Best gifts for TV addicts
Six hundred clams may be a lot to drop on a DVD set, but look at it this way: It's a lot cheaper than rehab! A thoughtful gift for any fan of “Breaking Bad,” they can relive Walter White's fatal journey as a meth cook and dealer, all while wearing an …
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Residents recruited for California rehab clinics
That's why Thomas cherished the days when vans would pull up to take her and other residents to drug and alcohol rehab. Thomas didn't go for the therapy. She said she's been drug-free for a couple of years. She went, she said, for a temporary escape …
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Treating alcohol dependence: Medication plus therapy leads to longer abstinence
Alcohol treatment that incorporates a stepped-care rationale, in which services are escalated, appears to increase the overall efficacy of the treatment regimen. However, in countries such as Germany and the U.S., medication and individual …
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Epilepsy drug shows promise in treating alcohol dependence
There are just three medications used to treat alcohol dependence that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. One drug called disulfiram discourages drinking by making it quite unpleasant it blocks the metabolism of alcohol and causes …
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Pennsylvania hospital to open country's first inpatient treatment program for …
Ten years ago, Kevin Roberts suffered from an addiction that took over his life. Roberts, now 44 years old, would sit eight to 12 hours a day in front of the pale blue glow of his computer, playing a videogame. During holidays, he "binged," spending …
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Do You Need a Digital Detox? First In-Patient Rehab Facility for Internet …
Can you go more than a few hours without checking your Facebook? Does the idea of being away from your laptop or iPad make you break out into a sweat? Do you spend so much time on the Internet that you're ignoring your friends, family, and work?
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Pennsylvania hospital to open country's first inpatient treatment program for …
Treatment facilities have sprung up in recent years, but a psychiatric hospital in central Pennsylvania is now set to become the country's first facility of its kind to offer an inpatient treatment program for people it diagnoses with severe Internet …
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Do You Need a Digital Detox? First In-Patient Rehab Facility for Internet …
However, the country's first inpatient treatment program for Internet addiction opened this week at Bradford Regional Medical Center in Pennsylvania. Designed to house up to four patients at one time, the program aims to provide a 72-hour digital detox …
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Pennsylvania hospital to open country's first inpatient treatment program for …
Ten years ago, Kevin Roberts suffered from an addiction that took over his life. Roberts, now 44 years old, would sit eight to 12 hours a day in front of the pale blue glow of his computer, playing a videogame. During holidays, he "binged," spending …
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Four beds ready to treat Internet addicts
That sentiment could change on Monday, when the country's first inpatient treatment program for Internet addiction opens at Bradford Regional Medical Center in Pennsylvania. "I've been studying Internet addiction since 1994," says Dr. Kimberly Young, …
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Four beds ready to treat Internet addicts
That sentiment could change on Monday, when the country's first inpatient treatment program for Internet addiction opens at Bradford Regional Medical Center in Pennsylvania. "I've been studying Internet addiction since 1994," says Dr. Kimberly Young, …
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Nation's First Inpatient Treatment Center For Internet Addiction Launches In Pa.
At Bradford Regional Medical Center, the treatment consists of “an intensive 10-day digital treatment and stabilization program” complete with a multidisciplinary medical team. The program is intended for those 18 and over. “BRMC is proud to launch the …
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Pennsylvania hospital to open country's first inpatient treatment program for …
Ten years ago, Kevin Roberts suffered from an addiction that took over his life. Roberts, now 44 years old, would sit eight to 12 hours a day in front of the pale blue glow of his computer, playing a videogame. During holidays, he "binged," spending …
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