<rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"><channel><title>Substance Abuse: Addiction Information and Updates</title><description>Information regarding substance abuse and addiction, including prescription drug abuse helpful advice and rehabilitation services available</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/</link><language>en-us</language><atom:link href="https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><lastBuildDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:08:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title>Is Social Media Addictive? 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kleptomania exhibit distinct patterns of gazing and brain activity when shown images with environmental cues relevant to their symptoms</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/kleptomania.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/kleptomania.php</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2023 10:07:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Health Effects of Smoking on Your Body</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Overview of tobacco&#39;s harmful effects on nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, reproductive, and digestive systems, plus skin damage</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/smoking-effects.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/smoking-effects.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2018 16:49:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Ecstasy or MDMA (also Known As Molly)</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Ecstasy is a potent drug with stimulant and hallucinogenic properties, causing energy surges, altered perception, and heightened sensory experiences</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/mmda.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/mmda.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2018 16:40:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Many Smokers With Mental Illness Want to Quit Smoking</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Many people with serious mental illness want to cease smoking however few get treatment or counseling to help them quit</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/smokers-illness.php</link><guid 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unusual behavior, delusions, paranoia and superhuman strength</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/flakka.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/flakka.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2015 09:08:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Number of Smokers Who Will Die from the Habit - 66%</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Study of over 200,000 people provides independent confirmation 2 in every 3 smokers will die from the habit if they continue to smoke</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/smoker.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/smoker.php</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2015 10:10:20 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Heroin: Health Effects and Addiction Treatment</title><category>Addiction</category><description>It is estimated that approximately 23% of people who use heroin become dependent on the drug</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/heroin.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/heroin.php</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2015 10:20:57 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>U.S. Smoking Statistics Hits All-time Low</title><category>Addiction</category><description>According to the US CDC cigarette smoking rate among adults dropped from 20.9% in 2005 to 17.8% in 2013</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/smoking-stats.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/smoking-stats.php</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2014 15:40:10 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Personality Disorders and Problem Gambling</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Treatment of people with gambling problems is often complicated because they also tend to suffer from personality disorders</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/pdg.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/pdg.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2014 11:53:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>How Women in Recovery Manage Family and Friend Drug Users</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Substance abuse counselors and social workers often recommend recovering addicts establish new networks of non-using friends and supporters</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/manage.php</link><guid 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also known as water vapor cigarettes as a quit smoking aid</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/vapor-cigarettes.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/vapor-cigarettes.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2013 10:27:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Over-the-Counter Drug Abuse Among Teenagers Today</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Learn about the dangers of over-the-counter medication abuse, particularly DXM, and strategies parents can use to prevent teen substance misuse at home</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/ocm.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/ocm.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2013 07:25:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Prescription Painkiller Side Effects: Psychological and Physical Dependence</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Article examines aspects of psychological and physical dependence or addiction of prescribed painkillers</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/effects.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/effects.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2013 06:44:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Disability &amp; Addiction: Hidden Crisis Stats Revealed</title><category>Addiction</category><description>People with disabilities face substance abuse rates 2-4 times higher than general population. Critical statistics on addiction, treatment barriers</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/serious.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/serious.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2013 10:58:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Underage Adolescent Binge Drinking</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Information regarding excessive alcohol consumption among American adolescents including binge drinking and associated health problems</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/binges.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/binges.php</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2013 11:05:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Health Benefits of Quitting Smoking for Mental Illness</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Guide on quitting smoking for people with mental illness, detailing immediate and long-term health benefits, cessation methods, and support</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/quitting.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/quitting.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:31:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Smoking and Mental Illness Connection</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Study reveals 44.3% of cigarettes in the United States are consumed by people with forms of mental illnesses or substance abuse disorders</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/435281.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/435281.php</guid><pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Cigarette Smoking and PTSD</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Studies of smoking and PTSD comorbidity have used different approaches to indexing the severity of a persons reactions</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/hyperarousal.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/hyperarousal.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:56:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Laser Therapy to Help Stop Smoking</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Information on low-level laser treatment that stimulates nerve endings and touted as a way to help quitting smoking</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/lasers.php</link><guid 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hallucinations rapid heart rate vomiting and death from overdose</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/k2.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/k2.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 19:41:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Predisposition to Drug or Alcohol Addiction</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Society needs to bear in mind the potential for predisposition to drug addiction when a person becomes addicted to drugs</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/predisposition.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/predisposition.php</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:46:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Dangers of Common Painkiller Medication</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Learning about some of the dangers of common painkillers can serve as a preventative measure to help keep the people that need them safe</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/pain-killer.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/pain-killer.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:57:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Why Heavy Smokers Feel Sad After Quitting Smoking</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Heavy smokers experience sadness after quitting as early withdrawal leads to increase in mood related brain protein monoamine oxidase A</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/depressed.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/depressed.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:34:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Physicians Say E Cigarettes Should Remain On Market</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Royal College of Physicians states commercial competition for the nicotine replacement therapy industry could very well be a good thing</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/ecigarettes.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/ecigarettes.php</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 00:49:48 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Treatment of Cocaine Addiction - New Hope</title><category>Addiction</category><description>New discoveries by researchers offer potential for development of first ever pharmacological treatment for cocaine addiction</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/cocaine-addiction.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/cocaine-addiction.php</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 09:47:50 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Risks and Benefits of Alcohol for Seniors</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Report provides guidelines for psychiatrists and family physicians on how to find and how to treat elderly people with misuse of alcohol and drugs</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/risks.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/risks.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:25:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Contaminated Cocaine Causes Decaying Skin</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Contaminated Cocaine causing crusty purplish areas of dead skin that are extremely painful and can open the door to nasty infections</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/contaminated-coke.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/contaminated-coke.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:35:54 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Alcohol&#39;s Damaging Effects on the Brain</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Alcohol binds in a very specific manner to key protein targets in the brain to cause well known behavioral effects</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/alcohol-effects.php</link><guid 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Addiction</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Smoking is a habit implies it is something easily overcome with willpower alone not acknowledging how addictive nicotine is</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/habit.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/habit.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 15:55:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>America: A Nation of Addicts</title><category>Addiction</category><description>The United States is becoming an addict nation, with Americans capable of becoming addicted to anything from plastic surgery to texting</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/addictions.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/addictions.php</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:34:00 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inhalation into the lungs</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/genetic-damage.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/genetic-damage.php</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2011 20:26:28 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Health Warnings on Canadian Cigarette Packages</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Canadian Harper Government to strengthen and enlarge health warnings on cigarette packages</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/cigarettes.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/cigarettes.php</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 12:50:22 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Scientists Find Gene Linked to Alcoholism</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Researchers have discovered a gene variant that may protect against alcoholism</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/alcoholism-gene.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/alcoholism-gene.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:57:44 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Why Men Are More Susceptible to Alcoholism</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Alcohol is one of the most commonly abused substances and men are up to twice as likely to develop alcoholism as women</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/male-alcoholism.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/male-alcoholism.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:52:58 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>How to Tell if You Are an Alcoholic</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Article provides a number of questions to help you determine if you may be an alcholic</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/alcoholic-test.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/alcoholic-test.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:47:45 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Alcohol Addiction, Destruction in Itself</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Alcohol addiction is increased tolerance and dependency on alcohol usually accompanied by substance abuse like drugs and nicotine</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/alcohol-addiction.php</link><guid 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adults</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/american-smokers.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/american-smokers.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:39:55 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>E Cigarette Popularity Increases Despite Quit Or Die Policy of Health Organizations</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Electronic cigarette sales and popularity continues to increase on a daily basis despite the US Food and Drug Administration&#39;s attempts to label the products as unsafe</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/e-cigarettes.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/e-cigarettes.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:37:47 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Addicts Keep Using To Feel Like a Better Person</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Patients hospitalized for opioid detoxification say they first got hooked on pain killing drugs legitimately prescribed for pain relief</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/drug-addicts.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/drug-addicts.php</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 11:42:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>The Truth About Meth: A Devastating and Addictive Drug</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Methamphetamine is a highly addictive drug that wreaks havoc on the entire body including oral health</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/methamphetamine.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/methamphetamine.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:19:44 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Can I Buy you a Drink</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Genetics may determine sensitivity to other people drinking behavior</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/buy-ydrink.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/buy-ydrink.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:54:36 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Successful Addiction Treatment is a Family Affair</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Having a family member involved in the addiction recovery process often means difference between temporary and life-changing treatment</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/successful-treatment.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/successful-treatment.php</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:31:03 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Clarifying the Role of Craving in Addictions</title><category>Addiction</category><description>New behavioral economic behavior analysis by UGA researchers may help clarify the role of craving in addiction</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/addiction-cravings.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/addiction-cravings.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:15:53 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Drug Addiction and Ibogaine Treatments</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Ibogaine is intended as a single administration drug not a maintenance drug like Methadone</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/addict-Ibogaine.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/addict-Ibogaine.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:53:29 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Companies Penalizing Unhealthy Behaviors Like Smoking to Save Money</title><category>Addiction</category><description>More Companies Penalizing Unhealthy Behaviors Like Smoking to Save $10,000/yr Per Worker</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/penalizing-smoking.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/penalizing-smoking.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:53:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Cost Shifting for Smoking</title><category>Addiction</category><description>	 Rewards for Weight Loss Fail But Cost Shifting Works Very Well For Smoking</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/smoking-cost-shifting.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/smoking-cost-shifting.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:39:09 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Pre-Adoptive FASD Education</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Information provides pre-adoptive fasd education to prepare adoptive families for the unexpected</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/adoption.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/adoption.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:38:41 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Do you Know What Your Drinking IQ Score Is?</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Service members and their families can assess alcohol use by taking an anonymous online alcohol screening test</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/drinking-iq.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/drinking-iq.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:56:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Tips to Help Quit Smoking</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Success strategies and tips for you and others wanting to quit smoking for good</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/quit-smoking-tips.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/quit-smoking-tips.php</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 11:17:09 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Addictive Effects of Caffeine on Children</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Does consuming caffeinated drinks during adolescence contribute to later use of drugs</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/caffeine-children.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/caffeine-children.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:41:11 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Canadian Teenagers among Largest Consumers of Cannabis</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Canadian teenagers are among the largest consumers of cannabis worldwide</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/adolescence-cannabis.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/adolescence-cannabis.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:45:46 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Nicotine Levels Higher in First Thing in the Morning Smokers</title><category>Addiction</category><description>People who smoke cigarettes first up in the morning have higher levels of cotinine a by-product of nicotine</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/morning-smokers.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/morning-smokers.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:10:31 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Call for Alcohol Industry to Prove No Harm in Funding of Sports</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Debate over whether alcohol industry sponsorship of sports increases drinking among sports participants</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/alcohol-sports.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/alcohol-sports.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:37:46 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Nicotine Patch Plus Lozenge Most Effective to Quit</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Randomized trial of 1,504 smokers finds a nicotine patch combined with as-needed nicotine lozenges is the most effective method for quitting smoking</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/nicotine-patch-quitting.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/nicotine-patch-quitting.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:31:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Cocaine Vaccine May Help Limit Drug Use</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Vaccine for cocaine dependence reduces use of the drug in individuals who attain high anti-cocaine antibody levels</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/cocaine-vaccine.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/cocaine-vaccine.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:16:22 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Research Agenda for Substance Abuse Outline</title><category>Addiction</category><description>What we need to know to reduce the use and abuse of alcohol drugs and tobacco</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/substance-abuse-outline.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/substance-abuse-outline.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:40:24 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Doctors Hesitant to Ask Mentally Ill to Quit Smoking</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Doctors are often afraid to ask smokers with mental illness to quit smoking as they assume their patients may get worse</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/mentally-ill-quit-smoking.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/mentally-ill-quit-smoking.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:56:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Meth Addiction and Consequences</title><category>Addiction</category><description>methamphetamine is manufactured in small labs and the ingredients can be readily purchased legally</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/methamphetamine-addiction.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/methamphetamine-addiction.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:21:59 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Baclofen - A Pill to Stop Alcohol Cravings</title><category>Addiction</category><description>The drug baclofen is a muscle relaxant, used to treat muscle symptoms caused by multiple sclerosis</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/baclofen-alcohol.php</link><guid 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opioid painkiller drugs are prevalent and they exact a toll on patients physicians and society</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/opioid-addiction.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/opioid-addiction.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:20:26 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Ways to End Drug Addiction</title><category>Addiction</category><description>This article is written for those who want to quit drugs but have not been able to for whatever reason</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/end-drug-addiction.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/end-drug-addiction.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:24:22 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Intervention for an Alcoholic</title><category>Addiction</category><description>What you can do to help if you are a friend or a family member of someone who is abusing alcohol</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/abusing-alcohol.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/abusing-alcohol.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:14:44 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Study Shows 1 in 25 Deaths Attributable to Alcohol</title><category>Addiction</category><description>1 in 25 deaths are directly attributable to alcohol consumption mainly due to increases in the number of women drinking</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/alcohol-deaths.php</link><guid 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sexual inhibition use cocaine a narcotic substance which incapacitates at sexual level</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/drugs-sexual.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/drugs-sexual.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:01:54 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Adolescents Undertreated for Drug Addiction</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Only about 10 percent of adolescents needing help for drug abuse problems actually enter treatment</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/adolescent-addiction.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/adolescent-addiction.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:23:41 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Breaking Painkiller Addiction: Detox &amp; Recovery Options</title><category>Addiction</category><description>Learn about detoxification methods for painkiller addiction, including rapid detox options, conventional treatments, and rehabilitation strategies for recovery</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/painkiller-addiction.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/addiction/painkiller-addiction.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:01:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item></channel></rss>