Dr Stanton Peele on Addiction: What Is Addiction?

Dr Stanton Peele on Addiction: What is Addiction? – Dr. Stanton Peele provides a definition of addiction, and discusses the notion that addictive behaviors are diseases.

Human trafficking in Vallejo, Bay Area more than prostitution

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Or Mary, who was left to fend for herself at a young age, became addicted to drugs and alcohol and married — all by age 16. Human trafficking, by definition, does not exclusively involve international transport — an often highlighted arm of the …
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Does It Really Take 21 Days To Break a Habit?

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Dr. Pert postulates that emotional addictions are similar to an addiction to a drug, like heroin. … In this case, the “drug” is a self produced Brain neuropeptide that is ordered up by the opiate receptors in your body to reenforce a particular …
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