40% of Boomers and Seniors Started Abusing Drugs or Alcohol Between 48 and 64

40% of Boomers and Seniors Started Abusing Drugs or Alcohol Between 48 and 64 ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The number of people over the age of 50 who are being treated for addiction is drastically on the rise. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration older adults who reported using illegal drugs within a year, ...

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Painkiller addiction slams First Nations
TheChronicleHerald.ca
Wesley has been struggling to overcome an addiction to prescription drugs. Many addicted band members sell their furniture to finance their habit. (HEATHER SCOFFIELD / CP) ITEM number nine in the letter to members of the Cat Lake reserve from the ...

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Gambling Addict Kills Pedestrian In Rush To Return To Casino
Online Poker.net
A gambling addict has been jailed for three years and four months, after running over and killing a pedestrian in his hurry to return back to the casino where he had just lost his money. After losing at a Bournemouth casino in the UK, Peter Chen, 40, ...

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4-Star Gen. Barry McCaffrey, Ex-Drug Czar, to Keynote San Diego National Conf ...
MarketWatch (press release)
SAN DIEGO, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Four-Star General Barry McCaffrey (ret), former US Drug Czar and a commander in the Gulf War, will lead the keynote opening a San Diego national conference on veterans with substance abuse and mental ...

Father mowed down and killed by gambling addict who was rushing home from ...
Daily Mail
By Graham Smith A gambling addict who mowed down and killed a father-of-three while racing to a casino has been jailed for more than three years. Peter Chen's car struck pedestrian Ray Tutton with such force that he was tossed through the air like a ...

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Former crack addict offers hope and a safe haven
The Province
A former crack cocaine addict, she turned her life around and now reaches out to exploited women leaving the sex trade. She is shown with volunteer Laura Forster (R), who helps run a12-step program offered at First United Church in Kelowna.

Teens speak out on substance abuse on Taunton Community Access Media
Taunton Daily Gazette
By Christopher Nichols A discussion by local teenagers on substance abuse in the Greater Taunton Area will be airing this month on the Taunton Community Access Media, Inc. (TCAM). On April 6, the regular TCAM program “Voices of Hope” filmed an episode ...

Pre-natal addiction clinic set to operate in PA
News Talk 980 CJME
Berg noted the clinic is just one little part of the plan that they are working on to improve services for pregnant women that struggle with addiction. Currently planning continues with a number of partners that include local physicians, Family Futures ...

Forgetting Drug Addiction
Scientist
By Cristina Luiggi | April 16, 2012 Despite a wide range of clinical treatments for drug addiction, recovering addicts are still expected to relapse more than 50 percent of the time. In a study published in Science last week, researchers led by Lin Lu ...

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Ex-addict stole to repay loan sharks
The Bolton News
A FORMER heroin addict turned to shoplifting in order to repay loan sharks who gave him cash to buy a fridge freezer, Bolton Crown Court heard. David Chadwick was caught stealing £132 worth of groceries from Asda in Moss Bank Way on March 2, ...

Burning Tree Chooses California as Special Focus of Marketing Mission
Houston Chronicle
Burning Tree expands its efforts into California to help residents with chronic relapse find qualityaddiction treatment. Burning Tree, a long-term drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility in Texas, has selected California as a priority for its ...

Feds must take bigger role in breaking painkiller addiction
The Olympian
The United States is a nation hooked on painkillers, leading to crippling addictions, lethal drug overdoses and crime. High-strength painkillers – they're called opioids – are the most commonly prescribed class of medications in the country.

Dad: Heroin Epidemic 'More Than a Crime'
Patch.com
Bill Patrianakos spoke of his ongoing struggle with addiction, stressing the importance of education. “My family … couldn't have done anything better,” he said. “At first, they didn't know much about it. The more [my mom] learned about it, ...

Memory Tricks May Prevent Cravings in Drug Addicts
TestCountry.com (blog)
A study published in the journal Science indicated that a simple behavioral procedure may help lessen cravings in heroin addicts, as well as help prevent former addicts who have kicked theiraddiction from relapsing. The procedure includes manipulation ...

Cyndi Lauper, SAMHSA to Honor Youth Who Overcame Trauma and the "Heroes of ...
Sacramento Bee
By Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will present Lauper with an award for her work on behalf of youth. Together with SAMHSA Administrator ...

Talbot House board rejects review
TheChronicleHerald.ca
A review process that stripped provincial funding from a Cape Breton addiction recovery centre was "fundamentally flawed in process and analysis," Talbot House board chairman John Gainer said Sunday. Speaking from Sydney on the board's behalf, ...

Making Amends With the 12 Step Program | Health Information and ...
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Making Amends With the 12 Step Program. The 12 Step Program takes a searching and courageous moral inventory of ourselves continues once we take a look at “Amends.” You have to realize within their alcohol and drugs detox process, ...
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Is she an alcoholic? - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction ...
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Hi I'm a newbie, go easy on me! And apologies if this is a long post... I've been with my partner almost a year and known her for three years. We started our friendship drinking socially after work, perhaps 2 pints of beer a night every few days, ...
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Addiction Inbox: Ivan Oransky on the Disease Model at TEDMED 2012
By Dirk Hanson
Addiction Inbox. The Science of Substance Abuse. Dirk Hanson. Articles and health studies about drugs, addiction and alcoholism, including the most recent scientific and medical findings.
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What is addiction? : My Mind Matters
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Addiction is defined by a compulsion to use a substance or continue with certain behaviour making your feel good or to avoid bad feelings. There are two types of addiction: physical and psychological. There are mild addictions, the pattern ...
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Why do Recovering Addicts Stop Attending Drug Rehab? - Promises ...
By Promises Treatment Centers
There is a general recommendation that a recovering addict should attend their drug rehab meetings daily for the first 90 days of their recovery. It is important to attend five meetings a week at least for the first year you are recovering. It is also ...
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