About Today: Being Addicted

From Bob Schulties, your About Today Editor

Addictions are no laughing matter. They can change lives forever. Even end them.

What Does an Addiction Look Like?

My biggest fear is that everything I do is an addiction. Do I have a problem?

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Medication Abuse

This article starts off with a doctor telling a patient he needs help because he's abusing his medication. What can he do?

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What Is a Functional Alcoholic?

Once you start reading about functional alcoholism, it's easy to see how lots of folks slip down this path. Are You at Risk?

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Is Food Addiction Real?

Is it simply impossible for some people to stop eating too much? I read recently that more people are going to die because of too much food than from a lack of food. Are You Really Addicted to Food?

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