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Why do so many writers struggle with drug and alcohol addiction?

admin — Wed, 19 May 2010 12:56:48 +0000

BILL: Stephen King has written 63 books, and is estimated to be worth over $150 million. But in his recently re-released memoir, “On Writing: 10th Anniversary Addition: A Memoir of the Craft,” King tells us that for years, his drug and alcohol addictions were so bad, he can barely remember working on some of his best-known best-sellers. ... read more >>

Celebrities and Sex Addiction

admin — Wed, 05 May 2010 10:05:53 +0000

It’s more than just sex. Although the American Psychiatric Association has yet to recognize sexual addiction as an official diagnosis (they may call it hypersexual disorder), chances are you’ve heard the term. Characterized by compulsive sexual thoughts and acts, people with a sex addiction supposedly have an inability to control sexual behavior, even when it’s risky or harmful. ... read more >>

FDA panel to target menthol cigarettes

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:46:11 +0000

A U.S. scientific panel this month will weigh the controversial role of popular menthol flavoring in cigarettes in the first public meeting on tobacco products since a new law granted regulators power over the industry last year. Over two days, the Food and Drug Administration’s panel of outside experts will look at the health impact of the mint-like additive on smoker’s use as well as addiction and health, with another meeting set later this year, the FDA said on Monday. ... read more >>

Pin-cushion Jacko: Post mortem reveals 13 puncture marks on his body

admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:15:22 +0000

This shocking illustration shows the appalling toll that drug dependency took on Michael Jackson’s body. Puncture wounds on his neck, arms and legs – damning proof of the singer’s addiction – were graphically detailed in the coroner’s report into his death. In a final blow to the pop icon’s battered image, the autopsy also revealed that Jackson’s ’sparse’ hair was ‘connected to a wig’. ... read more >>

6 Common Smoking Triggers—and How to Fight Them

admin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:29:05 +0000

Conquer your cravings ... read more >>

Setting down their cigarettes, teenagers take up the hookah

admin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:34:49 +0000

Ryan Baucom, the co-owner of a downtown Sarasota nightspot that caters to the 18-25 crowd, has turned to an old custom to attract young customers. At The Box Social club, Baucom recently started renting out a hookah. Business is so good he plans to buy another. “It’s becoming more and more popular,” he said. In higher numbers than those who frequently smoke cigarettes, teenagers are trying hookahs: water pipes from the Middle East that use coals to burn flavored tobacco. ... read more >>

Hooked on hookah

admin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:10:21 +0000

For many students smoking all about socializing. The room is smoky. The low-lying smog smells sweet, like roses. It permeates everything in the simple living room. The white couches facing a moderately sized TV speak of a clean, but sparse, living space. Above the entryway to the kitchen hangs a sign: “To be old and wise, first one has to be young and crazy.” ... read more >>

The Moderating Effects of Cigarettes During Acute Alcohol Consumption

admin — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:03:38 +0000

The consumption, and often abuse, of alcohol is frequently accompanied by cigarette smoking. Ninety percent of alcoholics also smoke cigarettes in comparison to about 30% of the general population. It has been proposed that smoking could, by providing the stimulating effects of nicotine, offset the depressant effects of alcohol. ... read more >>

Nabi to partner Glaxo to create Nicotine Vaccine

admin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:14:51 +0000

It is not a big secret, that Big tobacco has been earning billions each year by keeping smokers loyal to their products, however smoking cessation products present a constantly growing threat for those profits.Therapies created by pharmaceutical giants to assist smokers in giving up have had a relative success, due to a number of restrictions, side effects and low efficiency. However, Pharma tycoons don’t give up, but on the contrary, have been trying hard to create a miraculous cure which will overcome the addiction. ... read more >>

Africa heading for ’smoking epidemic’

admin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:07:47 +0000

At Jeevanjee gardens in Nairobi, smokers gather during their lunch hour to read, chat and light up. ... read more >>