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Is Compulsive Shopping A Mental Disorder?
There is little doubt that compulsive shopping can cause severe impairment and distress, two key criteria for formal recognition as a mental disorder. But the rest remains up for grabs: Is compulsive shopping a biologically driven disease of the brain, a learned habit run amok, an addiction in its own right or a symptom of….
Binge drinking: A Victorian legacy
Binge drinking, violence, contentious parades – all modern day problems, but in Northern Ireland it seems their roots stretch back more than 100 years. In Victorian Ireland alcohol abuse and binge drinking were rife, thanks to the introduction of “ether drinking”. “Ether was the alcopop of the 1880s and its use became endemic in Londonderry….
Alcohol-free weekend raises awareness
Those who decide to give up alcohol this Easter weekend won’t necessarily be doing so because of holiday tradition. For those involved in the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, it will represent an effort to raise awareness of alcohol disease. The three-day challenge, always the first weekend of April, kicks off the 23rd….
Seasons Recovery Center of Malibu California Stresses the Importance of Aftercare
What comes after drug rehab? Seasons Recovery Center says that any effective drug rehab program will be followed by continuing aftercare sessions to further prevent relapse. At Seasons Recovery Center of Malibu, California patients undergo a range of psychological and physical therapies that are aimed at helping them to return to society drug free and….
Heavy Alcohol Use May Increase Prostate Cancer Risk
Men who drink alcohol heavily and on a regular basis may be putting themselves at increased risk for prostate cancer, according to a new study published in Cancer, the American Cancer Society’s peer-reviewed medical journal. The study also found that heavy alcohol use may diminish the possible preventive properties of finasteride, a drug that has….