Does Using Facebook Promote Teenage Drug Use? Study Says Yes
PC Magazine
Yes, says a new study by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. In a statement, Joseph A. Califano, Jr. the founder and chairman of CASA, said that social networking sites like MySpace, Facebook and others, ...
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Art battles addiction
BBC News
A group of people recovering from addiction are displaying their work across Barnsley on Thursday 25 August as part of an alternative pub crawl, called the Art Crawl. Two artists have worked with people from Barnsley who suffer with drink and drug ...
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Records: Priest admitted sex addiction
Houston Chronicle
(AP) Court records show a Roman Catholic priest accused of abusing boys in the 1970s told church officials he was a sex addict in 1985. Records released Tuesday say the Rev. James R. Schook was not removed from ministry at the time because ...
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Xavier grad to speak of recovery from addiction
MiamiHerald.com
AP NEW ORLEANS -- A Xavier University graduate, now a lawmaker in Florida, returns to the university in New Orleans next month to discuss his struggle with cocaine addiction. State Rep. Darryl Rouson of St. Petersburg will be the keynote speaker on ...
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Addiction recovery difficult in WNY
Bizjournals.com (blog)
The disparity in this case is significant: According to the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), we have the resources here in the Buffalo region to treat just 16 percent of the individuals who need residential ...
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Addict's £1000 theft 'has wrecked family business'
Scotsman
Steven Walton, whose father David owns a window cleaning business, targeted regular city customers to fund his heroin addiction. His victims included an 82-year old woman, from whose bank card he stole £1000 after she entrusted it to him. ...
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Timberline Knolls Celebrates National Recovery Month
PR Newswire (press release)
" Addiction is a treatable illness and individuals can fully recover from it one day at a time for the rest of their lives," said Dr. Kim Dennis, host of the Webinar and medical director at Timberline Knolls. "People in recovery need help on a daily ...
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Lawyer's addiction to video games leads to 3-year suspension
Miami Daily Business Review
A lawyer who claims that his addiction to video games caused him to botch the handling of 17 cases has been suspended from practicing law for three years by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Matthew J. Eshelman, 43, of Carlisle, Pa., testified before the ...
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Rome asked to participate in addiction conference
Rome News Tribune
by Doug Walker, associate editor The Rome Judicial Circuit has been invited to participate in an October symposium on alternative sentencing for offenders with addiction issues. Superior Court Judge Tami Colston told commissioners during their caucus ...
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Men and addiction: know the facts
MSN NZ News
It's actually estimated that three in 10 adults drink enough alcohol to put them at risk of developing alcoholism and more men die of drinking than women. In other words, addiction is a very real possibility for many of us. Knowing the signs, and our ...
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Nondrinker inundated with nosy questions
Chicago Tribune
I am sure that these people have the best of intentions, and undoubtedly they have not thought about the likely answers (past alcoholism, alcoholism in one's family, mental or physical health conditions, pregnancy, religious beliefs and so on) and ...
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Addiction and chronic pain in the workplace: Part 1
Benefits Canada
Baker illustrated this point with a real-life case study of a typical addict. This individual was a physician who had been highly successful, both academically and professionally. At 37, he presented as depressed and suicidal. ...
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Street-living addict slips through the cracks
Manawatu Standard
Homeless and reduced to scavenging from a supermarket rubbish bin, Karl Anton Te Huia seems to have been forgotten. As he sentenced Te Huia on charges of assault with intent to injure and disorderly behaviour, Judge Mike Behrens wondered how Te Huia ...
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Drug addict warned he faces prison
Lynn News
Adam: As Hannah is braving the high temperatures in dangerous Afghanistan, here I am braving the bit-miserable but very peaceful surroundings of the North Norfolk coast. I am genuinely gutted that it has clashed with my camping trip as I really wanted ...
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Groups Aims to Tackle Addiction Through Awareness
KLAS-TV
Addiction is a problem that continues to plague the community. But a local non-profit is working to not only give addicts help, but also step up prevention efforts. "We are number one in addiction in the nation when it comes to opioid use. ...
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Alcoholic in fatal crash pleads not guilty
The Spokesman Review (blog)
A Whitworth University student and convicted felon pleaded not guilty Wednesday to vehicular homicide in connection with a crash in East Spokane on Aug. 9 that killed the passenger. Michael S. Lindsly, 46, appeared before Superior Court Judge Michael ...
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