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	<title>Healthy Considerations &#187; Addiction</title>
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		<title>How to Quit Smoking</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once someone decides that it&#8217;s time he or she quit smoking, it is best to begin sooner rather than later. However, how do you stop smoking, when you have been smoking for a number of years? Smoking is an extremely difficult addiction to break because tobacco contains the compound called  nicotine which is addictive to both the mind and body. 
Recent studies have shown that each time you smoke a cigarette, it costs you around five to twenty minutes of your life. Apart from weakening the body, smoking leaves a person with halitosis, yellow teeth, dry skin, lower bone density, fertility problems that will inevitably affect the sexual health of both men and women and a higher risk of being infected with deadly diseases such as lung cancer. Smoking is costly and can reduce one&#8217;s life by around 10 years or even more.
Ways to stop smoking can be found ...]]></description>
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		<title>Danger In Prescription Drug Addiction</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leland Michaels</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you hear people talking about drug addiction problems, what do you think of immediately?  It&#8217;s probably cocaine, alcohol, or maybe some other harmful drug.
These drugs kill a lot of people, but what about drugs that were actually meant to help people? What about prescription drugs?
Doctors use these drugs for countless applications. There are drugs for pain relief, sleeping disorders, psychological problems, chemical imbalances and so much more.
Prexription drugs are designed to help the sick or injured. But when they are abused, they are just as harmful and addictive as any other type of drug.
One factor that adds to the addictive nature of prescription drugs is that they are designed to help. This often creates a psychological trap for people.
Cocaine is broadcast world wide as a potentially fatal drug, so most people stay far away from it.But you are less intimidated by the pain killer your family doctor gives you. ...]]></description>
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		<title>Vicodin Addiction</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hartmann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A surprising number of people have found themselves fighting with problems of dependence to the prescription drug Vicodin.
Prescribed as a pain reliever, Vicodin is one of the most commonly misused prescription drugs because people do not take it correctly as the general practitioner requires it to be taken.
When used according to doctor&#8217;s orders, it can be a very helpful analgesic to help alleviate pain, but prolonged use of Vicodin can lead to addiction because the body builds up a tolerance to the drug, needing more and more in order to provide the same outcome. It takes over the conscious mind&#8217;s regular pleasure and motivational systems making the need for the drug takes priority.
Vicodin yields a euphoric feeling, calming both the body and the mind. People with an addiction to Vicodin are often in denial that they have a drug problem. They explain their use by saying things like &#8220;I&#8217;m only ...]]></description>
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