Addiction Medicine

Codependence: Coping with Addiction, Sadism and Abuse is based on a white paper the author drafted for a drug rehabilitation center in the United States. The study is basically divided in three parts, dealing with different manifestations of parent-child codependence and the resulting lacking autonomy and self-reliance of the later adolescent and young adult, who, as a result of his early entanglement with a parent gets into a negative growth spiral by a rather queer sexual development (sadism), and dependency patterns in all spheres of life.

There are millions of people today suffering from alcoholism, but most don't seek help because of the stigma associated with the disease. They also don't know who to turn to for help. How to Control Alcoholism is a book meant to help you identify, control, and overcome alcoholism. By knowing what your alcohol triggers are, the many excuses you use for drinking and the options you have for alcohol treatment, you can better understand what's happening.

Sugar is an addictive substance, just like caffeine, nicotine, or alcohol. And whilst we all know that a diet high in sugar can cause obesity, heart disease, cancer and diabetes, it is now also linked to a wide range of other serious health conditions, such as poor brain development in children, cataracts - even Alzheimer's. Quite simply, our excess intake of sugar, from the spoonfuls we tip into our tea to the high levels of fructose hidden in packaged foods, is making us fat and sick, and is prematurely aging our skin.

The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act was passed in 2008, and requires covered employers provide health plans to cover mental health services and substance abuse on the same basis as physical conditions.