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	<description>Recovery From Destructive Habits Using Modern Psychology &#38; Buddhist Philosophy</description>
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		<title>US expert says positive thinking is the smart way to recover from alcoholism</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
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By Denis Campbell
Originally published by The Guardian, March 10th,  2010
Joe Gerstein, founder of the SMART Recovery treatment program that is  spreading from the US as an alternative to AA, explains why he rejects  the myth that alcoholism is a &#8216;disease&#8217; to be endured rather than cured
Alcoholism is a disease that leaves victims powerless and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tobacco Use Associated with Dulled Thinking</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
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By Kara Gavin
Originally published by UMHS Public Relations October 17, 2005
Smokers often say that smoking a cigarette helps them concentrate and feel more alert, but years of tobacco use may have the opposite effect, dimming the speed and accuracy of a person&#8217;s thinking ability and bringing down his IQ, according to a study by University [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Addiction &amp; Brain Development</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 07:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Below is a link to a lecture given by Dr. Gabor Maté to a Canadian First Nation group. He gives a great overview of some of the science behind substance addiction. He also gets to the root of passing the behavior to our children. This lecture is very educational and explains some of the &#8220;causes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stages of Change</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Before you begin to make changes in your life, it might be useful to understand the process. The theory called the Stages of Change Model (SCM) describes the mind/body stages we go through when we do change.
James Prochaska, Ph.D and Carlo Diclemente, Ph.D (1982) developed SCM  in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s while at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Labels Affect Attitudes Toward Recovery</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
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When seeking help with substance use problems, people often cite the stigma associated with seeking help as a barrier. The common ways of describing individuals with such problems may perpetuate or diminish stigmatizing attitudes, yet little research exists to inform this debate.
John F. Kelly, Ph.D., associate director of the Massachusetts General Hospital&#8217;s (MGH) Center for [...]]]></description>
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