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DID
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Middle
Aged Drinking, Smoking Linked with Earlier Alzheimer's
Researchers found an apparent link between heavy drinking or heavy
smoking by people in their 40s and earlier onset of Alzheimer's disease
decades later.
Anti-Smoking
Pill Faces More Safety Questions
The safety of Chantix, an anti-smoking pill, is being questioned after
reports of serious neuropsychiatric symptoms in some of the drug?s
users.
Side
Effects Imperil Addiction Drugs
Reports of increased risk of depression and suicide are dimming the
future prospects of drugs designed to treat addictions to alcohol,
tobacco and other drugs.
CHRISTIAN
RECOVERY READING
 The
Angry Heart: Overcoming Borderline Personality Disorder
An Interactive Self-Help Guide
 Understanding
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Addiction Workbook
Helps readers evaluate their symptoms, problems, and behaviors; accept
their disorders; recognize the impact of their disorders on their lives
and family; relate to specific issues; and develop recovery plans.
Brief examples and stories of recovery and change lets you know you are
not alone.
 Good
News for the Chemically Dependent and Those Who Love Them
Addiction to alcohol and drugs leaves confusion, despair, and broken
relationships in its wake. Chemical dependency is a silent storm
quietly raging within the church. Updated with information on the
latest designer drugs, including crystal meth, this powerful resource
will help guide individuals, families, and churches through their
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WISDOM
FROM A CIR MEMBER
When I make my problems #1 they seem to easily master me.
I would rather have Christ as my master and King.
--dlcnea
RECOVERY
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** International
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June 27-29 University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
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Sin Recovery)
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Determine Your Likely Risk
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Researchers:
Women Should Time Quitting
Smoking with Menstrual Cycle
Women who quit smoking in the
days preceding their menstrual cycle have a better chance of
succeeding, according to researchers who say that sex hormones
like estrogen and progesterone may help remove nicotine from the
blood faster.
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FOR
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 Understanding
and Counseling Persons with Alcohol, Drug and Behavioral Addictions
Widely regarded as the best of its kind, this compassionate,
comprehensive guide is revised and updated for the next generation.
Clinebell explores the many causes of addiction and lays out a
practical plan for helping the afflicted in the context of family and
church, as well as community programs like Alcoholics Anonymous.
Virtual
Reality Can Aid Treatment
A new
study shows that therapists can effectively use
virtual-reality (VR) technology to stimulate alcohol craving in
order to train patients in coping and resistance skills.
Early
Childhood Abuse and Early
Drinking
Exposure to abuse as a young child is related to early alcohol
initiation, according to a
survey of public school students.
Helping
You to Help Your Patients: An Introduction
to Medication for Alcohol Dependence - A free
online course
For addiction treatment counselors. Designated for up to
2.0 CEUs.
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