"The sad reality is that irresponsible doctors frequently overmedicate addicted patients to the point of overdose"

USC Educator and Top Addiction Medicine Expert Dr. Akikur Mohammad Uses Conrad ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Just because this patient was Michael Jackson, the public and our patients must not forget that he was a drug addict and incapable of controlling himself in the presence of prescription medication." Mohammad added, "Doctors like Conrad Murray have a ..."The sad reality is that irresponsible doctors frequently overmedicate addicted patients to the point of overdose"
A Surfing Legend Conquers Addiction, but Prison May Lie Ahead
New York Times
A recovering methamphetamine addict, he is charged for the second time with dealing the drug in the seaside town where he grew up. Mr. Ruffo, 48, admits he once sold meth in partnership with a violent Latino street gang, the NorteƱos. ...
Community Program Cuts Alcoholism and Violence
Heal Blog (blog)
Some of the options presented were curriculum about drug and alcoholism in the middle school, educational sessions for parents of those kids at risk, as well as tutoring programs. The group started last 2003 by surveying about 4400 fifth grade students ...
Deepak Chopra: Michael Jackson was an "addict"; his death was "an accident"
CNN (blog)
"Michael was a controlled substance addict," he told Piers Morgan. "He could stay off and then he'd be on again." Chopra also talked specifically about the Dr. Conrad Murray trial happening right now. Here's his take: "He didn't expect to die," said ...
Addiction aid for attack teen
Herald.ie
SENTENCING of a teenager who subjected a German national to a beating during an unprovoked attack in Dublin has been adjourned to allow him to get treated for his drug problem. The boy (17), who had to be subdued with a pepper spray after the attack on ...
Addict who stabbed woman sent to jail
Bristol Evening Post
Heroin addict and drinker Cathrina Sheppard had heard rumours that Tanya Gibbon had called her "a skank and a slag", Bristol Crown Court was told. When the women bumped into each other a fight ensued, in which Gibbon produced a kitchen knife and ...
Conditions in early life can indicate whether children will become alcoholics
The Copenhagen Post
Knop believes that the research can be used to target preventative measures against alcoholism early in a boy's life. “If a child has the combination of an alcoholic father, a difficult birth, ADHD and behavioral problems, it might pay off to treat the ...
Addiction impacts families and workplaces
Dayton Business Journal
A former general manager for a building materials supply company in Florida, Mike said his job contributed to an alcohol addiction that cost him his family. The 41-year-old Cincinnati native took in more than $300000 annually, but he quickly learned, ...
My brain on drugs: Neuroscientist describes his life of addiction in new memoir
Winnipeg Free Press
The book is a departure from other personal reflections about drug use in that era because it's laced with descriptions of brain activity written by the scientist the addict later became — an expert in cognitive and emotional development. ...
Yoga helps addicts, homeless find peace
CNN (blog)
They have a diverse background - many of them struggling with drug addiction, homelessness, or unemployment - and in this room they find common ground. One of the participants, Dorila Morales, struggled with domestic abuse and drug addiction. ...
New Bedford ministry organizing Oct. 15 addiction conference
SouthCoastToday.com
"We want to empower the community with information, how to recognize addiction, what they can do to help," Chinn said. "If you keep it secret, it gets worse. You have to confront it in a way that lets the addict know that they are valued and that ...
Return from the escape
BCLocalNews
The local group of over 30 doctors brought in Dr. Bayla Schecter, who has worked in addiction medicine for 23 years. The talk was on “What is Addiction and facts on alcohol, tobacco and marijuana you may not know,” she said, but pointed out each part ...
Health professionals talk prescription drug addiction
Wellsville Daily Reporter
Following both speakers, a panel consisting of Kettle and Alexandrov, School Nurse Representative Kathy Morris, Dr. Billy Carstens and Brenda Szabo of Jones Memorial Hospital and William Penman, executive director of the Allegany Council on Alcoholism ...
Number of young heroin and crack cocaine users at all-time low
Children & Young People Now
The number of 18- to 24-year-olds being treated for heroin addiction alone has fallen by more than half over the past five years. Between April 2010 and March 2011, 3253 young people were treated for heroin problems, down from 4203 the previous year ...
The West Wind: 10 Signs to becoming an Addict..
my.hsj.org
4) Inordinate amount of time spent in obtaining the object of addiction and/or engaging in or recovering from the behavior. 6) Frequently engaging in behavior when expected to fulfill occupational, academic, domestic or social obligations. ...
The Recovery Place Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center Revamps Website ...
PR Web (press release)
Alcohol and drug addiction is a family disease full of questions, but where are concerned families and loved ones supposed to find the answers they need? RecoveredFamily.com will continually update its design, content and blog to adhere to the ...
Florence Henderson On Her Alcoholic and Abusive Father
ABC News (blog)
We talked about many things, and the interview is cut into a few parts. In this segment Florence talks about how her faith saw her through a difficult childhood with an alcoholic and abusive father and a mother who abandoned the family.
Deepak Chopra: Michael Jackson was an "addict"; his death was ...
By Steve Krakauer, Digital Producer
To say Michael was an addict means nothing. People are addicts or alcoholics for life but doesn't mean that they are in active addiction. The addiction is a disease, and like any disease it isn't always "active." The proof is in the evidence which ...
Piers Morgan
Stress Leads People with Family History of Alcoholism to Drink | The ...
By Join Together Staff
Study participants with at least one parent who had a history of alcoholism drank more than those without a similar family history. “If alcohol relaxes you ... Addiction Treatment Professionals Pay Comes Up Short in Survey. FREE Prescription ...
The Partnership at Drugfree.org
Des Moines, IA Drug and Alcohol Addiction Rehabs
By Kristin
Drinking more than five alcoholic beverages over the course of one night in two weeks or less, heavy binge drinkers doing so three or more times in a two week period. Binge Drinking impairs judgment. Drinkers are more likely to take risks ...
Rehab Programs
The Neurocritic: New York Times on Addiction and The Insula
While no one is suggesting brain injury as a solution for addiction, the finding suggests that therapies might focus on the insula, a prune-size region under the ...
neurocritic.blogspot.com/.../new-york-times-on-addiction-and...
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