach Home, the nation's first in-home recovery treatment program, is now available to individuals seeking discreet, convenient and comprehensive rehabilitation assistance. Patients have the option of receiving custom therapy ...

Raging epidemic - Wayne Post

Raging epidemic
Wayne Post
Pictured, left to right, Glen Johnson, environmental prevention specialist at the Council on Alcoholism and Addictions of the Finger Lakes; Wayne County Sheriff Barry Virts; Bill Fox, director of treatment services at Finger Lakes Addictions Counseling ...

Race for Grace: Fund raiser to benefit women's home - North Fort Myers Neighbor

Race for Grace: Fund raiser to benefit women's home
North Fort Myers Neighbor
Teen Challenge is a one-year residential program that addresses life-controlling addictions and behaviors. Proceeds from the 5th Annual Race for Grace will benefit the program's 20-bed women's home in Fort Myers. Those who sign up can participate in a ...

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