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Car sex, cat food among strange addictions

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:58:59 -0800
If you think you have problems, spare a thought for people battling extraordinary addictions including being sexually attracted to a car, eating plastic and cat food and drinking nail polish.
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Sierra Tucson Hosts Fourth and Final Module of Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT(R)) Training by IITAP

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:04:00 -0800
TUCSON, AZ-- - From February 1-5, 2012, Sierra Tucson hosted the Fourth of Four Modules of Certified Sex Addiction Therapist Training, in conjunction with the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction ...
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Asheville-area Health and wellness events for the coming weeks

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:47:50 -0800
HAYWOOD COUNTY CHAPTER OF MEDICAL ASSISTANTS: Meets at 6:30 p.m. today (meet the third Tuesday), Medwest-Haywood Cafeteria side B, Clyde. Meeting and speaker. Cerftified Medical Assistants will earn one CEU for attending.
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NAN leaders declare emergency over drug use in community

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:25:21 -0800
Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Mike Metatawabin is demanding action by Health Canada to support Cat Lake First Nation in the community’s state-of-emergency declaration due to the high level of prescription drug abuse (PDA) among its members.[...]
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Saturday/Sunday, Jan. 14-15, 2012: Raw milk, welfare and distracted driving

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:04:43 -0800
Posted Jan. 13, 2012, at 3:36 p.m. Last modified Jan. 14, 2012, at 2:48 p.m. There is a clear way for “Farmer Brown” and his raw milk-drinking supporters to have their way, and for the general public health to be protected at the same time.
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Was idea of court-ordered test too much for Josh Powell?

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:20:29 -0800
The thought of having to submit to an intrusive, embarrassing and potentially damning psychosexual evaluation before he could regain custody of his sons might have been more than a control-obsessed man like Josh Powell could bear, said the Pierce County prosecutor.
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Ex-prostitute makes a difference for women on Asheville streets

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:24:39 -0800
Stephanie Robinson holds a bag filled with personal hygiene products that she hands out to sex workers on the street in Asheville.
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Can you really be addicted to the internet?

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:06:21 -0800
Chinese scientists have observed differences in the brains of people who obsessively use the internet similar to those found in people who have substance addictions. Is this proof that the internet can be addictive? Polly Curtis , with your help, finds out. Get in touch below the line, email your views to polly.curtis@guardian.co.uk or tweet @pollycurtis Several reports today suggest that a ...
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Addicts' cravings have different roots in men and women

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:35:11 -0800
A new brain imaging study suggests stress robustly activates areas of the brain associated with craving in cocaine-dependent women, while drug cues activate similar brain regions in cocaine-dependent men. The study suggests men and women with cocaine dependence might benefit more from different treatment options.
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Affordable housing proposed in Elizabeth

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:04:59 -0800
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Some residents of the Elizabeth community are raising concerns about a proposed affordable housing project that would bring over 100 homeless adults and families into the neighborhood, including many recovering from drug and alcohol addictions. The 80-apartment facility, to be created within a former nursing home, would count as the latest of three nonprofit projects in ...
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