Breaking the Chains of Addiction

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More people seeking help to break chains of addiction
AsiaOne
SINGAPORE - More people here are seeking help to kick their addictions, which include drugs, alcohol and gambling, according to Singapore's ...

Grant to boost Hall inmates' drug treatment
Gainesville Times
As the program currently operates, New Hope Counseling comes in twice a week to give drug counseling with a certified addiction counselor. The new ...

Raising awareness about addiction
So Md News
The rate of drug use in Southern Maryland seems to be measured by ... said Emily Harman, a member of Parents Affected By Addiction, a regional ...

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Drugs, Will Kill, Your Friends

Drugs Will Kill Your Friends - Rob Delaney - The Atlantic: "...I never did coke or heroin. I believed, as I was told growing up, that crack was indeed whack, so that never called out to me. I have an explanation for that. In 1986, the Boston Celtics drafted 22-year-old Len Bias, a preternaturally gifted forward from the University of Maryland. I was nine. Right before he was supposed to join the team for training, he did some coke at a party, immediately had a heart attack, and fucking died. It was the first time I’d heard of cocaine and it was introduced to me as something that killed beautiful athletes. So COCAINE WILL KILL YOU IF YOU TRY IT EVEN ONCE was permanently imprinted on me. Even when I was an abject alcoholic scumbag, years deep into my booze problem, riding the subway IN THE MORNING with visibly urine-soaked pants, I remained terrified of coke, even though, as we know, booze kills more people than every other drug combined and then multiplied..."

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Gambling addiction, drugs, addiction therapy

Pool striker tells court of gambling addiction
Blackpool Gazette
Blackpool striker Michael Chopra has lifted the lid on his gambling addiction ... in a £750,000 cocaine trial, relating to an alleged drug factory in the North East.

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Cure addiction the Mao Tse-tung way
Spectator.co.uk
Mao Tse-tung was by far the greatest therapist of drug addiction in world history. He threatened to execute opium addicts if they didn't give up. Threats to murder ...

Spectator.co.uk

Addiction therapy launched online for cannabis users
New Zealand Doctor Online
Drug Foundation executive director Ross Bell says the website's development was overseen byaddiction prevention and treatment professionals and brings a ...

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Drugs, Addictions, Overdose Deaths

Robbie Williams opens up about past drug addiction
New Zealand Herald
Robbie Williams was heading towards a "Heath Ledger kind of scenario" because of his past drug addiction. The 39-year-old singer was "days away from dying" ...

Times of India

In heroin's grip: Overdose deaths expose Torrington's struggle with ...
New Haven Register
In heroin's grip: Overdose deaths expose Torrington's struggle with addiction ... a town small enough that most people know of the drug addiction he's dealt with, .... he was already suffering from alcoholism and using prescription pills to help ...

Gamblers 'blamed for addiction'
Sydney Morning Herald
“While society has some sympathy for people with drug or alcohol problems because they have an addiction, people with gambling problems are more likely to ...

Mandela's Granddaughter's Battle Of Survival
Sky News
Nelson Mandela's granddaughter has spoken about her battle with drug and sex addiction - and how her famous grandparents inspired her to cope with breast ...

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Afghanistan, Drugs, War, Addiction

According to the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), no other country in the world produces as much heroin, opium, and hashish as Afghanistan, a sad distinction for a country already ravaged by war. This may explain why control efforts so far have been concentrated on poppy eradication and interdiction to stem exports, with less attention paid to the rising domestic addiction problem, particularly in children. (source infra)

A tragic legacy of Afghanistan’s war - Daily News Egypt: " . . . Both American and Afghan counter narcotic officials have said that such widespread domestic drug addiction is a relatively new problem. Among the factors leading to increased levels of drug use among adults is the high unemployment rate throughout the country, the social upheaval provoked by this war and those that preceded it, and the return of refugees from Iran and Pakistan who became addicts while abroad. Those who are injecting drugs face the additional risk of an HIV infection through the sharing of contaminated syringes. “Drug addiction and HIV/AIDS are, together, Afghanistan’s silent tsunami,” said Tariq Suliman, director of the Nejat’s rehabilitation centre to the U.N. Office for Humanitarian Affairs. There are about 40 treatment centres for addicts dispersed throughout the country but most are small, poorly staffed, and under-resourced. . . ." (read more at link above)

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Drugs, Addiction, Death

Anti-drug addiction vigil planned on Cape Cod
Boston.com
BARNSTABLE, Mass. (AP) — People will gather on Cape Cod this weekend for a vigil to remember those who've died as a result of a drug addiction, as well as ...

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Fighting meth addiction with hard drugs
Salon
Global Post BANGKOK, Thailand — As illicit drugs go, Southeast Asia's leafy plant “kratom” is hardly ideal for thrill seekers. Those who chew its sour-tasting ...

Salon

Compulsive pornography users shows the same brain activity as ...
Daily Mail
The Sexual Recovery Institute, an American sex-addiction clinic, said: 'Similar ... Brain waves: Addicts of substances such as drugs and are stimulated when they ...

Daily Mail

Rallying for Recovery says recovery is working for addicts
Youngstown Vindicator
Len said his drug addiction began in high school after surgery for football injuries. ... the 64th District, who has been public about his efforts to overcome alcoholism. ... for his recovery, is similar to Alcoholics Anonymous in that those in recovery ...

Addiction throws brain's impulse, self-control systems out of balance
The Providence Journal
To those who aren't afflicted, that's the central mystery of addiction. But research has shown that for addicts, “just stopping” is not an option: the drugs have ...

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Drugs And The War in Chicago

"The War in Chicago": A 48 Hours investigation into the violence that has gripped America's third-largest city - Crimesider - CBS News: "As correspondent Maureen Maher and I discovered, the war is a drug war played out on the streets of America's third largest city. It involves the Holy Trinity of Trouble -- guns, gangs and drugs -- tied to Mexico's ruthless Sinaloa cartel battling over Chicago's booming heroin trade. That is not an easy sentence to write. But it's all too true, according to a man who would know. That man is Jack Riley, a 28-year veteran of the Drug Enforcement Administration and head of the DEA's Chicago office and five surrounding states. He's a man devoted - obsessed - with taking back certain drug-riddled sections of his hometown.  Riley is straight out of central casting. A modern-day Elliott Ness, he's fighting a modern-day Al Capone in the form of Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman, the head of the Sinaloa cartel."

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Sizemore Book Details Battle With Drugs

Sizemore Book Details Actor's Battle With Drugs - ABC News: " . . . The 51-year-old actor stands looking up at the camera, instantly recognizable because of his work portraying tough-guy characters in such memorable 1990s films as "Saving Private Ryan," ''Heat" and "Natural Born Killers." His face, though, looks worn, and his eyes are those of a man who's been to hell and back. And that's exactly what his book details — Sizemore's ascent to the height of cinema, working for the Steven Spielbergs and with the Robert De Niros of the world —and his drug-fueled descent that left him imprisoned and out of options. . . ."

Michael Jackson 'refused help from family over drug addiction'
The Independent
Police detective Orlando Martinez said that Jackson's mother Katherine had told him that the family tried drug interventions for the singer. The testimony came under questioning by lawyers for concert promoter AEG Live, which is being sued by Katherine ...

The Independent

Prescription drug abuse a 'silent epidemic' in Montana - Missoulian
The Missoulian
Thursday: One family's story of prescription drug abuse, and its fatal consequences. Friday: Pharmacists are often the first line of defense against prescription drug abuse. Saturday: What are the options for addiction treatment in Missoula? Where are ...

Daniella Westbrook: 'Finding God has helped me fight my drug addiction'
Express.co.uk
She said: “Back in England everyone was like “oh my God, she's gone from a drug addict to a crazy Christian”, and you know what, if you want to label me, label me, that's cool, but walk a mile in my shoes and then you know, and then judge. "I used to ...


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The war on drugs is a massive failure

The war on drugs is a massive failure
KTAR.com
Take drug addiction rates. Common sense would say that after 40 years of constant "War" that fewer people would be addicted to drugs today than say… 1973. Except they aren't. In fact, over the entire span of the "War On Drugs" drug addiction rates ...

Public Invited to Free UAMS Drug Symposium
KARK
Little Rock, AR - The public is invited to hear about the latest drug addiction research, treatment and policy at an April 15 symposium at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) featuring a national leader in drug addiction science and ...

Coordination units to contain drug menace, crimes against women
Times of India
The idea is to eradicate drug addiction and crime against women with the active participation of village elders including Nambardars. Taking ahead the initiative the units have been decided to be set up in every village of seven Malwa districts falling ...

'The Bereaved' review: sex, drugs, death
San Francisco Chronicle
Teen pregnancies, rampant drug addiction, fiscal irresponsibility, police shootings, crack babies - they're not just for the ghetto anymore. Not that they ever were, but we're talking stereotypes here. The beauty of Thomas Bradshaw's "The Bereaved ...

San Francisco Chronicle

Free talk on harm reduction in health care at Ashland University
Mansfield News Journal
Historically, drug addiction has been addressed using prohibitive language that demonizes the substance and criminalizes the user. The “War on Drugs” has been the predominant public philosophy for decades, setting the backdrop in which Americans ...

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Drug Drama Meth Head

Drug Drama 'Meth Head' Hopes to Attract Attention on Capitol Hill
Hollywood Reporter
"I don't see Meth Head as simply a drug film. I see it as a film about family – the one that we are born into, the ones that we create – and how they impact the addiction and how the addiction impacts them. In simple terms, it's about the human beings ...

Hollywood Reporter

More Sex Partners Linked to Higher Risk of Drug Addiction, Alcoholism
TIME
Researchers explored the relationship between addictions and risky sexual behavior in a report published in the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior. They followed virtually all of the 1037 children born between 1972 and 1973 in Dunedin, New Zealand ...

TIME

Adolescent Drug Addiction Program Kicks Off at New Jersey Treatment Center
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
Locally owned Advanced Health drug treatment facility will offer drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs for adolescents four days a week. The program will take place after school from 3– 6pm on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays and will offer ...

Federal rules eased for opioid addiction treatment drug
American Medical News
Washington Federal regulators have relaxed restrictions on physicians prescribing the opioidaddiction treatment drug buprenorphine to patients. The rule change offers doctors and opioid treatment programs greater flexibility when dispensing ...

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Addiction and Recovery Guide

 “Now What? An Insider’s Guide to Addiction and Recovery,” by William Cope Moyers 

" . . . He finally emerged from his drug-induced nadir when he gave up “trying to do it my way” and instead listened to professional therapists and assumed responsibility for his behavior. For the last “18 years and four months, one day at a time,” he said, he has lived drug-free. “Treatment is not the end, it’s the beginning,” he said. “My problem was not drinking or drugs. My problem was learning how to live life without drinking or drugs.” Mr. Moyers acknowledges that treatment is not a magic bullet. Even after a monthlong stay at a highly reputable treatment center like Hazelden in Center City, Minn., where Mr. Moyers is a vice president of public affairs and community relations, the probability of remaining sober and clean a year later is only about 55 percent. (Hazelden also published his book.) “Be wary of any program that claims a 100 percent success rate,” Mr. Moyers warned. “There is no such thing.”. . . “Treatment works to make recovery possible. But recovery is also possible without treatment,” Mr. Moyers said. “There’s no one-size-fits-all approach. What I needed and what worked for me isn’t necessarily what you or your loved one require.”. . . . for an intervention to work, Mr. Moyers said, “the sick person should not be belittled or demeaned.” He also cautioned families to “avoid threats.” He noted that the mind of “the desperate, fearful addict” is subsumed by drugs and alcohol that strip it of logic, empathy and understanding. It “can’t process your threat any better than it can a tearful, emotional plea.”. . . "  (source: New York Times)

Resource Network - Mr. Moyer’s book lists nearly two dozen sources of help for addicts and their families. Among them:
Alcoholics Anonymous World Services www.aa.org;
Narcotics Anonymous World Services www.na.org;
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration treatment finder www.samhsa.gov/treatment/;
Al-Anon Family Groups www.Al-anon.alateen.org;
Nar-Anon Family Groups www.nar-anon.org;
Co-Dependents Anonymous World Fellowship www.coda.org."

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Rethinking our attitude to drugs

Rethinking our attitude to drugs | Great Lakes Advocate: "ILLICIT drugs are widely viewed with fear and loathing. Parents, in particular, are understandably terrified their children will become addicted to headline-grabbing horrors including heroin and methamphetamine and crack cocaine. Alcohol and other drugs are known to be extremely hazardous to the developing brains of young people. The apprehension is endlessly fuelled by stereotypical images of dishevelled, desperate drug users roaming the streets. . . . The issue is further blurred by the arbitrary distinction between permitted and prohibited substances. This can create a false sense of security - for example, alcohol is legal, but can cause enormous damage. Beyond that, the burgeoning misuse of, and trade in, prescribed drugs, particularly pain medications and tranquilisers, is potentially overtaking illicit drug misuse as a social and health concern.This instalment of The Zone is not seeking to condone or encourage substance misuse. Rather, it seeks to encourage people to rethink their attitude to, and understanding of, drugs, so that we might as a society better deal with the problems faced by the minority of people who get into strife using substances that alter the mind and body.Today's guest is Luke O'Connor, an expert in helping those with drug and alcohol problems. He works with Youth Projects, a non-profit organisation that runs the Melbourne Drug and Health Alliance, a network of mental health, drug and alcohol and primary healthcare organisations. . . . read full article here"


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Drug Policy Alliance Releases Report on Veterans and the War on Drugs

Drug Policy Alliance Releases Report on Veterans and the War on Drugs As ...

eNews Park Forest
Left untreated, these medical conditions often contribute to substance misuse and addiction, fatal overdose, homelessness and suicide, as well as violations of the law, particularly nonviolent drugoffenses. For these reasons, veterans are increasingly ...

North Adams forum addresses drug addiction
Berkshire Eagle
"I think the reason is how quickly these drug problems have gotten [out of] control in the community," said Daunis, whose own son battles with an addiction. At the end of Friday's two-hour event, Brandy Whipple said she felt uplifted. "I didn't realize ...

NH doctors have new tool to fight prescription drug abuse
Nashua Telegraph
img. Enlarge. CONCORD – Experts in medicine and opiate addiction will gather next week to talk about progress being made to address prescription drug abuse and to unveil a new tool for New Hampshire doctors who prescribe potentially dangerous drugs.

White Bear mother recounts drug-use hell
San Francisco Chronicle
"If you remove the shame and stigma of addiction, people start to see it as a disease," DeGree said. "My whole goal is to be open and honest -- to be really honest -- in case anyone else is going through the same thing. Drug addicts aren't bad people ...

Panel seeks to cut costs of drug abuse in Minnesota
Duluth News Tribune
Jesson's department revoked the license of the Lake Superior Treatment Center, Northeastern Minnesota's only methadone clinic for the treatment of drug addiction, on Sept. 21. The clinic appealed and remains open, with a hearing set for Dec. 6.

Seabrook House Announces The Opening Of Two New Jersey Treatment Facilities
Sacramento Bee
"Seabrook House has earned its reputation for excellence in the treatment of adults suffering fromalcoholism and drug addiction," said President Ed Diehl. "We already offer detox services along with inpatient and extended care programs, which includes ...

Delray Beach Treatment Center Aids Sandy Victims
Sacramento Bee
The Recovery Advocates of America, based in Hamilton, N.J. is an organization that endeavors to fight drug addiction through free community interventions, family support, educational workshops and sober fellowship. Paul Tessein, founder and President ...

'Pre-drinking' leads to heavier booze, drug intake for college kids
NBCNews.com (blog)
Pre-drinking is a bigger problem in the U.S. because the legal drinking age is higher than in Switzerland, said Dr. Christopher Welsh, an addiction psychiatrist at University of Maryland who was not involved with the study. "Young adults are drinking a ...

Hope for dope: Alcoholics face a greater risk than marijuana users, doctors insist
Times of India
Doctors dealing with deaddiction say cases of marijuana addiction are rare, if not nonexistent , but feel its use might become a "gateway" for harder drugs like smack, heroin and cocaine, which really create the drugs problem among people. Dr R C ...

Addiction counselors tolerate moderate substance abuse in patients
News-Medical.net
The survey of 913 members of the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug AddictionCounselors from the USA showed that approximately 50% of respondents believe it would be acceptable if their alcohol abuse clients wanted to limit their drinking ...

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Former drug addict Jeanette Fidler looks ten years YOUNGER after kicking drug habit

Former drug addict Jeanette Fidler looks ten years YOUNGER after kicking ...

Daily Mail
Although Fidler, from Oldham, had been hauled before courts for more than 80 theft and fraud offences, the judge spared her jail after hearing Fidler had kicked her drug habit and had become a mentor to other Sytal Prison inmates while awaiting ...

Daily Mail

After beating drug addiction, Maryland pro wins WSOP Main Event, $8.5M
The Albany Herald
The 24-year-old Merson, who overcame drug addiction late in 2011 and emerged a new man from rehab, pushed past Hellmuth for the series' Player of the Year honors, proving himself the top performer throughout this year's series of card tournaments in ...

Ex-Addict goes all in, and wins
Examiner.com
A year ago Greg Merson was in the midst of a demoralizing and hopeless drug addiction. Having already succeeded in beating cocaine, Merson still was battling an addiction to adderall and oxycontin. This week, Greg Merson became a millionaire.

Examiner.com

DRUGS IN DEDHAM: Town organizations getting involved
Daily News Transcript
Editor's Note: This is the final article in a three-part series on drug addiction in Dedham. Other articles in this series have tackled the police response and personal stories. It has been almost 25 years, but not a day goes by when Carmen DelloIacono ...

Meth Vaccine Shows Promising Results in Early Tests
ScienceBlog.com (blog)
Vaccinated animals that received the drug were largely protected from typical signs of meth intoxication. If the vaccine proves effective in humans too, it could become the first specific treatment for meth addiction, which is estimated to affect 25 ...

In Iran, drug trafficking soars as sanctions take bigger bite
Washington Post
The surge in drug trafficking from a country with one of the world's highest rates of opium addiction has alarmed police and intelligence officials from Europe to Southeast Asia, where authorities say they are witnessing a flood of high-quality ...

Addiction, prescribed
The Corsair
The need for increased drug doses that Hollins experienced commonly occurs with prolonged treatment that can develop into drug addiction. Friedman said that once addiction develops, withdrawal symptoms occur when medications are abruptly ...

Baby Born With Drug Addiction in US
Direct2Mum
The boy was born on October 15th at St Mary's Medical Centre in West Palm Beach. Both the baby and his one year old brother have been taken into care, as their mother faces charges of aggravated child abuse. The little boy is now attached to a ...

Octomom Checks Into Rehab For Xanax Addiction
Vibe
According to TMZ, the mother of 14 is looking for help to deal with her addiction to the prescription anti-anxiety drug Xanax. The octomom has been in the news a lot lately, with reports of her new pornography career and allegations of child neglect ...

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With rise in prescription drug use comes greater addiction

With rise in prescription drug use comes greater addiction
Times Herald-Record
That pattern follows statewide and national trends, trends coupled with rising numbers of people seeking treatment for prescription drug addiction. The sales ... That's a statewide trend, according to the state Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse ...

Treasure Coast doctors try to make life easier for AIDS patients
Fort Pierce Tribune
Another neurological problem common in AIDS patients is drug addiction, especially to cocaine and methamphetamine. McLaughlin is studying mental illness and drug addiction in mice to better understand it in AIDS patients. He hopes his research ...

Fetal Argument: County DA to begin prosecution of mothers who use drugs ...
Anniston Star
It's unrealistic to expect a woman who is battling drug addiction to give up her habit just because she becomes pregnant, said Emma Ketteringham, the former legal advocacy director of the national group. The threat of prosecution does not magically ...

After years of use, dangers of opioid drugs discovered
Austin American-Statesman
A decade ago, the agency was criticized for not getting the medications to ailing veterans quickly enough and so adjusted its protocols to make the drugs more available. But in the face of mounting evidence of addiction and overdoses, many now say ...

PIEPER: Late onset alcoholism affects millions of seniors and their family members
Evansville Courier & Press
An illness we don't think about nearly as much is alcoholism, yet according to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, 6 to 11 percent of seniors admitted to hospitals show signs of alcoholism. The general perception is that alcohol ...

Drug rehab called key to avoid 3rd strike
San Francisco Chronicle
The state has conducted the assessments since 2006. Among the findings: -- Drug addiction is the major problem among habitual criminals. Inmates serving three-strikes sentences are 3 1/2 times as likely to be at "high risk" for addiction than "low risk ...

San Francisco Chronicle

Prescription Take Back Day aims to curb drug addiction trend
CBS42
As part of the Shelby County Drug Enforcement Task Force, it's something he's see far too often. That's why Sgt. Webb took part in National Prescription Take Back Day. It's an chance for people to drop off old prescriptions to have them properly discarded.

67% of Punjab households home to at least one addict – Indian state in grip of ...
Kuwait Times
He believes that Punjab's relative affluence and its cultural norms, coupled with the easy access todrugs, make addiction a commonplace reality. “Punjab has a very macho culture, very prone to showing off. It's a ready-made market for drugs,” the 38 ...

John - Govt Should Do More With Drug Rehab
Caribarena Antigua
Mary John, a fairly well known woman who has been telling her life story many times over about her 18-year battle with drug addiction, openly shared her feelings with Caribarena.com during an exclusive interview. Although she has been drug-free from ...

Drug take back removes 1000 pounds of old prescriptions
The Morning Journal
Prescription drug abuse has become an epidemic in Ohio. Eight-three percent of abused prescription drugs are obtained from a relative or friend, according to the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction services. Fifty-five percent of those ...

Woman blames drug addiction for credit card theft spree - Cops and ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A thief who went on a crime spree stealing credit cards in several counties was sentenced to 18 months in prison, followed by another ...
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Father speaks out about son's drug addiction | wkyc.com
Heroin use in our suburbs is growing at an alarming rate. Robby Brandt was just 20 years old when his addiction to heroin took his life. Channel 3's Kim Wheeler ...
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Drug addiction Minnesota Today
“The state is revoking the license for Duluth's methadone clinic following what it said were numerous chronic and serious violations of state and federal laws, ...
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Has drug addiction caused Erin Moran of Happy Days to become homeless?
scallywagandvagabond
Then corroborating the notion that drug abuse along with alcohol abuse have been a contributing factor in the former actresses demise are images which show her looking incredibly haggard, tired, worse for wear and well worse past her 51 years. To be ...

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Family speaks out on prescription drug addiction
KATV
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) - In many homes, you can find prescription drugs that are left over from a surgery or health issue that are no longer being used. Police and state leaders say if you think it's okay to simply leave it there, you're wrong. Kurt and ...

Carrie Fisher's drug addiction captured in Return of the Jedi with overgrown ...
Daily Mail
Speaking of her cocaine addiction, Carrie also spoke to Australian newswire AAP, saying: 'Slowly, I realised I was doing a bit more drugs than other people and losing my choice in the matter. 'We did cocaine on the set of Empire, in the ice planet [the ...

Daily Mail

Punjab in grip of a drug epidemic
gulfnews.com
Out of the 130 patients he sees every day, some 70 to 80 per cent are battling drug addiction. New Delhi: On a muggy evening in the north Indian city of Amritsar, Sunil Sharma prepares for another heroin hit in a decrepit, abandoned building. Before ...

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Prescription drugs' impact: 'Uncle Jimmy's house' is mausoleum at Staten ...
SILive.com
(In this report, Aja Eisenhardt, a 33-year-old Castleton Corners resident, relates her brother's unsuccessful struggle to end his drug addiction.) STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- My brother, Jimmy Hession, would have turned 28 this year, but instead he will ...

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Actor Martin Sheen, drug treatment experts 'Coming Together' to heal community ...
MLive.com
The Community Healing Centers provides intervention, counseling services and outpatient drug addiction recovery programs at the Elizabeth Upjohn Community Healing Center on Stadium Drive .They also operate the regions only detox and residential ...

MLive.com

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is today
EmpireStateNews.net
... Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), New York State Police, and Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) encourage New Yorkers to participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, September 29.

Getting pills from pain clinic was easy, recovering addict tells jury
Knoxville News Sentinel
The indictment alleges, among other things, that she allowed her nurse practitioner to write prescriptions without examining patients, was aware of but never reported known drug addiction anddrug dealing by some of her patients, and engaged in money ...

Brookline police chief: Prescription drug abuse 'a serious drug problem'
Nashua Telegraph
Quigley was speaking at a forum on prescription drug abuse and addiction at Hollis Brookline High School. It was held to continue education efforts about prescription drugs, which are now more abused in New Hampshire than everything except alcohol.

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New love or drug use? It's the same to your brain

New love or drug use? It's all the same to your brain
Today.com (blog)
That kind of giddiness can be fun, but, says George Koob, one of the world's leading experts in the neurobiology of drug addiction, and a scientist at the Scripps Research Institute in San Diego, “unfortunately, the cycle can't be maintained.” Whether ...

The Menace of Drug Addiction
Kashmir Life
Barely audible, he warbles some verses from Islamic scripture as we meet at Drug Addiction Centre run by J&K police in Srinagar. In the middle of the conversation, he forgets what he was talking about! Married with a son and a daughter, Lateef was ...

Mountainside Drug Rehab Cites Research Regarding Increase Of Stroke Risk ...
RedOrbit
Mountainside Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center is a modern drug rehab and alcoholismtreatment facility that is skilled in serving a variety of clients with various addictions and in varying stages of addiction. The caring, compassionate team is ...

Tanzania: Safe Syringes for Drug Addicts
AllAfrica.com
During the programme narcotic drug abusers in the streets will be given clean needles, syringes and purified water. "Surely this cannot be the solution to the problem. The plan will only succeed in promoting addiction among our youths," said Sober ...

Monkeys are a metaphor in addiction classes
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Her classes deal with addiction and the monkeys are a good metaphor for drug addiction, the monkey on your back. At her business, Fresh Start on Industrial Avenue, Andoloro teaches everything from a court-required 24-hour class for driving under the ...

Drug tradeoff: Methadone use comes at high price
Pioneer Press
Methadone has been used since the 1960s to treat opiate addiction. Proponents say ... And the newspaper said its analysis of state government data suggest that methadone's track record doesn't compare favorably other drug treatment programs. It says ...

Cyclists race in White Plains for drug awareness
The Journal News | LoHud.com
The event was expected to raise as much as $10,000 for the Westchester chapter of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, which trains addiction counselors and fields calls from people seeking help. Proceeds from the event will support ...

Hunger, Alcoholism Linked by a Protein
Laboratory Equipment
The discovery points to new possibilities for designing drugs to treat alcoholism and other addictions. The new ... Perhaps if we could find a way to block ghrelin's activity in this region, we could dampen or even turn off the cravings felt by ...

Laboratory Equipment

Aa - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information
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I am having a rough time today with MY life. I have started to get help as far as al anon meetings over the phone and I went to one in person on Friday night. I am wondering, is it helpful to attend an AA meeting. I would like to krow the other ...
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Boston Psychiatry Treatment of Drug Addiction | Boston Counseling ...
Drugs are generally classified as anything that changes your normal bodily state. Drug addictioncan occur in response to the use of a wide spectrum of drugs.
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Rise of women in jail blamed on drug addiction

Rise of women in Pasco jail blamed on drug addiction
Tampabay.com
The increase in female inmates has had a huge impact on medical services, not just with pregnancies and normal medical issues, but many women booked in are also detoxing off drugs. The jail is opening a new medical unit next year to handle the overflow ...

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DNT investigation - Methadone: '60s treatment for drug addiction comes with ...
Duluth News Tribune
Methadone, a drug available since the 1960s and deemed by the National Institute of Health and the Centers for Disease Control as “the most effective treatment for opiate addiction,” is in essence a risk-versus-reward system. By: Brandon Stahl, Duluth ...

Focus on the Family: No easy solutions when child struggles with drug addiction
Newnan Times-Herald
Contact Focus on the Family for referrals to programs of this nature, or a list of qualified therapists in your area who specialize in treating drug addiction. During this process, you may need to present your son with a number of options, including ...

'Commonwealth Update' addresses drug addiction
Wicked Local
Hosted by Senate President Therese Murray, Commonwealth Update will pose a special focusing on drug addiction, featuring Murray and officials from Massachusetts discussing the issue. The special will air on PACTV Duxbury government access channels ...

School districts combat drug use by students (with video)
News-Herald.com
... "don't drink and drive" mentality to students. Throughout the rest of the year, students are educated in their health classes about the dangers of drugs and drug addiction, and they have the chance to hear from guest speakers once or more per year ...

Senator conducts panel on prescription drug abuse among teens
WTOV Steubenville
Those at the discussion said they are pushing for a comprehensive approach to solving drug addiction, to fight what the senator calls an "epidemic" among students. Rockefeller said the discussion is a part of more drug abuse events in the state this month.

I had a good degree and a great job -- and still nearly killed myself with drugs
Irish Independent
His recovery from addiction to a cocktail of drugs had been going well -- then he relapsed. He took cocaine and experienced once more that fleeting high that had made him so dependent on the drugfor most of his life. Then, his body effectively went ...

Community Celebrates Recovery on the River
WIFR
It's held every year to recognize National Recovery Month, which highlights addiction in our area. Organizers say drug abuse is becoming an increasing problem. For more information about drug addiction recovery, including where to reach for help, you ...

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Children of alcoholics face increased addiction risk; other health problems
Plain Dealer
The fallout of drug and alcohol addiction in the family can carry on for a lifetime. In short, children of alcoholics, called COAs by researchers, are much more likely to perpetuate the cycle of alcoholism in their own lives. It's a problem that costs ...

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Teen Challenge offers hope and help from drug addiction
pontotoc360.com
It started with a burden on Leisa Bagget's heart for those young people who go in and out of the statedrug program and never seem to get beyond that. “The programs they are going through just aren't working,” she said. She gathered a group of folks ...

Ride raises awareness of drug addiction
Wisconsin Dells Events
The group, Never Alone, holds weekly meetings that offer hope and recovery to people affected by theaddiction of a loved one or friend. Our group is growing, and we hope to add more meetings in the surrounding areas. I have come across situations ...

Program probes the whys behind addiction
The Augusta Chronicle
Battling drug addiction on and off since she was 18, Grovetown resident Tracy Renew has been involved in many rehab programs over the past two decades. Photos. Rick Sholette started REST because he thought other rehabilitation programs were missing ...

Bradenton man tells police drug addiction drove him to forge checks
Bradenton Herald
He later told police that he is currently battling a drug addiction and took the money to support his habit. Glenney was in the Manatee County jail Friday in lieu of $2,000 in bonds, the Manatee County Sheriff Office's jail website stated. Glenney ...

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Input needed in opiate fight
Marion Star
Jody Demo-Hodgins, director of Crawford-Marion Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services, said the task force is distributing the surveys as it develops a "strategic prevention framework." Working with Marion-Crawford Prevention Programs, the ...

Sabrina Howard's Meth Use Allegedly Leads to Son's Suicide
Opposing Views
An Indiana woman's alleged addiction to morphine appears to be the reason her 16-year-old son committed suicide in July. According to court documents, the boy was living in constant fear his mother's drug addiction would eventually lead to a fatal ...

Opposing Views

Addicts in recovery may be at risk for another addiction
Plain Dealer
William Denihan, CEO of the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga County, says it more directly yet: “If you look at the face of addiction -- you're really looking at the face of America.” Throughout September, Ideastream ...

Rockefeller hosts W.Va. forum on teen drug use
NECN
Jay Rockefeller is hosting the Saturday afternoon meeting at Wheeling Park High School. Representatives from the Office of National Drug Control Policy, law enforcement, mental health groups and education officials will talk about the gateways to ...

Drug centre faces axe in funds crisis
Herald.ie
Stressing that the cost of treating those with addiction in hospital or prison costs three times more than therapy at Coolmine, Mr Conlon added: "It makes no sense to cut our funds which will result in increased costs to care for those with addiction ...

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Muse's Chris Wolstenholme Opens Up About Alcoholism

Muse's Chris Wolstenholme Opens Up About Alcoholism
Audio Ink Radio
In an interview with NME, the musician divulged that his alcoholism was so crippling that it was common for him to ditch his band mates to work on their own when penning 2009′s “The Resistance. Finally, he had to make a very serious decision: “die in a few years or stop.” Thankfully, he ... When it eventually came time to nix the bad habit for good, he says he went to a cognitive behavioral therapist to help stop the addiction. He also stated that Muse's new album, “The 2nd Law,” features two tracks Wolstenholme ...

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New Mexicans Beating Heroin Addiction With Help of Drug Dealer
Reason Online (blog)
As the state with the highest level of overall drug overdoses, New Mexico has its fair share of substance abuse woes. Yet addicts trying to ditch habits may have a hard time getting medical treatment they need. According to NPR's Planet Money, drug users are ...

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How to Overcome Sex Addiction
Daily Beast
Was there a specific moment during shooting Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew that it clicked for you that it was real and you embraced being a sex addict? How did you know that you had to quit porn as a result? ... Your recovery process for sex addiction included not masturbating, and making a masturbation trigger list. Why was that one of your rules? It's about ... I started to make an effort to be emotionally available to the women I met at work, in 12-step meetings, yoga, etc. Because I used masturbation as a way to escape ...

Getting help for addiction by confronting it
Gloucester Daily Times
This week, I am beginning a three-part series about dealing with and treating substance abuse addiction. I will share with you an interview I did a few years ... SUSAN BRITT: Aside from the physical evidence, such as alcohol bottles, drug paraphernalia and any obvious symptoms like slurred speech, what are some of the signs of chemical addiction? ADDICTION THERAPIST: Some major symptoms ... are off the “if only I ...” hook, and it forces the addict to be accountable for his actions. And that can be a beginning.

Man describes addiction to synthetic drugs
Alton Telegraph
The man said he is an engineer by trade and was granted a leave of absence from work because of his growing addiction. Even with treatment, he said the addiction has become unmanageable. He is undergoing personality changes and not able to see or ...

Substance abuse topic of SAFE meeting
Midlothian Exchange
“Our mission is to engage all sectors of the community in preventing substance abuse or reducing substance abuse,” Frith said. “We reach out to everyone to help us understand the nature of the areas that make up Chesterfield County, and we then work on ...

Alcohol addiction trickles down to youngsters still in school
Times of India
While not everyone who drinks liquor turns alcoholic, the lower the age of consumption, higher the chance of a person becoming addicted to alcohol," socio psychologist Nandini Chatterjee said on the sidelines of a meet organized by Alcoholics Anonymous ...

'RHONY' Aviva Drescher attacks Sonja Morgan for talking about sex-addict father
Examiner.com
Not only was it an insult because Aviva's father was much older than Sonja, but Aviva also revealed that her father was a sex addict. It all sounded very inappropriate. And while Sonja laughed it off when Aviva shared the news of her plans to set her father up ...

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Arizona gets $7.6M from Obama health reform for substance abuse testing
Upstart
Arizona is one of three states that have received $7.6 million as part of the Affordable Care Act to provide early screening for substance abuse. It will take place in Northern Arizona and could eventually be a statewide program. New Jersey and Iowa were the ...

Muse's Chris Wolstenholme speaks candidly about his alcoholism
Entertainment.ie
Muse bass player Chris Wolstenholme has been speaking out about his ongoing battle with alcoholism. His problem, according to Wolstenholme himself, was so all-encompassing around the time of Muse's 2009 record The Resistance that his bandmates ...

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Studies of Substance Abuse with Interventions for the Youth of Native American ...
Democratic Underground
Deaths from alcoholism are almost six times higher, with deaths specifically caused by chronic liver disease and cirrhosis averaging five to six times higher than the U.S. averages. Death rates from pneumonia and influenza are more than double the national ...

12 more steps taken toward debunking AA myths
The News-Press
So Kimble attends 12-step recovery meetings every day. ... “Bill W. and Dr. Bob's” creators, Stephen Bergman and Janet Surrey, have gotten behind both projects, as have high-profile groups such as The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. ... and tell often-humorous stories, and the actors also flash back to dramatic scenes portraying the characters' own battles with alcoholism and key moments in the development of AA, including publishing “The Big Book” and writing the famous “12 Steps.” ...

Alcoholism on the rise among under 30s
The Asian Age
With actor Aamir Khan's popular show Satyamev Jayate speaking extensively about alcoholism, a city-based NGO has come up with a starling finding that there has been an alarming rise in the number of alcoholics, both men and women, in the state under the age group of 30 years. “Around 40 per cent of alcoholics are within the age group of 25 to 30 years and 20 per cent of them are women,” said Priyo, a councillor at Alcoholic Anonymous. Previously it was seen that the affluent classes indulged in alcoholism but ...

Synthetic marijuana abuse growing, officials say
Times Herald-Record
The drug is a combination of herbs, spices and cannabanoids, chemically related to cannabis, according to the New York state Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS). It's commonly called K2 or Spice, among other names, and is ...

The Neurocritic: Online Gaming Addiction, Dysfunctional Families ...
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The authors cited studies on the similarities in brain activity in response to cues of affection andaddiction (e.g. Fisher et al., 2005; Frascella et al., 2010), in which the striatum figures prominently. No wonder we see so ... (2004) reported that 14% of students met the criteria of problematic internet addiction using a standard of IAD > 50; and 3) impaired behaviors or distress due to excessive on-line game play which are modified from DSM-IV criteria forsubstance abuse. There were no ...
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Researcher Developing Vaccine to Treat Heroin Addiction and Protect
By Join Together Staff
A researcher at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research has been awarded a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to develop a vaccine that would treat heroin addictionand protect against HIV. Dr. Gary R. Matyas has ...
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Herbs to Help Heal from Addiction
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Addiction can take many forms, from drug and alcohol abuse to eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, and chronic... ... are tonic for a heart weakened by eating disorders or from chemical substance abuse. As a heart tonic, they're pretty ...
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Dealing with alcoholic roommates - NeuroTalk Support Groups
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Dealing with alcoholic roommates Alcoholism, Addiction and Recovery. ... Unfortunately, my son also became an alcoholic, and right now he is in the critical care unit in the hospital on life support due to alcohol. His organs shut down, his liver ...
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You're Addicted to What? Challenging the Myth of Sex Addiction ...
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Within hours, my email starts buzzing, as media vultures circle the fresh carcass and want my expert opinion: Is Tiger Woods a sex addict? Was Katharine Hepburn? How about Eliot Spitzer, David Duchovny, Charlie Sheen, John Edwards?
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Keeping your Shopping Addiction in Check | Sincere Ladies in ...
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While there is nothing wrong with splurging once in a while if your wallet can handle it, learning to keep a shopping addiction in check will really pay off in the long run by allowing you to save for financial emergencies. If you need a new ...
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Addictions : Sexual Addiction Forum
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I have an addiction to porn but I used it to compensate for my insecurities besides periods when I was horny. I had just come out of a relationship which lasted 6 years until about 2 years ago when I discovered that my partner was cheating on ...
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