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Pharmaceutical fraud: How Big Pharma's marketing and profits come before consumer safety and wellness
- By Other Sources
- Published 07/20/2008
- Controversial , Drugs and Addiction
- Unrated
Big Pharma, Big $$
If you have a long, drawn-out, incurable but treatable disease, it's unfortunate for you but great for pharmaceutical companies. While you're suffering indefinitely, you're also buying expensive pharmaceutical drugs to make the disease "manageable." "Managing" diseases is the trend in mainstream medicine, and it's the main message that pharmaceutical companies and the media market to consumers. "You have a mental disorder? That's okay. You can live a normal life, if you take these pills every day."
Drugging Children to Keep Them Quiet
- By Dr. Joseph Mercola
- Published 07/20/2008
- Drugs and Addiction , Children's Health
- Unrated
VIDEO: This stunning news report finds that children, even toddlers as young as 2, are being given powerful psychotropic drugs in order to manage their behavior. Are these children being drugged because it is cheaper and easier than providing real care -- and because the practice is very lucrative for the pharmaceutical companies?
The Life Cycle and Mechanics of Addiction - Part I
- By Gary W. Smith, C.C.D.C.
- Published 07/20/2008
- Drugs and Addiction
- Unrated
Whether a person is genetically or bio-chemically predisposed to addiction or alcoholism is a controversy that has been debated for years within the scientific, medical and chemical dependency communities. One school of thought advocates the "disease concept," which embraces the notion that addiction is an inherited disease, and that the individual is permanently ill at a genetic level, even for those experiencing long periods of sobriety.
The Life Cycle and Mechanics of Addiction - Part II
- By Gary W. Smith, C.C.D.C.
- Published 07/20/2008
- Drugs and Addiction
- Unrated
The first challenge for any addict wishing to kick his addiction is overcoming the mental and physical cravings for drugs or alcohol. Cravings are strong, uncontrollable urges to use drugs or alcohol that drive the addict to once again use addictive substances.
To get an idea of what drug cravings are like, think of a time when you went for a long time without eating a meal and you were really hungry. Hunger is a mental and physical sensation that is triggered when the body needs food for nutrients and energy.
To get an idea of what drug cravings are like, think of a time when you went for a long time without eating a meal and you were really hungry. Hunger is a mental and physical sensation that is triggered when the body needs food for nutrients and energy.
The Life Cycle and Mechanics of Addiction - Part III
- By Gary W. Smith, C.C.D.C.
- Published 07/20/2008
- Drugs and Addiction
- Unrated
Depression is another factor that keeps an addict harnessed in his addiction. Depression is the source of a constant and significant amount of discomfort that prompts continued use. It is also the second major barrier to successful recovery for those seeking help through treatment.
The Life Cycle and Mechanics of Addiction - Part IV
- By Gary W. Smith, C.C.D.C.
- Published 07/20/2008
- Drugs and Addiction
- Unrated
The third and final barrier to recovery from addiction is guilt. Guilt acts as another strap in the harness that keeps the addict trapped in his addiction.
The Life Cycle and Mechanics of Addiction - Part V
- By Gary W. Smith, C.C.D.C.
- Published 07/20/2008
- Drugs and Addiction
- Unrated
There are different methods utilized in substance abuse counseling to bring about positive moral change in an addict. Probably one of the most commonly used is the Twelve Step approach practiced by the Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous groups.