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World Service,10 Jan 2006,13 mins

When A New Year Resolution Is The Difference Between Life And Death

Health Matters

Available for over a year

Sticking to New Year's resolutions which involve, giving up booze, nicotine or drugs. One in ten of us will become addicted to something, whether it is alcohol, smoking, or even relationship. The programme looks at why some people's sticking to their New Year's resolutions can be a difference between life and death.

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