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Wasted: Exposing the Family Effect of Addiction | Sam Fowler | TEDxFurmanU

2018

After her brother was diagnosed with the disease of addiction, Sam Fowler and her family had to change the way they lived their lives. In her talk, she tells about her experiences suffering from “the family disease."

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The History of Addiction and Addiction Treatment

If you engage in any form of social media these days, you’re more than likely to run across a long-simmering debate over the nature of addiction and addiction treatment.

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Addiction

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How couples fight is just as important as how they love, and it's one of the most predictive factors for a successful relationship. All couples have conflict and will cause each other distress from time to time.

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Stan Tatkin, Caroline Muggia
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The Fourth Way with Biet Simkin

Raised by a shaman in New York City and signed to Sony Records at 19, Biet's life has been a rollercoaster of highs and lows, clarity and addiction.

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One Commune
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Is It Drugs Not Guns That Cause Violence?

Many legal cases, with closed books due to settlement, document cases of suicides and homicides in individuals who had not been violent prior to taking medication, and often they were newly prescribed or on an increased dose.

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Hyla Cass
2013
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8 Tips for Dealing with Difficult Relatives

Holidays can be tough. Some people love them; some people dread them.

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Gretchen Rubin
2012
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‘Taking in All the Pain of What They Witness’

Addiction, whether to drugs or other behaviors . . . is always a compensation for the sense of being devalued as a human being.

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Gabor Maté, Danny Glover
2015
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‘If You Focus on Control, You Have Lost the Battle’: How to Win Back Your Kids

From screen time to teenage rebellion, it’s easy to feel that children are slipping out of your grasp. Trusting your instincts can help.

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Paula Cocozza
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