Pueblo Chieftain
Author William Moyers, a recovering alcoholic and addict, is vice president of public affairs and community relations at Minnesota-based Hazelden treatment centers. WHAT IS ALCOHOLISM?Alcoholism has been recognized for many years by professional ...
Big changes for mental health, substance abuse
TucsonSentinel.com
Some of these trends were spurred several years ago by the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008; together with the Affordable Care Act, it will require us to treat mental disorders and substance abuse at resource levels comparable to other ...
A New Drug for Alcohol Addiction and How it Works
Counsel & Heal
Researchers from Karolinska Institutet and the University of Gothenburg claim to have found a new drug that could help deal people with alcohol addiction. Apparently, the drug OSU6162 is a monoamine stabilizer and it works by blunting the rewarding effect ...
Counsel & Heal
Jail for addict who 'pestered' gran for cash
Halifax Evening Courier
Published on Monday 30 July 2012 14:16. A drug addict has been jailed for breaching an order which banned him from visiting his grandmother - after he repeatedly took cash from her to feed his habit. Neil Greenwood, 25, of Redcar Street, Pellon, had been ...
Halifax Evening Courier
Brains of teens who smoke cigarettes reveal early signs of addiction
Medical Xpress
A new study by UCSF's Mark Rubinstein, MD, finds that the threshold for nicotine addiction in teenagers might be much lower than is commonly believed. “Most smoking cessation programs require that you smoke at least ten cigarettes per day,” says ...
Drug addict tried to snatch money from mum at Halifax supermarket cash point
Halifax Evening Courier
Bradford Crown Court heard the woman had gone to Asda in Thrum Hall with her one-year daughter where heroin and cocaine addict Wayne Martin was hanging about near the cash machine. Prosecutor Bashir Ahmed said the woman had withdrawn £300 ...
Internet addiction to become actual medical disorder
Fudzilla
... found across the countries, although we doubt shock therapy treatments were really called for. Additionally, a simple search on “internet addiction treatment centre” shows plenty of groups and organizations dealing with this sort of problem across the globe.
Steven McGovern | Ex-senator's son, 60
Philadelphia Inquirer
A family statement released Saturday by a local funeral home said that Mr. McGovern died on his birthday in hospice care. His sister, Ann McGovern, said in the statement: "Steve had a long struggle with alcoholism. We will all miss him deeply, but are grateful ...
The dangers of political addiction
Royal Gazette
Let's be clear up front. The word addiction in this article has nothing to do with illegal drugs or any other substances. Political addiction occurs when those who support a particular party in a democratic setting are unable to accept anything that is not ...
Letting the Cat Guy Out of the Bag
TheFix.com
What you may not have known about him—at least until the recent release of his memoir, Cat Daddy: What the World's Most Incorrigible Cat Taught Me About Life, Love and Coming Clean—is that even more than a Cat Guy, Jackson Galaxy is an addict. While the book examines his relationship with Benny, Galaxy's “original cat from hell,” it is also his own addiction-leading-to-sobriety memoir (it's got to be the only tale of redemption that also includes information on how to get a kitty to go in her litter box). Now over ...
TheFix.com
Iowa Gets Funds to Stop Drug Abuse Before it Starts
KCRG
DES MOINES, Iowa - The White House's announcement last week of a new drug control policy puts Iowa at the forefront of a decades-long debate over how to treat substance abuse and crime — and may affect the case for legalizing medical marijuana in the ...
KCRG
AA's all-encompassing approach
Tbo.com
Chelsea Carmona's properly entitled article, "Why AA's one-sided approach doesn't fit all" (Other Views, July 16) reminds us that many things aren't for everyone, but fails to report AlcoholicAnonymous' all-encompassing approach, and its support of any type ...
Chris Herren brings anti-drug message to Wareham High Aug. 1
Wicked Local
He has been drug free since 2008 and continues to share his story with audiences to educate at-risk populations on addiction. Herren is known for speaking openly and candidly about his rise and fall during his struggle with substance abuse while playing ...
Letter: 'Thanks to Middleton BOH'
Wicked Local
We at the Tri-Town Council Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition are grateful to the Middleton Board of Health, who recently unanimously passed revisions to the regulations "Sale of Tobacco Products to Minors" which "Restrict the Sale of Tobacco ... Research demonstrates the harmful effects nicotine can have on the teenage brain, and statistics connect early onset of use to a higher likelihood of addiction; in addition, research shows connections between early tobacco use and the potential for future alcohol ...
Drunk's appeal over racial abuse rejected
Swindon Advertiser
Michael Redpath, who insists he is not an alcoholic, then turned his vile abuse to a police community support officer calling him a 'Scottish git' along with assorted swear words. The 60-year-old had been drinking heavily when he was in Havelock Square, ...
77650 on welfare because of addiction
Public Service
77650 on welfare because of addiction. 30 July 2012. Around 77650 people are on welfare because they can't work due to being addicted to alcohol or drugs, according to data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) – but there could be more.
Public Service
TucsonSentinel.com
Some of these trends were spurred several years ago by the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008; together with the Affordable Care Act, it will require us to treat mental disorders and substance abuse at resource levels comparable to other ...
A New Drug for Alcohol Addiction and How it Works
Counsel & Heal
Researchers from Karolinska Institutet and the University of Gothenburg claim to have found a new drug that could help deal people with alcohol addiction. Apparently, the drug OSU6162 is a monoamine stabilizer and it works by blunting the rewarding effect ...
Counsel & Heal
Jail for addict who 'pestered' gran for cash
Halifax Evening Courier
Published on Monday 30 July 2012 14:16. A drug addict has been jailed for breaching an order which banned him from visiting his grandmother - after he repeatedly took cash from her to feed his habit. Neil Greenwood, 25, of Redcar Street, Pellon, had been ...
Halifax Evening Courier
Brains of teens who smoke cigarettes reveal early signs of addiction
Medical Xpress
A new study by UCSF's Mark Rubinstein, MD, finds that the threshold for nicotine addiction in teenagers might be much lower than is commonly believed. “Most smoking cessation programs require that you smoke at least ten cigarettes per day,” says ...
Drug addict tried to snatch money from mum at Halifax supermarket cash point
Halifax Evening Courier
Bradford Crown Court heard the woman had gone to Asda in Thrum Hall with her one-year daughter where heroin and cocaine addict Wayne Martin was hanging about near the cash machine. Prosecutor Bashir Ahmed said the woman had withdrawn £300 ...
Internet addiction to become actual medical disorder
Fudzilla
... found across the countries, although we doubt shock therapy treatments were really called for. Additionally, a simple search on “internet addiction treatment centre” shows plenty of groups and organizations dealing with this sort of problem across the globe.
Steven McGovern | Ex-senator's son, 60
Philadelphia Inquirer
A family statement released Saturday by a local funeral home said that Mr. McGovern died on his birthday in hospice care. His sister, Ann McGovern, said in the statement: "Steve had a long struggle with alcoholism. We will all miss him deeply, but are grateful ...
The dangers of political addiction
Royal Gazette
Let's be clear up front. The word addiction in this article has nothing to do with illegal drugs or any other substances. Political addiction occurs when those who support a particular party in a democratic setting are unable to accept anything that is not ...
Letting the Cat Guy Out of the Bag
TheFix.com
What you may not have known about him—at least until the recent release of his memoir, Cat Daddy: What the World's Most Incorrigible Cat Taught Me About Life, Love and Coming Clean—is that even more than a Cat Guy, Jackson Galaxy is an addict. While the book examines his relationship with Benny, Galaxy's “original cat from hell,” it is also his own addiction-leading-to-sobriety memoir (it's got to be the only tale of redemption that also includes information on how to get a kitty to go in her litter box). Now over ...
TheFix.com
Iowa Gets Funds to Stop Drug Abuse Before it Starts
KCRG
DES MOINES, Iowa - The White House's announcement last week of a new drug control policy puts Iowa at the forefront of a decades-long debate over how to treat substance abuse and crime — and may affect the case for legalizing medical marijuana in the ...
KCRG
AA's all-encompassing approach
Tbo.com
Chelsea Carmona's properly entitled article, "Why AA's one-sided approach doesn't fit all" (Other Views, July 16) reminds us that many things aren't for everyone, but fails to report AlcoholicAnonymous' all-encompassing approach, and its support of any type ...
Chris Herren brings anti-drug message to Wareham High Aug. 1
Wicked Local
He has been drug free since 2008 and continues to share his story with audiences to educate at-risk populations on addiction. Herren is known for speaking openly and candidly about his rise and fall during his struggle with substance abuse while playing ...
Letter: 'Thanks to Middleton BOH'
Wicked Local
We at the Tri-Town Council Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition are grateful to the Middleton Board of Health, who recently unanimously passed revisions to the regulations "Sale of Tobacco Products to Minors" which "Restrict the Sale of Tobacco ... Research demonstrates the harmful effects nicotine can have on the teenage brain, and statistics connect early onset of use to a higher likelihood of addiction; in addition, research shows connections between early tobacco use and the potential for future alcohol ...
Drunk's appeal over racial abuse rejected
Swindon Advertiser
Michael Redpath, who insists he is not an alcoholic, then turned his vile abuse to a police community support officer calling him a 'Scottish git' along with assorted swear words. The 60-year-old had been drinking heavily when he was in Havelock Square, ...
77650 on welfare because of addiction
Public Service
77650 on welfare because of addiction. 30 July 2012. Around 77650 people are on welfare because they can't work due to being addicted to alcohol or drugs, according to data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) – but there could be more.
Public Service
New Jersey Governor Wants All Low-Level Offenders in Drug Rehab ...
By Treatment Centers
Addiction is a disease, and that disease needs treatment and management, says Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey. As a result, hundreds and potentially thousands of offenders who may have been headed for jail time will now be headed ...
Treatment Centers | Drug Rehab...
By Treatment Centers
Addiction is a disease, and that disease needs treatment and management, says Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey. As a result, hundreds and potentially thousands of offenders who may have been headed for jail time will now be headed ...
Treatment Centers | Drug Rehab...
Bipolar Disorder and Substance Abuse « The Ranch | Drug Rehab ...
By Vera
These individuals, as well as men who have the disorder, have a greater risk substance abuseand alcoholism than other bipolar individuals.[1]. Complications in Diagnosis. When bipolar disorder manifests in an individual, they may start to ...
The Ranch | Drug Rehab Eating...
Fellowship Hall grows to fight addiction « Philanthropy North Carolina
By toddcohen49
GREENSBORO, N.C. — When it opened its residential addiction-treatment program in 1971, Fellowship Hall in Greensboro became the first specialty alcohol-and-drug-treatment hospital in North Carolina to receive a license from the state ...
Philanthropy North Carolina
By Vera
These individuals, as well as men who have the disorder, have a greater risk substance abuseand alcoholism than other bipolar individuals.[1]. Complications in Diagnosis. When bipolar disorder manifests in an individual, they may start to ...
The Ranch | Drug Rehab Eating...
Fellowship Hall grows to fight addiction « Philanthropy North Carolina
By toddcohen49
GREENSBORO, N.C. — When it opened its residential addiction-treatment program in 1971, Fellowship Hall in Greensboro became the first specialty alcohol-and-drug-treatment hospital in North Carolina to receive a license from the state ...
Philanthropy North Carolina
NIH Record: Addiction Incorporated Plays to Full House in Lipsett
By john
On June 1, NIDA hosted a free screening of the film Addiction Incorporated in Lipsett Ampitheater, Bldg. 10. It tells how Dr. Victor DeNoble, a former Philip Morris research scientist, became one of the most influential whistleblowers in history, ...
Addiction Incorporated
By john
On June 1, NIDA hosted a free screening of the film Addiction Incorporated in Lipsett Ampitheater, Bldg. 10. It tells how Dr. Victor DeNoble, a former Philip Morris research scientist, became one of the most influential whistleblowers in history, ...
Addiction Incorporated
