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Alcoholics Anonymous saved my life, but not by curing a 'disease'
The Guardian
Tanya Gold has accused me of writing "a poison pen letter" to Alcoholics Anonymousin my new book about addiction, The Fix. Since AA saved my life, that seems a very ungrateful thing for me to do. And, indeed, I've done nothing of the sort.

The Guardian

Unemployed alcoholic Dennis Rodman sentenced to 104 hours of community service...
Daily Mail
She also said Rodman's alcoholism has tarnished his image and made it difficult for him to obtain corporate endorsements and other work. Rodman was a bad-boy star of the Detroit Pistons and won three NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls.

Daily Mail

Treating Recalcitrant Nicotine Addiction: the EBM Way
MedPage Today
While addiction to nicotine is every bit as strong as that for heroin and cocaine, smoking-related diseases are not caused by nicotine, but by the products of tobacco combustion -- the smoke -- inhaled many times a day. Our CDC, FDA, and associations ...

Leading Clinical Researcher Frank Vocci Joins Journal of Addiction Medicine
Newswise (press release)
Newswise — Philadelphia, PA (May 30, 2012) – Dr. Frank Vocci has been named as the third Co-Editor of Journal of Addiction Medicine, the official journal of the American Society of AddictionMedicine (ASAM). He joins Senior Editor Dr. George F. Koob ...

Marvel boss: 'No alcoholism story in 'Iron Man 3''
NME.com
Iron Man 3 will not explore Tony Stark's alcoholism, Marvel Studios boss Kevin Fiege has confirmed. Ever since Iron Man hit the big screen with Robert Downey Jr in the lead role, there has been speculation that the movie series would adapt the comic's ...

NME.com

Narconon Spokesperson Reports: Arrests Alone Won't Curtail Addiction Issues
PR Web (press release)
While this provides a certain degree of justice for the family of the deceased person, it is unlikely to have much of an effect on the substance abuse and addiction problems themselves. In St. Louis in the fall of 2011, dozens of people were arrested ...

PR Web (press release)

Former meth addict shares story in hopes of helping others
WRBL
(more) A former Methamphetamine addict tells her struggle of abuse in hopes that those in need will seek help. Rosemary Andrews has been clean for seven years, but said every day is still a struggle. Andrews started doing drugs when she was 12.

4% of teenagers in Korea at risk of Internet addiction: study
Jakarta Post
Four in every 100 Korean teenagers are at risk of Internet addiction, a government study showed Wednesday. The survey of 1.74 million youths, conducted by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family in cooperation with the Education Ministry, ...

Internet addiction: A hoax now proved to hold staggering truth – Part 3
News Pakistan
Anyone who replied in a YES to five out of eight was segregated as an addict. The rest were labelled normal or in-control. Then families and academic instructors of these subjects were contacted to note their social lives.

News Pakistan

Montreal to Host 54th International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs, Tobacco, and ...
MarketWatch (press release)
During his speech, Mr. Vamos presented the various critical issues surrounding substance abusewhich will be broached during the conference, held at Montreal's Palais des congres from November 12 to 16, 2012. Featuring some forty internationally ...

Sex, Drugs, and Alcohol—Addiction Levels Rising as Boomers & Seniors Approach ...
Senior Housing News
While they're not quite rock stars, the number of people aged 50+ in treatment for addiction to be “drastically on the rise,” a recent survey found. Previous studies have found that as many as 80% of adults aged 50 to 90 remain sexually active, ...

Drug addict snatched Blackburn boy's phone
Lancashire Telegraph
A HEROIN addict who snatched a 13-year-old boy's mobile phone has been jailed for 13 months. Patrick Leggatt convinced the teenager and his friend to help him look for a puppy in Blackburn town centre which had apparently run off.

How Long Is 'Long-Term' Drug Rehab?
PsychCentral.com (blog)
By David Sack, MD As a result of numerous outcome studies conducted in the past decade, there is a growing consensus that for those who can manage it, long-term addiction treatment is the most effective option. We frequently meet the addict who bounces ...

The Relationship Between Substance Abuse and Adolescence
By Behavioral Health Matters
According to a study conducted by the National Center of Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University in 2011, substance use by teens is the most significant public health problem in the United States . In addition to the ...
Behavioral Health Matters

Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Substance Abuse | Beck Institute Blog
By Cognitive Behavior Therapy News | Beck Institute Blog
Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Substance Abuse. Posted on May 30, 2012 by Cognitive Behavior Therapy News | Beck Institute Blog. In this clip from a recent 3-day workshop at the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dr. Aaron ...
Beck Institute Blog

'Iron Man 3′ Won't Explore Tony Stark's Alcoholism, Kevin Feige Says
By Terri Schwartz
"Iron Man 3" seems like it will be tackling a lot of important elements of Iron Man's mythology, but there is one subject matter it won't be touching: Tony Stark's alcoholism. That means that "Iron Man 2" is as close as we're going to see Stark ...
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Letting go of an alcoholic boyfriend - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism ...
By HurtAgain
I have been in a relationship for 2 1/2 years with an alcoholic. Before him were two others; one for 6 1/2 years and ... I have learned he's been an alcoholic over 20 years and he's 39 years old now. What's worse is the lies that he tells me and ...
SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug...

Treating Addiction as a Disease, not a Crime
Because our drug policies emphasize a punitive rather than rehabilitative response to substance abuse and addiction, they fail to address the actual cause of ...
www.aclu.org/blog/.../treating-addiction-disease-not-crime

Addiction Technology Transfer Centers - The Substance Abuse and ...
FY 2012 RFA Grant Applications Information: (PBHCI) PPHF 2012 Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration.
www.samhsa.gov/grants/2012/ti_12_008.aspx

Understanding Food Addiction w/ Dr. Vera Tarman 05/22 by ...
How dieting can lead to substance abuse. * How to naturally boost feel-good chemicals in the brain. * The most effective treatments for food addiction. Be sure to ...
www.blogtalkradio.com/.../understanding-food-addiction-w-d...

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