the connection between addiction and disordered eating

Addiction & Disordered Eating: Links & Treatments

Added By Red Oak RecoveryRed Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: April 7, 2016Updated: March 3, 2022Statistically significant relationships have been found between substance use and disordered eating since food addictions work through the same neurological pleasure centers as alcohol and drugs. Clients struggling with conditions like anorexia may turn to narcotics to self-medicate co-morbid psychological…

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Male And Female Brains Affected Differently By Cigarette Smoking

Added By Red Oak RecoveryRed Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: January 19, 2015Updated: June 20, 2018It is of interest to those benefiting from gender-specific programs of the leading addiction rehab centers in North Carolina to read of the difference in brain activation during smoking between men and women. Yale University researchers drew upon a new…

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Success Of Smoking Cessation Treatments May Depend On Nicotine Metabolism Rates

Added By Red Oak RecoveryRed Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: January 19, 2015Updated: June 20, 2018Anyone contemplating the services of North Carolina treatment programs offered to young adults may wish to take time out to read some recent research. A new study took the form of a randomized clinical trial of smokers attempting to quit,…