Lawyer proposes addiction defence in seeking Bali teen's release

Lawyer proposes addiction defence in seeking Bali teen's release
Sydney Morning Herald
His legal team are hoping he may be released under article 128 of Indonesia's drug laws, which allows for those caught with small amounts of drugs to be released if they can prove they are anaddict, generally defined as a frequent user of drugs. ...
Addiction Through Depressions And Drug Rehabilitation
Eva-News (press release)
Drug addiction, or the overuse of cocaine, heroine, amphetamines and also the likes, is being utilized as a fallback by individuals undergoing too much stress and depression for them to feel, for even a moment, a sense of happiness, fulfillment and ...
Lieutenant-governor launches new circle on mental health
St. Albert Gazette
Donald S. Ethell speaks about the importance of trying to end the stigma around mental health illness at Government House Wednesday during the launch of the Lieutenant Governor's Circle on Mental Health and Addiction. Lt. Gov. Donald Ethell launched a ...
Scientists identify genetic link to suicidal behaviour
Northern Voices Online
The review study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, (CAMH) Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital, included data from 3352 people, of whom 1202 had a history of suicidal behaviour. In the past, studies have ...
Alcohol addiction Is A Concern On The Degree Of Nation
Eva-News (press release)
By Arnie Crisostomo on October 9, 2011 Addiction and issues related to addictions are taken to be health problems on national level. It is not easy to understand the actual number of addicts simply because not every addict is looking for a way to treat ...
Can the Brain Recover From Alcoholism?
Big Think (blog)
Recent brain scans have revealed that chronic alcoholism can damage the cerebellum, the part of the brain that plays an important role in regulating motor control, attention and language, says Richard Ridderinkhof, professor of neurocognitive ...
'Women at the receiving end of alcoholism in dry state'
Indian Express
Harassment at the hands of alcoholic husbands in dry Gujarat was the recurrent theme at a public hearing for women issues organised by Anhad here on Saturday. Merryben, a social worker and president of a credit society for tribal women in Bhiloda ...
BRiDGES Receives Grant to Address Underage Drinking Among College Students
Madison County Courier
(Madison County, NY – Oct. 2011) The New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) Commissioner Arlene González-Sánchez recently announced federal grant awards totaling $100000 to five statewide prevention providers to ...
Dr. Murray: Jackson Was a Drug Addict
ShortNews.com
At the trial of Michael Jackson´s former physician Dr. Conrad Murray, the jury heard the doctor talking to police just two days after the King of Pop had died. In the interview, Murray told investigators that Jackson had a "long dependency on propofol" ...
Drug Rehabilitation - The Thing That Makes A Person Addict
Eva-News (press release)
It is as much as you if you are to use them correctly. Supplied that a person is already a drugaddict, can he still save himself? Can he nonetheless discover the strength in him to quit theaddiction? That answer is, yes, he still can. ...
'Hero in Recovery' overcomes addiction, homelessness with goal to help others
Coldwater Daily Reporter
Allen C., his last name not revealed due to his involvement in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), knows about homelessness, alcoholism and addiction, and overall, hopelessness. The complete story appears in the Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 edition and is available ...
Business Briefs - Oct. 9
Hudson Hub-Times
"Reclaim Your Life" is a guide for families, clinicians and recovery centers, as well as the alcoholic/addict themselves. Bennett is a staff blogger on addiction and recovery for the Huffington Post's Living Section. He has written numerous articles, ...
Ending Drug Prohibition and Emancipating the Addict - the Last Frontier in a ...
Huffington Post UK
Second, because even when addiction is involved, punishment is not the right answer. Third, because the prohibition of drugs has really been a mess - both costly and futile. Unsurprisingly, many oppose these imminent changes. ...
Attorney General's Office invites teens to make PSA for proms
NJ.com
Attorney General Paula T. Dow and Alcoholic Beverage Control Director Jerry Fischer announced the beginning of the fifth annual “Proms and Alcohol Don't Mix” public service announcement contest, a program that highlights the danger of alcohol for high ...
Declan Lynch: Smiley, last of the great intellectuals
Irish Independent
And even the best of them have "issues" which perhaps weren't such an issue when the great powers of East and West were locked into that paranoid game of mutually assured destruction -- issues such as alcoholism, alcoholism, and mor ealcoholism. ...
Mental Health Day: Borderline Personality Disorder: Email and Text Addiction ...
PsychCentral.com (blog)
I am never cured, only recovered, and part of getting better for me was having a great supportive therapist. Recovering from addiction is difficult regardless of what the “substance” is and therapy is always a means to an end and not an end in itself. ...
MIRAMAR TREATMENT CENTER EXPANDS ITS INTEGRATIVE TREATMENT PROGRAM
Miramar Addiction and Dual Diagnosis Treatment Center, the leader in residential addiction and dual diagnosis treatment, announces the expansion of its 'Integrative' treatment program, which will further bolster Miramar's position as the behavioral ...
Member of Running Club for the Homeless to Run Half-Marathon
Patch.com
Chris Sears, 23, rediscovered his love for running while recovering from heroin addiction at the hopeFound shelter in JP. By Chris Helms Back in high school, Chris Sears was a track athlete. That was before the drugs. Sears, 23, has had a rough road ...
Youth Worker Café event set for Oct. 20
Palladium-Item
Tom Pennington, licensed clinical and addiction counselor, will be guest speak on the topic of "Understanding Substance Abuse and Addiction Among Youth for the 11:30 am to 1 pm event, which is free to participants and includes lunch. ...
A Place to Call Home
Baltimore Sun (blog)
By Kevin Rector, krector@tribune.com For as long as he can remember, Joachim Mattox's mood has fluxuated between manic and depressed, a mental roller coaster made more difficult because of addiction issues and a lack of family support. ...
'Barrymore' steps onto the stage one last time
Montgomery Newspapers
“Barrymore,” however, is not a story about a broken alcoholic; quite the contrary, according to Baker. Continued... “It's not about alcoholism; it's his struggle against it … That's what people think about when they hear his name, but that's not this ...
Lasting Recovery Possible with Addiction Treatment
By drugrehab
A recent study shows that young adults who have undergone addiction treatment and arrive willing to make personal changes make great strides in recovery with guidance to build and sustain them. Butler Center colleagues explain that they ...
Drug Rehab
Tramadol withdrawal - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction ...
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Children and alcoholism – In2EastAfrica – All East African news ...
By In2EastAfrica
Alcoholism is the state where one cannot do without alcohol. There is a complete ... If one or more of the parents are alcoholic, the children witness daily arguments, violence and sickness of the parent/parents at home. Studies show that ...
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White Suburbanites Are the New Drug Addicts | Drug Addiction ...
By Drug Addiction
Many users have begun their addiction to prescription meds because they believe they are safer. Once hooked on them, they may move on to heroin. Both of these drugs have similarities in that they are depressants that can kill. They suppress ...
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