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Regina city councillor shares his story of addiction

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Recovering addicts are given the tools in rehab that will help them get better, but it is very hard to do. Teed said the important part is reprogramming their life. “If you go back to doing what you were doing before and just try to do it drug and …
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Weight loss drug helps curb cocaine addictions, Penn study finds

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PHILADELPHIA—The drug topiramate, typically used to treat epilepsy and more recently weight loss, may also help people addicted to both cocaine and alcohol use less cocaine, particularly heavy users, researchers in the department of Psychiatry at Penn …
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When You Are the Partner of a Sex Addict, Part 2

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Not only do family messages play an important role in the partner's reaction to the addict, but cultural messages influence how partners of sex addicts perceive their situations. Thoughts such as, “If only I were more attractive,” or “more sexual,” or …
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