Teen substance abuse: no easy answers

Teen substance abuse: Lots of questions, no easy answers
Las Vegas Review - Journal
But her spiral into alcoholism, then drug addiction, began... ... Teens wait outside a youthAlcoholics Anonymous meeting in Las Vegas. One in four high school .... "It's how we feel inside that we share," said Michael, 20, a recovering alcoholic.

Son of best-selling author battles addiction, pursues similar career ...
The Desert Sun
Son of best-selling author battles addiction, pursues similar career path ... “At least one of my birth parents was an alcoholic,” he said. “I was messed up before I ...

Former resident blames crimes on addiction, gets jail
Hudson Hub-Times
A former Hudson man who blamed a drug addiction for three gas station robberies he committed between July 2011 and March of this year in Portage and ...

Oxbow Academy: Desert boot camp helps teens beat addiction to ...
Daily Mail
And some parents are taking drastic steps to reform their porn-addict sons - by ...Obsession: Addiction to internet porn is a growing threat to young people ...

Daily Mail

Project Prevention: Barbara Harris pays to sterilize drug and alcohol ...
WPTV
A North Carolina woman is on a mission: to prevent drug and alcohol addicts from having babies.

WPTV

Awareness programme on drug addiction
Daily News & Analysis
The Karnataka State Temperance Board, Information Department, Red Cross and National Service Scheme are jointly organising a week-long de-addiction ...

Lie detector tests, a ban on phones and daily chores.. US boot camp ...
Mirror.co.uk
Within its walls, young boys are weaned off their addiction boot-camp style with daily chores, hours of therapy, lie detector tests and a ban on phones and ...

Connecticut Department of Mental Health And Addiction Services ...
Insurance News Net (press release)
HARTFORD, Conn. , June 13 -- The Connecticut Department of Mental Health and AddictionServices issued the following legislative update: The Legislature ...

Statistics: Most unintentional drug overdoses involve more than one ...
Coshocton Tribune
"Most physicians who are experienced with addiction or pain management would find the combination of the two risky at best and would be strongly dissuaded.

The Fix by Damian Thompson: review
Telegraph.co.uk
The received view of addiction as a disease overlooks free will, says Max ...Thompson – a former alcoholic and addict himself – refuses to kowtow to the disease ... underpinning the Alcoholics Anonymous 12 steps and heavily influenced by ...

Telegraph.co.uk

A creative road to recovery
Sydney Morning Herald
By providing artistic outlets for recovery, residents are offered a chance to creatively express their battle with addiction, and have their progress culminate in ...

Sydney Morning Herald

Is Intimacy Anorexia an Addiction?
Kawartha Media Group (blog)
"I'm not sick, my partner is"...this is also the alcoholic or drug addicts reaction to ...At some point the addict makes an effort to change their behaviour and finds ...

Kawartha Media Group (blog)

Agencies focus on housing for dual-diagnosed
Canton Repository
Stark County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board works with ICAN to assure housing for clients with both mental-health and substance-abuse issues.

LI's alarming pain pill addiction crisis
Newsday
The prescription drug-abuse epidemic on Long Island, starkly exposed by the execution of four people in the robbery of a small Medford pharmacy on Father's ...

Newsday

Tennessee Bill Haslam issues Executive Order on State Drug Court ...
Clarksville Online
12 transfers the drug court programs from the Department of Finance and Administration (F&A) to the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse ...

'30% students in Bangalore hooked to drugs'
Daily News & Analysis
Drug addiction is no longer confined to the affluent and the poor; the middle class is also ...Addiction is not just about using hard drugs such as cocaine and heroin. ... Once parents realise that their son or daughter is a drug addict, they should ...

Genetic Basis for Alcohol Dependence
Medical Daily
Symptoms for Alcohol dependence or alcoholism include loss of control, craving and the need to drink higher amounts of alcohol to get "high". Additionally the ...

Understanding the Addict's Brain
Hive Health Media (blog)
The face of addiction is constantly in flux and the prevailing belief is moving toward the idea that an addict's brain is wired differently than that of a “normal” ...

Walton Residents Urged to Drop Off Unused and Old Prescription ...
wmbb
The Substance Abuse Task-Force is urging residents to get rid of their old prescription ... The most recent Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey shows over 17 ...

Teen Drinking & Driving - Dumb!
dailyRx
This study will be published in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, September 2012. ... It is estimated that over 18 million adults in the United States suffer from alcohol addiction. ... is outpatient or inpatient rehabilitation, followed by...

dailyRx

Smart Drug Dispenser Could Warn of Addiction and Diversion
American News Report
A Chicago-area company is developing a smart medication dispenser that would track patient behavior and provide an early warning that opioid painkillers and ...

American News Report

Drug to combat overdose debated
Worcester Telegram
“Narcan gives an (overdosed) addict another day to live. ... show that between 80 and 90 percent of those incarcerated have substance abuse problems.

Quitlines' for Smoking Can Help With Drinking
dailyRx
Christopher Kahler, PhD., professor at the Center for Alcohol and Addiction ... This study will be published in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, ...

dailyRx

Iranian Officials Warn Alcohol Abuse On The Rise
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Despite the stiff penalties and the confiscation of millions of liters of alcoholic beverages, Iranian ... "Alcoholic drinks are just one type of tranquilizer," he says.

RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

Disease and choice | Addiction & Recovery News
By Jason Schwartz
There is a kind of intentionality to hijacking that clearly is absent in addiction. No one plans to become an addict. My problem with this is that it assumes the hijacking occurs only after the first dose is consumed. AA insightfully broke the problem ...
Addiction & Recovery News

CBT is Effective for Cocaine Addiction | Beck Institute Blog
Forty-four patients were randomly assigned to receive TAU (12-Step technique), four ... This entry was posted in BI Blog Info and tagged Addiction, cbt, CBT for Addiction, ... Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Substance Abuse May 30, 2012 ...
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