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330,000 Texas Addicts Newly Eligible For Treatment

The Affordable Care Act will make more than 330,000 Texans eligible for addiction treatment next year, but the state’s treatment centers are already at 92 percent of capacity, according to federal statistics.

2013/04/16

Author’s New Book Helps Battle Addiction

From drug use to gambling, many people are trying to escape from some sort of debilitating dependency. Author Christopher Kennedy Lawford talks about addiction in his new book.

2013/01/21

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Cell Phone Addiction Factors Focus Of Texas Study

What you may have suspected is now confirmed. You may be a cell phone addict. That’s not a good thing.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/11/29

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Researchers: Vaccine May Treat Nicotine Addiction

Trying to quit smoking? It’s tough – studies suggest 70- to 80-percent of people who try to quit smoke within six months. That’s because nicotine is so addictive. Now a research team has announced that they’ve successfully tested a nicotine addiction vaccine.

2012/06/28

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Why Are Bad Habits Hard To Break?

What’s your poison, your addiction? Whatever it is you’re hooked on, from coffee to cocaine, smoking pot to pigging out, Nora Volkow has your number.

2012/04/30

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Hamilton Hopes Latest Relapse Was The Last

Slugger Josh Hamilton says he’s in a much better place emotionally and spiritually the past three weeks.

2012/02/24

RAGE Covers Hamilton’s Relapse

The big news of the day was all about Josh Hamilton and his recent relapse of his addiction after a night of drinking. Josh held a press conference today and RAGE covered it from all the angles.

2012/02/03

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Relapse Humanizes Texas Rangers Hero

After his recent sobriety relapse, Texas Ranger Josh Hamilton stopped to apologize to all those who look up to him — especially children.

2012/02/03

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Rangers’ Hamilton Confirms Alcohol Relapse

Texas Rangers outfielder and recovering drug addict Josh Hamilton says he had a relapse and had “three or four” drinks earlier this week.

2012/02/03

Breaking Down The Hamilton Relapse News

Shocking to some, but not to others, the big news of the day was that recovering addict and AL MVP Josh Hamilton fell off the wagon Monday and had a few drinks at a bar in Dallas.

2012/02/03