Alcoholic liver disease rockets among young Cumbrians

Alcoholic liver disease rockets among young Cumbrians
News & Star
By Phil Coleman Cumbrian hospital medics now regularly treat patients in their early 30s suffering from alcoholic liver disease. The shocking human cost of the country's alcohol culture was revealed as senior doctors from across the north demanded ...
“I turned to prostitution to fund heroin addiction”
Cambridge First
A RECOVERING heroin addict in Cambridge who first took the drug aged 13 says the addicts are “merely the pawns” in the country's multi-million-pound drug-dealing empire. To send a link to this page to a friend, simply enter their email address below. ...
Alcoholic banned from 20 pubs for attack on barman on release day
Plymouth Herald
Alcoholic Brian Morgan, aged 31, was imprisoned for 26 weeks by Plymouth magistrates last month. They heard how Morgan, of Lipson Court, Greenbank, repeatedly punched the barman, fracturing his cheek, during a Plymouth pub crawl – the same day he was ...
Poverty: Economy, addiction, mental health, poverty all intertwined
Zanesville Times Recorder
"An employed adult alcoholic with a car, job, etc., is easier to deal with than someone who's lost his house, car job, and has added alcohol, depression and anxiety into the mix. But the latter is more the normal client now, with multiple problems. ...
Addict who grew cannabis tampered with test samples
Tamworth Herald
AN "ENTRENCHED" drug addict caught growing cannabis at his Tamworth flat has been jailed for eight months by a judge. Police found 34 plants under cultivation in a sophisticated hydroponic system at Lee Ramsell's home, Stafford Crown Court heard. ...
Halton parents relive tragedies of losing sons to opioid addiction
InsideHalton.com
About 80 people recently learned about the dangers of opioid addiction from two Halton parents who lost sons to accidental overdoses of OxyContin. The “do you KnOw?” Opiate Awareness Evening for Parents was put on by Georgetown District High School's ...
Addict threatened to cut off man's ear
Kent Online
Drug addict Paul Appleford put the blade to one of Dean Akers's ears and threatened to cut it off. A judge said Mr Akers and Matthew Gillard suffered a terrifying ordeal at the flat in Rochester. Appleford, of Medhurst Gardens, Gravesend, ...
Beauty pageant winner recounts ugliness of addiction
Lynchburg News and Advance
An alcoholic's biggest downfall is trying to control everything, and I was able to let it go.” Once again, Conner is back on the road — not to perpetuate an image, but to send a message. Having an addiction, she tells groups across the country, ...
The Definition of a Drug Addiction
EmpowHer
Tolerance, withdrawal and taking more of the drug than intended — these are three signs of a drug addiction, or drug dependency. Regular use of drugs alters the brain: the National Institute on Drug Abuse noted that in brain scans of people addicted ...
4 women struggle with meth addiction
kjrh.com
2NEWS took an in-depth look at four women and their struggles with an addiction to methamphetamine . Their paths crossed behind prison gates at Eddie Warrior Correctional Center in Taft, Oklahoma. Addiction to meth is a common problem for many of the ...
States that help smokers beat addiction blow away N.J.
newjerseynewsroom.com
BY BOB HOLT President & CEO of the Mid-Atlantic American Lung Association Deb Brown says it is unfortunate New Jersey does not do enough to help its residents quit smoking. The American Lung Association's “Helping Smokers Quit: Tobacco Cessation ...
Wendy Kays: The best solution to game addiction? Maturity and strategy
The Independent
While it's tempting to use the "addiction" label to explain the rude behavior of Alec Baldwin after being refused a plane seat because he wouldn't turn off his phone game "Words with Friends," there is a less simple and more sobering explanation. ...
Shame on us: The invention of sex addiction
Globe and Mail
So it has been mostly described as a movie about sex addiction. Sex addiction is a fairly new and suddenly popular topic. It's perfect daytime-TV talk-show material –addiction generally is a hot property in entertainment terms, with dozens of reality ...
A cheat's last trick to help people to kick addiction
China Daily
Instead of beating customers, he attempts to help them beat their addiction. "I woke up, and now I want to lift more people out of the abyss that is gambling," he said, explaining that his method is to show them the arsenal of tricks cheaters regularly ...
Exclusion of Internet Porn Addiction Makes No Biological Sense ...
By Gary Wilson
The obvious question for Dr. Ley is this: If a self-identified Internet porn addict has all the signs, symptoms and behaviors common to all addictions, what possible brain changes are causing this collection of symptoms? (Addiction test by APA) ...
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The Industrial Food Machine Addiction « LewRockwell.com Blog
By Karen De Coster
The Industrial Food Machine Addiction. Posted by Karen De Coster on December 7, 2011 07:09 PM. Here is a 60 Minutes segment on the creation of addictive, processed, non-food foods, and mostly, the selling of flavors by mimicking nature ...
LewRockwell.com Blog
Drug Addiction is a Disease | Prescription Drug Abuse
By Admin
There is always blame attached to drug addiction. There is always an accusatory finger to be pointed at the one who suffers from drug addiction disease. Many in society assert that the addict is entirely to blame. There is not the same kind of ...
Prescription Drug Abuse
Alec Baldwin Kicked Off AA Flight for Addiction to 'Words with ...
By Gary Ng
This has got to be one of the best stories I've heard so far, involving a celebrity, an iPhone, and Zynga's smash hit, Words with Friends. Word spread (no.
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Is internet addiction real? Science seems to think so — iKeepSafe
By admin
Based on the recent research studies, Internet addiction- Neuroimaging findings and Violent Video Games Alter Brain Function in Young Men, this week's iKeepCurrent curriculum delves into the specifics of internet addiction. Although most ...
iKeepSafe
Is There Really Any Role For Steroids In Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis ...
By Clinical Correlations
By Keri Herzog, MD Faculty Peer Reviewed The patient is a 48-year-old male with a history of heavy alcohol use (he drinks about 1 pint of vodka daily...
Clinical Correlations
Reflections from a 23 Year Old Food Addict
I will always be a food addict. Like an alcoholic, I will regularly find myself in places when food will be a temptation. I have learned that I cannot control what people will offer me at parties, at work....anywhere. However, I can control what I ...
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The Alcoholism Gene Uncovered
Thinking about the existence of the alcoholism gene I remember how last week some ... of growing up with an alcoholic, let's say the average child of a normally dysfunctional family, ... I'm a recovering addict just trying to make a difference. ... abuse of process addiction recovery alcohol alcohol 120 alcohol and antibiotics ...
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