Sentences with phrase «addiction experts say»

Addiction experts say that drug users and dealers wouldn't be deterred by the threat of execution years away — and that similarly draconian policies haven't worked in other parts of the world.

And just as major food corporations sell processed foods that are loaded with added sugar and chemicals meant to keep people eating, Turkle and other addiction experts say big tech companies have been repeatedly accused of designing their apps to maximize the time people spend on them.

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This discussion is urgently needed with teen patients, who are either uninformed or misinformed about the dangers and risks associated with electronic cigarettes, says Nancy Campbell - Heider, PhD, a University at Buffalo addictions and high - risk adolescent behavior expert.

«This is a timely contribution about one of the most important, if not the most important risk factor for liver cirrhosis globally, because our overall knowledge about drinking patterns and liver cirrhosis is sparse and in part contradictory,» said noted expert Jürgen Rehm, PhD, Director of the Social and Epidemiological Research Department of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto.

«By providing team - based support for primary care providers and patients, the TOPCARE model ensures that patients are closely monitored,» said Jane Liebschutz, MD, MPH, a primary care internist and addiction expert at BMC's Grayken Center for Addiction Medicine, who served as first author and co-principal investigator on taddiction expert at BMC's Grayken Center for Addiction Medicine, who served as first author and co-principal investigator on tAddiction Medicine, who served as first author and co-principal investigator on the study.

Millions of Americans use illegal drugs, and in 2014, 88,000 people died from excess alcohol consumption, says addiction expert Mohammad.

New Treatments Possible The similarities between obesity and addiction have led certain experts to say that the two conditions should be treated in the same manner.

Nursing homes routinely refuse people on addiction treatment — which some experts say is illegal

The overwhelming urges of people with bulimia or binge eating disorder look a lot like alcoholism or drug addiction, experts say.

«It can be like psychotherapy sped up,» says psychiatrist Stephen Ross, MD, an addiction expert at New York University who is leading a study on psilocybin treatment in cancer patients with severe anxiety.

Although diet soda clearly isn't as addictive as a drug like nicotine, experts say the rituals that surround diet soda and the artificial sweeteners it contains can make some people psychologically — and even physically — dependent on it in ways that mimic more serious addictions.

But given the severity of the tobacco addiction and the likelihood of health damage, experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Cancer Society (ACS) say it's a straightforward cost - benefit decision.

Sex addiction, credit card debt often go together — Sex addicts often use secret credit cards or pad business accounts to hide trysts, online porn purchases experts say.

«To turn carbon trading into a tool that helps end our addiction to fossil fuel, especially coal, polluter handouts must end,» said coal policy expert Joanna Flisowska.

Psychological experts not involved with the research said the study may prove to be an important step in sexual addiction receiving the same degree as legitimacy as other behavioral addictions, such as compulsive gambling.

That said, one consensus that addiction rehabilitation counselors, therapists, and other experts have reached is that treatment is only possible when the addict truly wants to quit.

Mark Laaser, an expert on the topic of sex addiction, says that sexual addiction is a sickness involving any type of uncontrollable sexual activity which results in negative consequences.