| EEOC Sues United Insurance For Denying Job to Recovering Drug Addict PropertyCasualty360 According to the EEOC, Craig Burns is a recovering drug addict who has been enrolled in a methadone treatment program since 2004. Early last year, Chicago-based United Insurance allegedly offered Burns a job as an agent in its Raleigh, NC office but ... | ||
| Alcohol may be depriving you of sleep Times of India The findings were published Tuesday in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research . Study leader Yohei Sagawa, of Akita University, Japan, said: "Although the first half of sleep after alcohol looks good, drinking leads to insomnia rather ... | ||
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| Living with an alcoholic partner Times of India It doesn't take long for the 'couple of pints' to turn into a habit and then snowball into an addiction. Alcoholism is not as much of a problem in India as problem-drinking is. Alcoholism is a dependence or high tolerance of alcohol, ... | ||
| Russell Armstrong's Sister Speaks Out: 'RHOBH' Made My Brother Look Like A ... Hollywood Life Russell Armstrong's sister Laurie Kelsoe opens up to HollywoodLife.com for the first time since her brother's tragic death and reveals he helped her overcome a meth addiction. Russell Armstrong's death has hit everyone close to him hard, ... | ||
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| Facebook addiction may result in students' low scores Daily News & Analysis Like him, academicians and psychologists admit that Facebook addiction is increasingly becoming a problem for students. Almost every child is hooked onto social networking and this is one of the major causes for their low scores in exams. ... | ||
| Rehabilitation Health Company Acquires Schick Shadel Hospital dBusinessNews Dallas (press release) Graham, owner of Palo Petroleum, Inc. in Dallas, struggled with alcoholism for 20 years before checking in to Schick Shadel's 10-day program 11 years ago. He has never craved a drink since. "We are pleased to add Schick Shadel to our portfolio of ... | ||
| National Indicators: picture of NZ mental health andamp; addiction Scoop.co.nz (press release) The Mental Health Commission has today released a report which brings together a large amount of existing and new information to build a better picture of mental health and addiction in New Zealand. National Indicators 2011 measures how mentally ... | ||
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| The Sexual Recovery Institute Hosts Dr. Patrick Carnes Presentation and Panel ... SunHerald.com “An Evening with Dr. Patrick Carnes” will feature a presentation by Dr. Carnes, known throughout the world as the industry's foremost authority on sex addiction treatment. He is also the founder of the CSAT certification for sex addiction treatment ... | ||
| News Minute: Here is the latest New Jersey news from The Associated Press NewsWest9.com SANTA FE, NM (AP) - Embattled Public Regulation Commissioner Jerome Block Jr. says he fighting an addiction to prescription drugs. But he says he plans to remain on the job despite calls for his resignation. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that Block ... | ||
| Huggins appointed to addiction medicine fellowship at Vero Beach facility TCPalm By staff report Dr. Michael Huggins has been appointed to a one-year Addiction Medicine Fellowship at the University of Florida Center for Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine in Vero Beach. Huggins received his medical degree from Medical University of ... | ||
| Addiction a brain disorder, not just bad behavior - Trends News ... By IBNLive.com editor@ibnonline.com Addiction is a chronic brain disease, says a new definition aimed at helping families. ... Meanwhile, Volkow says intriguing research is under way to use those brain findings to develop better treatments - not just to temporarily block an addict's high but to strengthen the underlying brain circuitry to fend off relapse. Topping Miller's wish list: Learning why some people find recovery easier and faster than others, and "what does brain healing look like." ... IBN Top Headlines | ||
| Addiction now defined as brain disorder - Counseling Today By Heather Rudow The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) is hoping that its new definition of addiction, which it describes as a “primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry,” will help both physicians ... Counseling Today | ||
| Addiction a brain disorder, not just bad behavior | Health | KVAL ... Addiction isn't just about willpower. It's a chronic brain disease, says a new definition aimed at helping families and their doctors better understand the challenges of treating it. ... Meanwhile, Volkow says intriguing research is under way to use those brain findings to develop better treatments — not just to temporarily block an addict's high but to strengthen the underlying brain circuitry to fend off relapse. Topping Miller's wish list: Learning why some people find ... KVAL - News - Health | ||
| Addiction and the Enabler | Recovery First By russbarnstein From covering up lies and criminal activity to making excuses to other family members, enablers often make a person's substance abuse and addiction possible. However, the reality of the matter is that enablers are doing the addict great ... are just as responsible for their behavior as the addictthemselves. Understanding the enabler's role and how it can be reversed is critical for anyone who wants to permanently break the cycle of drug abuse, alcoholism and addiction. ... Recovery First | ||
| Singer Amy Winehouse Death Prompts Discussion about Addiction ... By Drug Addiction The story of her tragic death at age 27 is also turning millions of fans' attention to the life-destroying grip of addiction, the reality that recovery may be marked with serious relapses, and the critical factor of aftercare in an ... Drug Addiction Treatment | ||
| Addiction redefined | Addiction & Recovery News By Jason Schwartz I believe that addiction has profound direct and indirect impact on the addict's social, emotional and spiritual life. Some of this may self-resolve with abstinence, but much of it won't and will require theaddict to develop new ways ... Addiction & Recovery News | ||
| Addiction to alcohol, drugs, gambling is a brain disease - latimes.com Addiction is a chronic brain disease, addiction experts say. ... 'Alcoholic Housewife' author says honesty is the key to recovery ... but it is more like cirrhosis caused by alcoholism than an organic disease that develops on its own. ... www.latimes.com/.../la-heb-addiction-isbrain-disease-2011081... | ||
| Do You Have an Alcohol or Drug Problem? - Alcoholism Alcohol and drug use can progress into abuse and even addiction so ... if you are an addict and/or an alcoholic, and can go one day without drugs or alcohol ... alcoholism.about.com/.../do-you-have-an-alcohol-or-drug-pro... | ||
| Sex addict Shannon Flynn prone to violence if she is not satisfied ... Sex addict: The beautician was prone to violence if her boyfriend did not satisfy her in the ... She added: 'I had a sex addiction. It's related to alcohol. ... www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Sex-addict-Shannon-Flynn-prone-vio... | ||
| Are You a Food Addict? | Men's Health News “Dealing with food addiction can be tricky, because you obviously need food to survive,” says Frank. You can't cut it out completely—like an alcoholic would ... news.menshealth.com/are-you-a-food-addict/2011/08/07/ |
EEOC Sues United Insurance For Denying Job to Recovering Drug Addict
