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		<title>Addiction Relapse And Stopping Mental Health Medications</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The rule of abstinence from all mood altering chemicals is a good one for drug addicts and alcoholics recovery to follow. In fact it is necessary in almost all cases. 
This, however, leads to conflicting advice and misconceptions when it comes to doctor prescribed medications for help with anxiety, depression and mental health issues. It [...]


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		<title>Binge Drinking Defined</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Binge drinking is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., within a few hours) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days.
Heavy use &#8211; Five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 5 different days in the past 30 days.
Facts and Statistics
Almost half of Americans [...]


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		<title>Addiction Relapse Trigger: Overestimating Abilities And Underestimating Limitations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Early alcohol and drug addiction recovery is a wonderful time.
Our thinking clears up, our emotions come on line, the colors are brighter, the food tastes better and life starts to get good.
That is all wonderful. We seem to have regained our old abilities and so much more. To me, the danger in early addiction recovery [...]


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		<title>Common Relapse Trigger: Not Following Your Continuing Care Plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Developing a continuing care plan is part of competent drug and alcohol treatment. If you attended a rehab or received professional help, they made certain recommendations and referrals we need to to follow in the next phase of treatment.
Studies have shown that people who do not engage in continuing care doubled their chances for relapse [...]


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		<title>Teen Drug Rehabilitation: Think Prevention</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most common reasons why teenagers take drugs is due to depression. Drug abuse among teenagers is on the increase, and whatever the igniting factor is, the consequences of teenage drug abuse is tragic. Not only street drug but prescription drugs is a multi faceted problem that concerned parents have to face on [...]


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		<title>Did You Know That Nicotine Is As Addictive As Heroin Or Cocaine?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If someone uses nicotine again and again, such as by smoking cigarettes or cigars or chewing tobacco, his or her body develops a tolerance for it. When someone develops tolerance, he or she needs more drug to get the same effect. Eventually, a person can become addicted. Once a person becomes addicted, it is extremely [...]


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