Q371DVD Drug Addiction

Published April 17, 2013

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Weak link between food addiction and obesity in humans

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This 'food addiction model' encompasses two main ideas. The first is that certain foods may be addictive, acting on the brain to shape behaviours in a similar way to drugs of abuse. The focus here has so far been on processed foods, although questions …
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Ask the Expert: David Sheff

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Now, Sheff is back with a new book, "Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America's Greatest Tragedy" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), which looks at the larger issue of the nation's drug problem and our failure to fight "this mess." The mess, he says …
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Hospital Employee Properly Fired For Failure To Disclose Drug Abuse, Third …

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Although former drug addicts are protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Third Circuit recently held that a hospital legitimately fired a recovering drug addict who lied about his treatment when he was hired. The court's …
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