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Craving Control.
Byline: Rory Evans PHOTOGRAPHED BY ILAN RUBIN
When you feel an urge for M&M's or tiramisu, it seems nothing else will do. But experts have discovered new ways to diminish cravings--and, better yet, to indulge them without going overboard.
Odysseus lashed himself to the mast of his ship, plugged his men's ears, and gave strict orders that no matter how much he begged, no one was to cut him free and let him run to the Sirens--seduced as he was by their mellifluous singing. If only you could work out the same kind of setup: tying yourself to your Eames task chair, telling your office mate to tighten the straps, and not letting yourself get lured by the ...
- Assessing Craving for Alcohol.
- Magazine article from: Alcohol Research & Health DROBES, DAVID J. THOMAS, SUZANNE E. September 22, 1999 700+ words
Craving for alcohol is common among alcohol-dependent...people. Accordingly, measures to assess craving can play important roles in alcohol research...treatment. When developing or employing craving-assessment instruments, researchers...
- Inducing Craving for Alcohol in the Laboratory.
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- What Is Craving? Models and Implications for Treatment.(alcohol craving)
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...actually won't stop cravings for substances. In...the using keeps the craving going, so stop the...to remain abstinent, cravings must be dealt with. Being aware of the craving is a vital issue when...can be done about the cravings, then? It is important...
- Braving your cravings.(The Seattle Times)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Sommerfeld, Julia April 4, 2003 700+ words
...lore has it that cravings serve as a kind...A chocolate craving, for instance...would all be craving broccoli." He says cravings are simply about...find ourselves craving the warm, fuzzy...whether chocolate cravings were linked to...
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...lore has it that cravings serve as a kind...A chocolate craving, for instance...would all be craving broccoli." He says cravings are simply about...find ourselves craving the warm, fuzzy...whether chocolate cravings were linked to...