Shopping “addiction

R. J. M. (2005). Strong increase in total delta-THC in cannabis preparations sold in Dutch coffee shops. Addiction Biology, 10, 171-180. 

DOCTOR SHOPPING A practice in which an individual continually switches physicians so that he or she can get enough of a prescription drug to feed an addiction. This practice makes it difficult for physicians to track whether the patient has already been prescribed the same drug by another physician. 

Teens also cited ease of access of prescription medications as a major factor. Specifically, the majority stated that parents medicine cabinets, and/or medicine cabinets in the homes of friends, are major access points. Some individuals obtain prescription drugs for abuse by doctor shopping, by which the individuals continually switch physicians to get new prescriptions so that they can obtain enough medication to feed their addiction. Individuals may also illegally purchase medications from legitimate patients who... 

London had about 7,000 tobacco shops. By the middle of that century tobacco use liad spread throughout central Europe, and signs of the addictive nature of the drug were evident. For example, African natives would trade land, livestock, and slaves for tobacco. 

The people held out for several months, but the outcome was never in doubt. When the soldiers finally broke through the defences and poured into the valley there was no alternative but to capitulate. The resistance crushed, the soldiers placed the valley under martial law. Fields were set ablaze. Towns were either razed to the ground or placed under strict surveillance. Local cafes which had previously been known as centers for the hashish trade were closed. Proprietors of these businesses were hunted down and killed. Patrons of these shops who were known to the authorities had a different fate in store for them. All known hashish addicts were assembled in the town square, and in full view of all the townspeople, the soldiers wrenched out their teeth. 

This type of car, if mass-produced, can help us preserve our lifestyle yet wean ourselves from the oil addiction, Frank says—and he has been saying this at every auto conference he could attend for the past fifteen years. If I can build these cars with college students and parts that a medium-size machine shop can produce, you would... 

Reusable shopping bag Help someone get over a plastic bag addiction with a handy, long-lasting shopping bag made from cotton, linen, or hemp. 

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