Addiction Psychiatry at Edgewood – Meet Dr. Mel Vincent, Director of Psychiatric Services, EDGEWOOD Treatment Center, Nanaimo, BC

 

Beyond booze: Addiction comes in many forms

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In the hands of a person whose brain is wired for addiction, a poker chip or credit card can be as dangerous as booze or cocaine. Dr. Joseph Beck, chairman of psychiatry at Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey and medical director of the Illinois …
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New treatment for crystal meth addicts after scientists develop a vaccine that …

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If it works on humans it would be the first specific vaccine for methamphetamine addition, reports the journal Biological Psychiatry. The popularity of crystal meth has soared in the last 20 years and the drug is particularly addictive. Professor …
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Is 'sex addiction' real or a lame excuse?

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The issue is a real one, since there's been talk of including hypersexual disorder in the upcoming revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), considered the "bible" for psychologists and psychiatrists. Now, a team of …
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