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Libby Bier of Ozark Guidance on Dealing with Gambling Addiction

Libby Bier of Ozark Guidance on Dealing with Gambling Addiction

Libby Bier is the director of substance abuse and recovery services at Ozark Guidance, a community behavioral health agency serving eight counties of northwest Arkansas. (Source: Arkansas Business – Health Care)MedWorm Message: Have you tried our new medical search engine? More powerful than before. Log on with your social media account. 100% free.
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The digital drug: Internet addiction spawns U.S. treatment programs

When Danny Reagan was 13, he began exhibiting signs of what doctors usually associate with drug addiction. He became agitated, secretive and withdrew from friends. He had quit baseball and Boy Scouts, and he stopped doing homework and showering. (Source: Reuters: Health)
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SPA DOCTOR: How New York fixed my phone addiction

SPA DOCTOR: Worryingly, there is a growing body of research that suggests that technology can be increasingly harmful to both our physical and mental health. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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Benzos, Opioids and Z-Drugs: Deadly Combos

With all the news media accounts and reports from governmental health organizations about the opioid epidemic, including the 70,237 drug overdose deaths in 2017, a newly emerging threat is gaining attention: use and misuse of benzodiazepines, opioid drugs and Z-drugs. Specifically, combining these three drugs can create a deadly combination that snuffs out lives.
Benzodiazepine Overdose Deaths on
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Nootropics, or ‘Smart Drugs,’ Are Gaining Popularity. But Should You Take Them?

The idea that a pill can supersize human intelligence is decidedly science fiction. But plenty of real-world researchers and drug-makers are working to develop nootropics: pills, supplements and other substances designed to improve various aspects of cognition.
A rough translation for the word “nootropic” comes from the Greek for “to bend or shape the mind.” And already, th
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