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Dieters can experience neurobiological similarities of drug addicts and alcoholicsResearchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have shown that intermittent access to foods rich in fat and sugar induces changes in the brain which are comparable to those observed in drug dependence. The findings, reported in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, may explain how abstinence from these foods contributes to relapse eating among dieters as well as related...
JOSHUA TREE, Calif., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Cynthia Perkins, M.Ed., publishes new book, Get Sober Stay Sober: The Truth About Alcoholism, to provide alcoholics with the little known facts they need for successful recovery. "Get Sober Stay Sober: The Truth About Alcoholism provides an invaluable review of current 21st century knowledge about alcoholism and its successful treatment! Despite past decades of unrelenting failure rates among traditional programs, the author can legitimately offer...
CENTER CITY, Minn., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hazelden, one of the world's largest and most respected private, nonprofit alcohol and drug addiction treatment centers, announced today that it will provide the BUMED, Headquarters Navy Medicine, with a new Web-based continuing care support system. Called Navy MORE (My Ongoing Recovery Experience), the online system will be available free of charge to thousands of Navy substance abuse patients in recovery anywhere in the world. The...
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) announces their Second Annual Fellowship Convention to be held at the Santa Clara Marriot from October 16-18, 2009 in Santa Clara, California. Founded in 1998, FA is an international fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience and mutual support, are recovering from food addiction. For many people who use food as a drug, FA offers an effective, long-term solution to food addiction,...
Mental Health America's "Live Your Life Well(SM)" Offers 10 Proven Tools to Combat Stress and Promote Well-Being ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- From financial worries to family responsibilities, Americans are dealing with ever-increasing stress in their lives. To help handle these challenges, Mental Health America today launched an innovative public education campaign to provide people with tools to deal with stressful times. Called Live Your Life Well(SM), it...
SEABROOK, N.J., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Seabrook House is proud to announce their sponsorship of the free, no-obligation educational seminar "How to Change Someone You Love." Founder of Intervention Specialists, author of "How to Change Someone You Love" and nationally recognized Board-Registered Interventionist, Brad Lamm (BRI-I, CAI) facilitates the series. The seminar runs each Second Tuesday of the month -- beginning Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 at 6:30pm. Online...
Mental Health America Offers Tips on Reducing Anxiety over Economic Bad News ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Record numbers of homes are in foreclosure, stock prices are hitting all-time lows, savings are rapidly dwindling, and the cost of living is rising. Are American families feeling the strain? The answer is yes according to the latest AP/Yahoo poll. The number of people who say they are personally happy is at 59 percent, down from 70 percent in September. A...
A U.S. researcher says sugar can be an addictive substance, wielding its power over the brains of lab animals in a manner similar to many drugs. Bart Hoebel and colleagues at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute have demonstrated in rats a behavioral pattern of increased intake and then showed signs of withdrawal. If binging on sugar is really a form of addiction, there should be long-lasting effects in the brains of sugar addicts, Hoebel says in a statement. Craving and relapse are...
A federal study, released on Monday, showed about 5 million Americans attend meetings of self-help groups like Alcoholics Anonymous for alcohol and drug abusers, and nearly half of them reported remaining clean.Many communities with AA and Narcotics Anonymous groups were examined by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.In meetings like these, people speak to others who are also grappling with the same issues involved in drug and alcohol abuse as well as their...
SEABROOK, N.J., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- September is National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month and Seabrook House, an internationally recognized inpatient treatment center, is observing this time with great programs and events taking place all month. The following is just a few of the ways Seabrook House is promoting the message that recovery from addiction is possible and that treatment works. Seabrook House's vision is to make recovery possible for every family who needs...
