Addiction: Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights (12/14/2012)

Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights (12/14/2012)
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Today, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world. With over 2.3 million men and women living behind bars, our imprisonment rate is the highest it's ever been in U.S. history. And yet, our criminal justice system has failed …
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This fracking fantasy is the delusion of fossil fuel addiction
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There was a seismic shale gas announcement this week but it was not Ed Davey's decision to allow exploration to resume in the UK after the pause caused by the small earthquakes in Lancashire. The truly shocking event was to learn that prime minister …
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Triggers and Cravings (Part 1): What Is Addiction?


This video introduces information about the concept of the disease of addiction, the changes to the brain of a person who abuses substances, and the physical and psychological reactions when substance abuse stops. It explains cravings, why they occur, and ways they can be handled.

 

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