In Russia a Harsh Remedy for Addiction

In Russia, Harsh Remedy for Addiction Gains Favor New York Times Most experts in drug treatment condemn this approach as a primitive, brutal and ineffective way to address the problem, saying that addiction is a much more complex and intractable challenge and that simply drying out cannot bring a lasting cure. ...

Helping an addict -- Do you have to wait until he hits rock bottom? New York Daily News BILL: "I think of denial as a Plexiglas bubble encasing the addict," says Hilarie Cash, PhD., co-founder of reSTART: Internet Addiction Recovery Program. "When people hit "rock bottom", they experience some consequence so painful that it shatters that ...

Heroin and crack addiction falls by 25000 The Independent Sheila Bird, of the MRC Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge, who is an expert on drug addiction, said previous estimates by the University of Glasgow group had been too low. "When Gordon Hay said there were 130000 injecting users, we estimated 200000. ...

Health news : Alcoholism - HIV/AIDS and addiction Alarming situation News On Sunday The drug addict gets his dose of methadone under the supervision of doctors to make him stable. He also benefits from the services of a nutritionist and a dentist, explains Dr Appadoo. Once stabilized, the drug addict is referred to the NGO for a ...

Government Sues Trucking Company for Taking Keys Away From Alcoholic Driver Fox News The EEOC says alcoholism is a recognized disability under the ADA and that the company violated the law with its policy that bans any driver who admits alcohol abuse from driving again. The EEOC wants the company to reinstate Grams and another affected ...

Running for Recovery From Addiction held in memory of Robert B. Burkard WatertownDailyTimes.com By REBECCA MADDEN The family of Robert B. Burkard hopes north country residents will become more aware of addiction and its effects on families when they participate in the upcoming third annual 5k/10k Running for Recovery From Addiction run/walk. ...

Addiction recovery is a focus this month Bowling Green Daily News By MAUREEN MAHANEY For the past 22 years, our nation has set aside the month of September not only to educate the public about the possibility and importance of addiction recovery, but also to celebrate the countless individuals who have journeyed ...

'I did what?' - alcoholic has no recollection of snake incident NEWS.com.au From: AP A man with a drinking problem was arrested on suspicion of biting a python. Picture: Thinkstock Source: Supplied A SNAKE bite left the victim seriously hurt, but the injured party isn't whom you'd expect. US police say a python underwent ...

Construction worker who pulled bodies from Ground Zero battles alcoholism ... New York Daily News BY Bob Kappstatter Construction worker Stephen Spratley didn't hesitate when he saw the second plane go into the World Trade Center. He left his job on 14th St. and joined two firefighters, helping them pull bodies from the rubble and manning a fire ...

Sports help save Louis Zamperini after Hitler, Nazis, war, alcoholism Deseret News By Vai Sikahema, For the Deseret News For father's day, my married son LJ, gave me a book called "Unbroken," by Laura Hillenbrand, the best-selling author of "Seabiscuit" — the story of the Depression-era racehorse. LJ knew I loved reading "Seabiscuit ...

An enemy called addiction Guelph Mercury Rees Guelph resident Jason Rees, 38, was kicked out of the Canadian Forces in 2008, two years after seeking medical help for his opiate addiction. GUELPH — It was during long, grinding exercises in the woods outside the Canadian Forces Base in ...

Mum found drug addict son, 31, dead in bedroom Burton Mail His family also confirmed that he was an alcoholic. PC Halford said she found a half-empty bottle of what she presumed to be methadone next to him on the bed, as well as a couple of two-litre bottles of cider, which were partially consumed. ...

Island PCs release addiction policy Journal Pioneer From left, PC candidates, Myles MacKinnon and Shirley Anne Campbell, along with PC Party Leader Olive Crane, and Merlin Cormier of the PEI Progressive Conservative party, held a press conference at Three Oaks Senior High School Friday afternoon to....

Reuniting in recovery: Cornerstone moves ahead on expansion Knoxville News Sentinel By Kristi L. Nelson Recovering alcoholic Larry Dickens, a licensed addictive drug and alcohol counselor, gives the keynote address Friday during the Cornerstone of Recovery annual Alumni Reunion Weekend on Alcoa Highway. The 22-year-old addiction ...

Database must stop drug flow The News-Press Now get ready for the pre-game party in the- 9:31 am Now that Florida's long overdue prescription drug database is finally open for business — sort of — this state can finally begin to reverse its reputation as America's addiction pill mill. ...

MY TURN | We need a methadone clinic in Bremerton Kitsap Sun These withdrawal symptoms are enough to do damage when someone has health issues and they are what keep people locked into the cycle of addiction. This is what separates an addict from a non-addict. It's not a fun life for anyone and you never know who ...

Embezzler with stripper addiction gets 20-year term San Antonio Express By Craig Kapitan An accountant who embezzled more than $500000 from a San Antonio medical corporation over a three-year period, spending much of it on strippers, was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison. Mark Anthony Flores, 35, began the day by ...

Recovery Day one of hope, celebration Daily Herald PROVO -- The day "recovering drug addict" ceases to be a scarlet letter will be the day that effective drug takes a giant step forward. The accelerate that process, Utah County's Division of Substance Abuse and the Utah Support Advocates for Recovery ...

Rockland tobacco-prevention group deserves county support The Journal News | LoHud.com Although I realized I was on a life-shortening trail, despite my sporadic efforts to quit, I always returned to my smoking addiction almost immediately. It took only one odorous whiff from someone else's cigarette at a social gathering or the fleeting ...

Professor David Nutt: Attitudes need to change for drug addict numbers to fall ... The Independent The best way to get addicts off drugs is to find treatments that stabilise them. But almost no research is being done because of the Government's simplistic view addiction is not an illness. We need to change this view and increase investment.

Cocaine addict, 25, jailed for burglary Maidenhead Advertiser A cocaine addict with 26 previous convictions has been jailed for burgling a house in Maidenhead. Shannon Perry of Fane Way was handed an 18-month sentence at Reading Crown Court yesterday after admitting breaking into a house in Cranbrook Drive. ...

Couple steals bags from beaches to sustain habit Malta Independent Online A couple with a drug addiction problem were handed a three-year probation order after admitting to a series of thefts from beaches. Alexia-Margo Calleja, 33, and her Italian-born partner Baldassare Perlotti, 41, committed nine thefts of bags and items ...

Negotiating Recovery | Addiction & Recovery News By Jason Schwartz An Addict In Our Son's Bedroom touches upon a very important issue for loved one's of addicts: We've all done it. Seldom, if ever does it work. We make deals, we are willing to sell our soul, our dignity and our future to an addict in an effort to ... Addiction & Recovery News

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