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The power of positive addiction
National Post (blog)
The negative addiction can be traded for a positive life-long habit. The compulsive nature of addiction to smoking, drugs or food can be suppressed temporarily and — over time — controlled. Writers for years have delighted their readers with great ...


Sticking to nicotine patch may prevent relapse
EmpowHer
So for the new study, reported in the journal Addiction, researchers re-analyzed a past clinical trial testing the effectiveness of nicotine patches in US smokers. In the original trial, smokers were randomly assigned to use either patch therapy or ...


Chicago Tribune

Big Tobacco whistleblower at ease on camera
Chicago Tribune
That's Victor DeNoble, a former research scientist for cigarette-maker Philip Morris, explaining his early work with lab rats and nicotine addiction in the new documentary "Addiction Incorporated," which comes to the Siskel Film Center this week with ...
Movie Review | Addiction Incorporated: Likable crusader sends up smoke signalsColumbus Dispatch

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Basic instincts
The Australian
Whether the addiction is to alcohol, gambling, smoking or other forms of drugs, it can, if uncontrolled, lead to sickness, family break-ups, a lonely life, early death. Shame, the new film by the very talented British director Steve McQueen, ...

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How to Profit off Addicts
Benzinga
Such is the wealth to be had in feeding addictions. Tobacco companies have known for a long time how profitably supplying addicts can be, and the firms have become the dividend darlings that yield-hungry investors dream of.


Austin American-Statesman

Largest addiction treatment facility in Central Texas says, 'No smoking'
Austin American-Statesman
By Mary Ann Roser The image of chain-smoking patients in treatment for drug addiction is no myth, but an Austin nonprofit hopes to make it history. Austin Recovery, the largest inpatient addiction treatment center in Central Texas and one of the ...

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