Topic “Addictions”
An addiction is a state in which the body depends on a substance or an activity for normal functioning and may occur along with physical dependence, as in drug addiction. When the activity, drug or substance on which someone is dependent is suddenly removed, it will cause withdrawal, a characteristic set of signs and symptoms. Addiction is generally associated with increased drug tolerance.
When Heroin Hits Home
Edythe London, professor of psychiatry and molecular and medical pharmacology, was quoted in a Nov. 3 Washington Post article about growing heroin use among young people in a suburban Virginia town. Her comments were cited in a Nov. 4 New York Times blog post about kids who turn to drugs.
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What is Sex Addiction?
Dr. Arif "Reef" Karim, an assistant clinical professor, voluntary, at the Semel Institute, was interviewed Oct. 26 on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 about sexual addiction and an ESPN analyst who was fired for having an affair with an employee.
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