Walter Payton's Life Scarred by Drug Addiction, Suicidal Thoughts, Infidelity ...

Walter Payton's Life Scarred by Drug Addiction, Suicidal Thoughts, Infidelity ...
International Business Times
According to a new biography of the legendary Chicago Bears running back, Payton – revered by fans and teammates as 'Sweetness' – was addicted to painkillers throughout and after his playing career, engaged in many extra-marital affairs, ...
Brighton Hospital Names New Directors
PR Newswire (press release)
He is certified by the American Society of Addiction Medicine and has been a member of the Brighton Hospital active medical staff since 1998. In addition to his work at Brighton Hospital, Dr. Berger has worked with the Henry Ford Maplegrove Center, ...
Burkwood Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center Welcomes Industry Veteran ...
PR Web (press release)
Burkwood Treatment Center, a licensed residential chemical dependency treatment facility that specializes in treating men and women with a dual diagnosis of addiction and co-occurring mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety, is pleased to ...
Defense: Jackson's insomnia caused by addiction
CNN (blog)
Jackson's medical records, according to the defense, suggest the singer had gotten regular injections of Demerol from his dermatologist and that his addiction to the painkiller contributed to his insomnia. Chernoff said Jackson could not sleep without ...
Asians fighting alcoholism may benefit from naltrexone
TruthDive
Washington, Sept 28 (ANI): Asians who are struggling with alcoholism may benefit especially from naltrexone, one of three medications approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of alcoholism, according to a new UCLA psychology ...
Alcoholism disability comes with a cost
Green Bay Press Gazette
The Social Security Administration changed its rules in the early 1990s, denying disability benefits based on the diagnoses of alcohol addiction. At that time thousands of people were collecting disability payments because drinking made them ...
Letter: Alcoholism is not an excuse, is a disease
Wausau Daily Herald
EDITOR: I am disappointed in columnist Mike Nichols' assertion that there is no comparsion between people with cancer and those with addiction. I am an alcoholic in long-term recovery. I also survived (and stayed sober during) a scare with melanoma a ...
Letter: Alcoholism is a treatable and beatable disease
Jackson Sun
But none of her positive attributes protected her from the ravages of alcoholism and the misery it caused all who loved her. Finally, she fully accepted the fact that in her own strength she could not overcome her hellish addiction. ...
National event honors those who've overcome addiction
Las Cruces Sun-News
By Charlotte Tallman For the Sun-News National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month is a national observance that points out addiction treatments and mental health services can help those with substance abuse or mental disorders live a healthy and ...
An Anatomy of Addiction: Sigmund Freud, William Halsted, and the Miracle Drug ...
PsychCentral.com
By Howard Markel In An Anatomy of Addiction: Sigmund Freud, William Halsted, and the Miracle Drug Cocaine, physician and medical historian Howard Markel, MD, recounts the story of two geniuses who used themselves as guinea pigs in their research on ...
Ballet replaces drugs for Fallen Angels dancers
BBC News
It was created to help vulnerable young people and adults who have experienced drug addiction and alcoholism. He says he was introduced to cannabis and amphetamines when he was about 14 and quickly moved on to crack cocaine and heroin. ...
Drug trio jailed for supplying Dungog students
Newcastle Herald
Ms Clarke said Turner was a recovering alcoholic and his only vices were cigarettes and coffee. She told the court of Guest's tragic life including the deaths of her father and a child, an abusive relationship and a downward spiral to alcoholism that ...
Addiction only a symptom
Gisborne Herald
The alcoholic will always find ways of paying for his or her alcohol. How do I know this? Apart from running three rehab centres, I too for 30 years was an alcoholic and drug addict. The answer, from my experience, is residential rehabilitation ...
Back to School Sends Some Moms Back to the Bottle, Warns Promises Treatment ...
PR Web (press release)
“Mothers are vulnerable to addiction just as they would be to heart disease, diabetes or any other chronic disease,” said Dr. Sack. “Even though the behavior may be 'hidden,' high-functioning alcoholism endangers lives. Rather than judgment, moms need ...
Banning Psychoactive Substances -- Well, Except for Those We Like
Huffington Post
I believe that people regularly overcome addiction and alcoholism in the course of their lives. For me, treatment is a matter of accelerating the more-often-than-not natural process of recovery and of having people relinquish the self-concept of being ...
Different Aspects Of Prescription Drug Addiction | Prescription Drug ...
By Admin
If it is tried in a domestic environment, it would result in consequent intolerance and being unable to endure the pain, one would get back to addiction. Abuses from domestic environment can be dangerous. So, the addict needs sympathy and ...
Prescription Drug Abuse
Naltrexone May Benefit Asians with Alcoholism | The Partnership at ...
By Join Together Staff
Naltrexone May Benefit Asians with Alcoholism ... In two sessions, they received an infusion of ethanol that was the equivalent of two to three standard alcoholic drinks. ... Addiction Treatment Professionals Pay Comes Up Short in Survey ...
The Partnership at Drugfree.org
Take a shot at a non-alcoholic weekend | The Butler Collegian ...
By Alexa Smith | Opinion Editor
Take a shot at a non-alcoholic weekend. Posted on 27 September 2011. By Alexa Smith | Opinion Editor. Print Friendly. “Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son.” This “Animal House” quote comes to mind when thinking of ...
The Butler Collegian | Butler...
Intervention | Intervention Services | intervention specialist
By Drug Rehab Treatment Center News
A professional intervention service takes the addicts needs in to account and suggest specific drug rehab facilities or addiction treatment options. They also can make arrangements for a treatment facility and in most cases escort the addict ...
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Former Drug Addict Details Struggles in 'Against the Gates of Hell ...
Mylow Young is an author who struggled with severe drug addiction for more than half of his life. ...Former Drug Addict Taking the Gospel into U.K.Culture ...
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