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Houston addiction

Blu-ray/DVD Combo review: Shame

Synopsis ~ Brandon (Michael Fassbender) is a New Yorker who shuns intimacy with women but feeds his desires with a compulsive addiction to sex....
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Addiction series: defining and recognizing addiction

Defining and recognizing addictionDefining addictionAlthough there are many ways to define addiction, the American Heritage Stedman’s Medical...
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Internet and gaming addictions

Technology, like gaming and virtual worlds that Houstonian’s enjoy daily could be a flirtation with disaster for some. A study recently...
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World AIDS Day 2009: What every teenager needs to know

When most teens think about AIDS, they think that it is something that they will never need to worry about. Unfortunately, most teens think they...
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Addiction recovery and nutritional supplements

September is National Addiction and Recovery Month. It is a time to help people understand that substance abuse is a health crisis on a national...
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Parents: Why are only half of you talking to your kids about drugs?

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Texas drops health education requirement while obesity and other common eating disorders increase

Photo: Advocacy IncorporatedThe Education Commissioner Robert Scott announces that Texas, one of only a few states, will no longer require health...
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Alcoholism: How is it affecting your teen(s)?

How Families OperateThe family operates as an emotional system with no heroes, villains, good people, bad people, and healthy or unhealthy members....
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Effects of teenage drug use on the brain: Is your teen at risk? Part 2

So your teen is just "experimenting,"or"doing what young people do." What makes you think that addiction can't happen to your...
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Effects of teenage drug use on the brain: Is your teen at risk? Part 1

Many parents, when confronted with the idea or notion that their teenager may be using drugs or alcohol, brush it off as "what teens do"...
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