Prescription drug addiction: what you need to know

Prescription drug addiction: what you need to know
The Vancouver Observer (blog)
The sad truth is that doctors apparently do not, as a rule, receive training about drug addiction -- or any other kind of addictive behaviors across the board. These physicians are armed with loaded guns -- in the form of their prescription pads -- but ...

The Vancouver Observer (blog)

Experts meet Wednesday on drug addiction
Inquirer.net
Among the topics and speakers are: “Neurobiology of Addiction” by Dr. Vicente Rosales Jr.; “Profiling the Brain of Drug Abusers” – Dr. Mikita Cardinez-Tan; “Susceptibility Genes in Alcoholism” – Dr. Charibel Escandelor; “Methamphetamine-induced ...

Inquirer.net

Hay River to pilot addiction treatment program
CBC.ca
Hay River, N.W.T., is getting a new pilot program to help people who are struggling with addictions. The outpatient program, which starts in October, offers an alternative for people who can't afford time off work or be away from family to treat their ...

CBC.ca

'America's Next Top Model': Jael Strauss's face destroyed by meth addiction
Zap2it.com (blog)
During the season, she was devastated by a phone call that one of her best friends had died back home, from a drug overdose. That probably should've been a red flag, considering that today, Jael suffers from an addiction to meth that has eaten her ...

Zap2it.com (blog)

Study: Most killed drivers have drugs or alcohol in system
WTOP
WASHINGTON - More than half of drivers in fatal car crashes had drugs or alcohol in their system when the crash occurred, according to a study in the journal Addiction. The study found that alcohol was the most common drug, followed by marijuana and ...

Minnesota's first substance abuse and addiction strategy takes aim at heroin ...
FOX 9 News
The State of Minnesota is releasing its first-ever substance abuse and addiction strategy Thursday, with an immediate focus on heroin and prescription drug abuse. The Department of Human Services collaborated with several other agencies to create the ...

Drugs for drug addicts
Chico News & Review
California has long banned prescriptions or other medical services at private inpatient drug-treatment clinics because treatment was based on self-help and peer-support groups, according to California Watch. But health experts now generally consider ...

Detach With Love - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction ...
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Hi, If I am stepping over a line by posting in this section, please accept my apologies, and ignore thread. I am a recovering alcoholic, and my partner is in Al Anon. He is so grateful to Al Anon because it taught him to be able to detach with love ...
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Teen's Suicide Blamed on Mother's Drug Addiction
Gather.com
Teen's Suicide Blamed on Mother's Drug Addiction. September 13, 2012 01:10 AM EDT. A teenager's suicide is being blamed on his mother's drug addiction, and now the 40-year-old woman is facing charges! Sixteen-year-old Charles Howard had struggled ...

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