You can find several solutions available today to help stop cigarette smoking without the need for nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). These involve a wide assortment of self-help resources, counselling and prescription drugs such as Zyban or Prozac. Stopping cigarette smoking is absolutely not simple and, as the great author Mark Twain once said, “Stopping smoking is easy. I’ve done it a thousand times.” In those days, he did not have any idea that he was a nicotine addict; now, we realize that nicotine dependency has to be treated.

Unfortunately, most persons don’t possess the strength of will associated with General de Gaulle, who was a quite heavy smoker. At some point, he came to the realisation that cigarettes overpowered him and not vice versa, so he just simply stopped smoking cigarettes! Loads of people who smoke aren’t lucky to have the matching grit and focus. Corporeal, internal and also emotional addictions are really hard to beat and altering the way you do things wouldn’t be straightforward, especially if you still want to be with others who smoke cigarettes. You can’t give up being pals with smokers in an instant because they smoke and you don’t need to.

Utilizing state-sponsored phone counselling services is a wonderful way to

Sex Addiction? Really?
Society may have become more accepting of the concept of addiction in areas other than drugs and alcohol – gambling and shoplifting, for example – but the idea of sex addiction is often treated with a heavy dose of scepticism. In part this may be a reaction to the media’s cynical insinuation that celebrities seeking treatment for sex addiction may be doing so as an excuse for infidelity.

Ruth Walker in the Scotland on Sunday presents an interesting but disturbing insight into the life of sex addicts. The point is well made that, in this era, it’s almost ok to be an alcoholic or a drug addict, but sex addiction is still seen as a taboo. The implication is that it would make little sense for a person to pretend to be a sex addict, in an attempt to improve their public image.

Scotland on Sunday article: Constant craving: Sex addicts like Tiger Woods suffer from a real problem

Smokers: Dependent and Non-Dependent
PhysOrg.com has reported on the findings of a new study into nicotine absorption that suggests brain nicotine levels rise during the course of smoking an entire cigarette rather than, as previously thought, spiking with each puff. Interestingly, the report still describes as a mystery, the question of why some smokers become dependent and others do not. Genetic and psychological factors are suggested as a possible explanation.

PhysOrg.com article: New Insight on How Fast Nicotine Peaks in the Brain

Sugar Vs Drugs
A study at the University of California indicates that the brain responds to sugary snacks in a similar way to the way it responds to drugs, reports Kimberly Suiters at NBCWashington.com. In a lab test on animals, normal eating behaviour was observed when fed on a natural diet. When fed Oreos and Fruit Loops, however, the animals gorged themselves until there was nothing left.

NBCWashington article: Brain Treats Sweets Like Drugs