It Doesn’t Have To Be Game Over
It is the general consensus that the word addiction is often associated with toxic substances such as drugs and alcohol. However, addiction comes in many forms and with the recent classification of the disease, video gaming is becoming more recognised …
The Brain – And The Implications of Drugs
Our human control centre, the brain, is one of our largest and most complex organs with more than 100 billion nerves that communicate in trillions of connections, called synapses. It is the commander of our nervous system and is responsible …
‘I Need Help’ Sir Elton John Celebrates his 29 years of Sobriety.
Foto: Shutterstock (Featureflash Photo Agency)“29 years ago today, I was a broken man. I finally summoned up the courage to say 3 words that changed my life, I need help. Thank you to all the selfless people who have helped …
Burn-out; The Disease Of The Working World
Cancer to diabetes, strokes to heart disease and now… burn-out. Although not yet classified as a ‘medical condition’ this year we saw burn-out being included in the 11th revision of the Classification of Diseases, under ‘Occupational Phenomenon’ by the World …
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