Each year, more than 5 million Americans are affected by serious and often life-threatening eating disorders. Left untreated, the emotional, psychological and physical consequences can be devastating, even fatal.
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Dual diagnosis is when substance abuse addiction and mental illness happen at the same time. A substance abuse patient may not find out that drug and alcohol addiction often co-occur with other disorders, until seeking drug or alcohol addiction treatment.
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What is compulsive gambler? A compulsive gambler is defined as an individual who suffers from a disorder in which he/she has a psychologically uncontrollable preoccupation or urge to gamble.
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In recent years, largely through the pioneering work of Dr. Patrick Carnes within the secular community, and Dr. Mark Laaser within the Christian community, attention has been drawn to the often scoffed problem of sexual addiction. The reality of an addiction to sex is gaining acceptance, much as alcoholism came to be understood as an addiction forty years ago.
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Tobacco is a tall, leafy annual plant, originally grown in South and Central America, but now cultivated throughout the world, including southern Ontario. There are many species of tobacco; Nicotiana tabacum (or common tobacco) is used to produce cigarettes.
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