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Victoria Bartlett, BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight"Women have the right to go out and have a drink and not be raped," says rape victim Claire Portsm…

Posted on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 03:00

Generational shift in addiction

Emma Wilkinson, Health reporter, BBC NewsThe number of young people seeking treatment for heroin and crack cocaine addiction in England has fallen dra…

Posted on Tue, 10/13/2009 - 03:00

Outrage at Serbia 'beating' video

Officials in Serbia are investigating a rehabilitation centre affiliated to the Orthodox Church where drug addicts have allegedly been filmed being be…

Posted on Tue, 05/26/2009 - 03:00

Fathers' depression and alcoholism impact children

Fathers' depression 'harms young'Children whose fathers have mental health disorders are likely to have psychiatric or behavioural disorders themselve…

Posted on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 03:00

Women are dying from binge drinking

WOMEN AND BINGE DRINKINGWomen are dying from the effects of drinkBinge drinking among women is becoming a serious problem in the North East [of Englan…

Posted on Mon, 03/30/2009 - 03:00

Can Baclofen Suppress Alcohol Craving?

By Hugh Schofield, Paris - BBC NewsAn eminent French cardiologist has triggered an impassioned debate in the medical world over his claim to have disc…

Posted on Mon, 12/08/2008 - 03:00

Compulsive computer gaming not an addiction for most

Compulsive gamers 'not addicts'By Paddy Maguire, BBC News, AmsterdamNinety per cent of the young people who seek treatment for compulsive computer gam…

Posted on Fri, 11/28/2008 - 03:00

Can an alcoholic have an occasional drink?

Kerry Katona says she is an alcoholic, but can control her addiction enough that she can drink. How does this square with the abstinence mantra of man…

Posted on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 03:00

Does sex addiction exist?

BBC NewsSex therapists would argue it is a real addiction with serious consequences.But others in psychiatry and psychotherapy argue it is not compara…

Posted on Wed, 04/30/2008 - 03:00

Cocaine's brain effect revealed

Brain scans have revealed a possible biological basis for cocaine addiction which may explain why some get hooked, while others can use the drug socia…

Posted on Thu, 02/28/2008 - 03:00

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