Health News Archives

Resolving to Break an Addictive Habit?
5 key steps might make it easier to start 2009 with less dependency

Study Questions Value of Anti-Meth Campaign
Kids seem to be ignoring message that methamphetamine is dangerous

Study Suggests Sugar May Be Addictive
Finding might yield new insights into eating disorders, experts say

School-Based Program Can Change Kids’ Lives
A Seattle project was linked to better education, mental health 15 years later

Few Young Adults Seek Treatment for Psych Disorders
Alcohol, nicotine use, personality illnesses common, study shows

5 Million People a Year Use Self-Help Addiction Programs
U.S. report finds 2.3 million of them currently abstain from alcohol, drugs

Booze Taxes Lower Alcohol-Linked Deaths
Alaska's alcohol tax increases tied to a drop in cirrhosis, cancer, study found

Extended Therapy Helps Drug-Addicted Teens
Use of detoxification medications produces noticeable results, study says

Today’s Smokers More Addicted to Nicotine
The less-hooked may have already quit, leaving 'hard-core' group behind, experts say

Struggling With Alcohol? Better Quit Smoking, Too
Studies suggest it may be best to kick both habits at once