Food Addictions Believed Similar to Drug and Alcohol Addictions
A new research study has discovered that people who are impulsive are much more probable to have food addictions, and that this can become a dependence similar to drug and alcohol addiction. … hoping that the research that they are doing will in the … Read more on Guardian Liberty Voice

Ashley Benson Reveals Drug and Alcohol Addiction in Her Family
"There are drugs and alcohol in my family on both sides, so I've seen lives ruined, going to jail and all that," she told Cosmopolitan for its March cover, on newsstands nationwide Feb. 4. She continued, "Once you start with any drug, it can be an … Read more on ABC News

New Objectives Announces the Launch of New Website
The treatment center offers high quality rehab to men and women struggling with drug or alcohol addiction, and has a special treatment program for pregnant moms. The New Objectives website can be found at http://newobjectives.com/. The site … The New … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Nurse gets plea deal in drug case
A former surgery nurse at LewisGale Hospital-Pulaski pleaded guilty Thursday to obtaining and using drugs by fraud, but the charges will be dismissed in a couple of years if she successfully completes a probationary term. Four of the charges against … Read more on Southwest Times

Question by rabid_dog: How do I get rid of my porn addiction?
It’s a bit like cigarette addiction – I want to stop but can’t. I’ve reduced the level from porn videos and photos to just stories. But still it haunts me. What can I do?

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Answer by Anonymous
get rid off all porno graphic things then stop materbating then try some type of abstinance!!!!!

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Ex-Hedge-Funder Shares His 'Wealth Addiction' Recovery Story in New York …
Polk describes his collegiate addiction to alcohol, pot, cocaine, Ritalin, and ecstasy and his decision to get sober with the help of a therapist around the time he doing an internship at Credit Suisse — a job he hoped would lead him to the … Read more on New York Magazine

Laura Linney welcomes baby boy
Dennis Rodman enters rehab to treat alcohol addiction · Dennis Rodman enters rehab to treat alcohol addiction. Dennis Rodman has checked into a rehab facility for alcohol addiction, TMZ reports. Dennis Rodman has checked into a rehab facility for … Read more on 13abc Action News

CULTURE WARS
To begin, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, or NIAAA, alcohol remains the leading addictive substance consumed in the U.S., though legal for those over 21. Similarly, according to the Drug Enforcement Agency … Read more on WND.com

Elizabeth Vargas Returns to TV Post-Rehab, Says Hiding Alcohol Addiction …
20/20's Elizabeth Vargas is bravely opening up about her battle with alcoholism and her time in rehab. "On a Saturday afternoon I showed up for a 20/20 shoot and I was in no shape to do that interview," Vargas, 51, told Good Morning America's George … Read more on E! Online

Question by Pinky: From anorexia to bulimia. HELP!?!?
Background: December 09- Boyfriend got deported back to Germany. Started crash diet of sugar free jello and apples. I was 5’9″ and 140 pounds at the time (age 18).
May 2010- I got down to 120.
June 2010- Went home for summer and my brother tried to commit suicide and I had two surgeries that went badly. 115 pounds
August 2010- 105 pounds.
September 2010- entered “recovery” with a therapist in September, but refused to gain weight till end of October. She yelled at me all the time about not eating enough. I started to binge eat entire rolls of cookie dough and jars of peanut butter due to intense cravings my body was having for those foods.
December 2010- 126 pounds.
Even though I am now at a normal weight, I continue to binge on a daily basis : ( I have a HORRIBLE sugar addiction. I usually consume anywhere from 2,000 to 4,000 calories a day. Alot of the time it is junk food such as mcdonalds burgers, popeyes, and taco bell….foods I would have NEVER eaten before anorexia. I’ve always been quite a healthy eater, although I did have anorexia in 7th grade as well. I just got diagnosed with gastroparesis (food doesn’t digest), so eating anything at all makes me super full and my belly look pregnant.
Not to brag, but men are extremely attracted to me. I look like a model, but to me I feel so ugly. I get asked out on a daily basis and have even once dated a White Sox player. The only time I feel good about myself is after a guy flirts with me, but it is short lived and I will go home and binge anyways. I am so afraid I am going to become HUGE and no one will want me, yet I can’t stop binging. I have a strong compulsion to binge eat, even if I just have something healthy. It’s either eat everything….or nothing at all. I can’t have money with me, or any food in the house or I will eat it.
The only way i’ve managed to stay 126 for now is because I do hours of exercise daily. Like yesterday I did an hour of zumba, some class that burns 700 calories in an hour, another hour of zumba, and half hour on the treadmill.
What can I do? Therapy isn’t helping and my insurace won’t pay for hypnotism, which is supposed to work well for bulimia/anorexia.

Best answer:

Answer by hope
Find a therapist who specializes with eating disorders or get into a treatment center.

Many recovering from anorexia are actually on meal plans between 3000-4000 calories.

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Founder of Recover Wyoming shares her walk with addiction
Recover Wyoming is the first center of its kind in Wyoming and is part of a growing national trend towards post-addiction support services in America. That trend started around 2001 as organizations began realizing that every dollar invested in … Read more on Wyoming Tribune

VIDEO: TV Star Mackenzie Phillips Talks About Recovery in San Clemente
Phillips now works with the Pasadena Recovery Center and regular books speaking gigs, both to addicts and those who help them. She was in San Clemente Wednesday at an open house for Sovereign Health Group, celebrating five years in Talega. Read more on Patch.com

Aid in Recovery Comments on Anxiety Study
Aid in Recovery, a full-service drug and alcohol treatment center in West Palm Beach, FL released a statement commenting on a recent anxiety study. … Kicking drug and alcohol addiction can be one of the most stressful events in a person's life … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Question by Chantell L: What are some songs that are about drug addiction that have intense lyrics?
I’m doing an english essay and i have to have three sets of lyrics about drug addiction that i can write about. It would be great if there were some from different points of view, like some one who wants to stop, a mother or friend watching whats happening or some one who likes the thrills and thinks it’s a good thing etc….Thanks if you can help me out 🙂

Best answer:

Answer by Bud Light Girl
Cocaine by Eric Clapton.

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Signs of Teen Drug and Alcohol Addiction
As a parent, it is your responsibility to make sure that the future of your teen is not destroyed by drug or alcohol addiction. But how can you set parameters that impede them from getting addicted to drugs and alcohol when you aren't even sure they … Read more on Living Green Magazine

DeForest Area – Meeting For Parents – Parents invited to alcohol and drug …
The DeForest Area School District and DeForest Police Department will co-host upcoming Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) presentations to the DeForest Area community. According to DeForest Police Chief Robert Henze: "It is important to provide … Read more on hngnews.com