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Smoking, as everyone knows by now, takes a serious toll on health. So when you decide to quit smoking, it can be a great time to think about making changes to your diet. One of the payoffs of smoking is enhancement to your senses of taste and smell, which can make food more pleasurable than it was when you were smoking, but to avoid weight gain and substitute addictions to food or drink, a healthy diet is essential. Read more...

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Many readers of the addictions guidesite will have had personal experience of discrimination within the healthcare system. People with addictions are among the most stigmatized of all patient groups, and drug users in particular, suffer from the judgements of health professionals. Read more...

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According to an article in the UK's Guardian newspaper, Broadway Lodge in Weston-super-Mare is the first clinic in the UK to offer treatment to people with video game addiction. Read more...

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I was recently talking to someone who quit smoking for her New Year's Resolution. She was constantly craving cigarettes and was "beyond irritable." Read more...

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According to CBC news, North America's first safe injection site, known as Insite, has officially won the right to keep operating in Vancouver BC.

The safe injection site has been controversial since it first opened it's doors Read more...

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According to the New York Times, medical marijuana will be permitted for the treatment of chronic illnesses in New Jersey next week. This is timely, given the change in White House policy on medical marijuana last Read more...

So often, addictive behavior is judged on the basis of it's social acceptability. The stereotypical addict is socially deviant, addicted to alcohol or drugs, and Read more...

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If you made a New Year's Resolution to work on your addiction, congratulations! You may be wondering how to keep on track. Here are some tips:

- Avoid situations, and even people, who might trigger cravings.
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The New Year is a great time to think about overcoming an addiction. Whether it is quitting smoking, reducing or quitting alcohol, drugs, gambling, or any other behavioral addiction, there has never been more support, or more good reasons to embrace a healthy lifestyle. Read more...

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Thinking of giving in to someone who may be addicted to video games and giving them what they want for Christmas? Read other columns encouraging you to buy a gamer more game-related stuff, but worried it will make the problem worse? At a loss for other ideas?

Fear not. Just read these Gift Ideas For Excessive Video Gamers, and you will be set to buy something much more suitable in time for Christmas. Read more...