"White-collar" substance abuse problems

CEO's secret
New York Post
But for some executives, the stress of a floundering economy has lead to an even bigger consequence: substance abuse problems. Treatment specialists say they see the effects of the recession in the white-collar clients coming their way, ...

New York Post

Book review: 'The Next Right Thing,' by Dan Barden
Washington Post
Dan Barden's novel “The Next Right Thing” didn't lessen my admiration for Alcoholics Anonymous, but it does offer a darker view of AA — at least as seen in one fictional Southern California chapter — than I'd encountered before. . . Barden offers a grim picture of addiction but one that rings true, and he makes clear that he considers AA the last best hope for millions of desperate people. . . . 

Heroin addiction rising in metro Detroit suburbs
Detroit Free Press
Recovering addict Sean McGraw, 35, of Roseville turned to heroin after becoming addicted to Vicodin following knee surgery. / PATRICIA BECK/DETROIT FREE PRESS By Peggy Walsh-Sarnecki This 2007 Free Press file photo shows packets of heroin wrapped in ...

Gambling addiction is a new problem for counties
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
By Gary Rotstein, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette More than four years after casinos began operating in Western Pennsylvania, counties throughout the region have begun localized efforts to call attention to potential gambling addiction problems.

Addict who stole charity boxes from Bristol pubs is banned from city
This is Bristol
A DRUG addict cheated charities out of hundreds of pounds in donations by stealing collection tins from pubs across Bristol to feed his habit. In a one-month thieving spree, Thomas Hamilton took ten charity boxes filled with coins donated for good ...

Children more vulnerable to Internet addiction than adults
The Korea Herald
More children are addicted to the Internet than adults, and teenagers are the most likely age group to suffer Internet addiction, a government study found Monday. Children aged 5-9 are more addicted to the Internet, at 7.9 percent, than adults aged ...

Experts warn of drug addiction
Bucyrus Telegraph Forum
A senior consultant on addiction from the Dr. Phil Show and a Columbus resident known nationally as "The Man with the Golden Voice" will make their way to Ontario High School at 3 pm March 11. Both men will address heroin, meth and bath salts ...

Addiction services streamlined with federal grant
CBC.ca
"We've got a lot of different practices going on in various sites," Margaret Kennedy, director ofaddiction services, told CBC News . "We're seeking to standardize those and to put in place the best practices and take away the practices that aren't ...

Family support gives woman will to break free from addiction
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Jordan's methamphetamine addiction had led her to months-long absences from her family. The boyfriends she found could be as bad as the dope, including one who beat her to the point of unconsciousness in front of her two young daughters.

From Meth Addict to Del Norte District Attorney
PublicCEO.com
Years ago, Jon Alexander was a successful defense attorney, before he succumb to an addiction to methamphetamines, an addiction that led to a six-month sentence in jail. After serving his time, a stint in rehab, and serving a suspension from the state ...

Recovering Addicts Lead Effort to Kick Zanzibar's Heroin Habit
Voice of America
March 05, 2012 Recovering Addicts Lead Effort to Kick Zanzibar's Heroin Habit Hilary Heuler | Zanzibar, Tanzania The tiny Tanzanian island of Zanzibar is grappling with the problem of drugaddiction. Many young men on the idyllic island use heroin ...

Paul Weller: I'm an alcoholic
London Free Press
Weller has now opened up about his years of heavy drinking, admitting he realized he has anaddiction to alcohol. The singer/songwriter tells Britain's The Times, "I feel fitter now. I go to the gym. Stopped drinking about 16 months ago.

Drug addict spared caning after sex change
AsiaOne
Tests showed traces of Ice and heroin in her urine. Lawyers told The Straits Times it was unlikely that a man would change sex just to escape caning. One lawyer commented that this was the rare case of a drug addict with gender issues.

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Addict who sold drugs to fund his habit jailed
This is Leicestershire
A heroin user who peddled drugs to fund his addiction has been jailed for two years. David Ian Watson was seen by police in a car in Bridge Street, Loughborough, selling a wrap of the class A drug to a customer. Alan Murphy, prosecuting, said officers ...

Kennesaw State to host addiction recovery seminar
Coshocton Tribune
(WTW) — Kennesaw State University is hosting a national conference for college administrators on young adult addiction and recovery. The National Collegiate Recovery Conference is Wednesday through Friday at the suburban Atlanta university.

Drug addiction is spread both in Bishkek and the South of Kyrgyzstan – Ruslan ...
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“Drug addiction is spread both in Bishkek and the South of Kyrgyzstan,” said Republican Drug Center Director Ruslan Tokubaev on panel discussion dedicated to chemical addiction fighting in Kyrgyzstan. According him, in Bishkek and Osh city youth has a ...

American expert speaks on NZ addiction treatment
New Zealand Doctor Online
Allan Zuckoff, a lecturer in psychology and psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh spoke at a workshop in Christchurch for addiction and mental health workers today about why the people they help so often fail to respond to treatment, ...

Hawaii Five O star Alex O'Loughlin's fans knew he was ill before he sought ...
The Daily Telegraph
Looking more petite than expected .... Alex O'Loughlin with Jodi Meares at the 2011 GQ Men of the Year Awards at The Sydney Opera House. Picture: Richard Dobson Source: The Sunday Telegraph We catch-up with Alex O'Loughlin at his shoot with the Sunday ...

Meth takes heavy toll on users
Lawrence Journal World
“It does something for people with this disease that it doesn't do for other people,” said Stacey Hauck, a Crawford County addiction treatment provider and former meth addict. “An addict feels euphoria.” The drug increases dopamine release in the brain ...

Lundbeck Anti-Binge Drinking Drug Helps Cut Intake 66% in Clinical Trials
Bloomberg
H. Lundbeck A/S (LUN), the Nordic region's second-largest drugmaker, said its anti-alcoholism treatment nalmefene helped patients cut consumption by an average of 66 percent in three clinical trials. Results of the final stage of clinical trials showed ...

Dealing with drug addiction in New Jersey
Newsworks.org
"It's the first step toward reclaiming these lives and treating drug addiction for what it really is -- a disease that can be conquered, but only with effective treatment," Christie said in February during his budget address. "Let's not turn our backs ...

Heroin Addiction Rising In Metro Detroit Suburbs
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Addictions to opiate-based painkillers such as OxyContin and Vicodin are fueling a growing heroin problem in the suburbs. Authorities in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties said they have seen increases of up to 50% in the number of ...
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Treating Alcohol Addiction is Possible « Drug Rehabilitation
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There are many teenagers as well as adults who are not able to get rid of alcohol addiction. There are several ... The reasons of alcohol intake can be many but the truth is that excessive alcohol can result into addiction. Addiction affects not ...
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How To Help The Addict Who Doesn't Want Help | Addiction Recovery
By David Sack, M.D.
In an ideal world, every addict that arrives in drug rehab would be cognizant of their disease and determined to get well. But when dealing with addiction, ideal situations are rare. There is ongoing debate about whether an addict who doesn't ...
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W.E.N.N » Weller: 'I'm An Alcoholic'
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7:26am EST. Weller: 'I'm An Alcoholic'. 7:26am EST. Madonna 'opens Up About Marriage' In New Track. 7:26am EST. Jessie J Cancels Perth Shows. 3:56am EST. Hagar Leads Tributes To Montrose. 3:56am EST. Corbett Sent To Rehab Over Depression Fears. 3:56am EST ... Weller has now opened up about his years of heavy drinking, admitting he realized he has an addiction to alcohol. ... I didn't want to go to AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) or any of that b**locks.” In 2008, Weller was ...
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'Hawaii 5-0' Star Alex O'Loughlin Begins Treatment For Addiction ...
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Internet Addiction: Do You Want To Live In The Real World? |
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Making a change from spending hours on the computer to connecting to real people in the world around may be the best New Years resolution if you find yourself in this addiction trap. ... Tags: 12 steps, aa, Addiction, Addiction Treatment, adolescent psychotherapy, adolescent therapy, Agoura Hills, agoura psychotherapist, alcoholism, anxiety, Calabasas, calabasas psychotherapist, Celebrity Rehab, couples counseling, couples psychotherapy, credit card debt, depression”, Dr Drew ...

The Worst Addiction Advice You Can Get | Psychology Today
On the insanity of stopping addiction before you treat it By Lance Dodes, M.D.... ... woman suffering with alcoholism told me she'd been advised by a self-styled " addiction expert" ... The most common and famous of these are 12-step programs .
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Proposal by Gov. Chris Christie to require drug treatment for nonviolent drug-addicted offenders

Christie proposal would mandate drug treatment for nonviolent offenders
Philadelphia Inquirer
Calling addiction a treatable disease, Gov. Christie said Thursday that he would require treatment for nonviolent criminals with drug dependence, a program that would take at least a year to start. In the meantime, Christie would offer yearlong drug treatment to 1,000 to 1,500 low-level offenders now in prison. "I believe that this will be, if we do it the right way, one of the lasting legacies of this administration," Christie said at a news conference at the Rescue Mission of Trenton. "Budgets come and go. Taxes go up and down. But saving lives . . . that lasts forever."... 

Addiction treatment providers could expand under Christie proposal
NJBIZ
By Andrew Kitchenman Addiction treatment providers would see a major expansion in their services under a proposal by Gov. Chris Christie to require drug treatment for nonviolent drug-addicted offenders. Christie has proposed a $2.5 million program for ...

Chris Christie Says Drug Addiction Is A Treatable Disease [AUDIO]
By Kevin McArdle
“This plan puts basic principles into action – that no life in our society is disposable, that drug addiction is a disease that can and must be treated, and that the biggest obstacle to dealing with addiction is denial.” There is bi-partisan support for the proposal. “Recognizing this for what it is – a... “Most non-violent drug offenders commit crimes mainly because of their relation to substance abuse. Offering treatment instead of incarceration is a wise and cost-effective move. The devil will, of...
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Georgia liberalizes policy towards drug addiction
Democracy & Freedom Watch
by DFWatch staff | Mar 2 TBILISI, DFWatch – The government in the former Soviet republic of Georgia is liberalizing its policy on drug addiction. According to authorities, drug addiction will no longer be considered a crime. . . . 

Butte woman talks about overcoming addiction
KAJ18 Kalispell Montana News
BUTTE- Few people understand how the abuse of and addiction to painkillers can nearly destroy a life better than Roxanna Reynolds. At 55 years old, Reynolds has not only lost several close friends and loved ones, but nearly her own life after ...

Critics Demand FTC Regulate Alcoholic Content In Four Loko
CBS Local
BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Some parents and lawmakers believe new government regulations don't go far enough to protect consumers from Four Loko, an alcoholic drink linked to several deaths in Maryland. The manufacturer took caffeine out of Four Loko but some,...

CBS Local

Senate passes bill to ban caffeinated alcoholic beverages
EmpireStateNews.net
ALBANY - The State Senate passed legislation that would have New York formally ban the sale of caffeinated alcoholic beverages. The legislation, (S.3889A), was introduced by Senator Jeffrey Klein, (D- Bronx/ Westchester) as a response to the public ...

Redmond O'Neal pays $100000 rehab costs for sister Tatum's 'cocaine addiction ...
Daily Mail
The 27-year-old - who is also seeking court-ordered treatment for heroin addiction - has stepped in to help because Tatum cannot afford the costs, RadarOnline reports. Academy Award winning actress Tatum, 48, allegedly checked back into rehab after ...

Daily Mail

Former Boston Celtic Chris Herren speaks to Pingree students about addiction
Wicked Local
23, to discuss his many battles with addiction. For 90-minutes, the Fall River native and former Dufree High hoop star told all. from his rise to college basketball fame at both Boston College and Fresno State, to living the NBA dream with the Denver ...

Tatum O'Neal: Addiction Relapse or Back Pain?
Everyday Health
The actress claims she's not in treatment — instead, she's taking steps to avoid a prescription pain med addiction after back surgery. By Amy Solomon, Senior Editor THURSDAY, Mar. 1, 2012 — Tatum O'Neal has battled her addiction to cocaine and heroin ...

Online porn increases sex addiction
Adelaide Now
"Sex addicts on the internet often experience a rapid progression of their addiction as they trawl deeper and deeper into hard-core porn to get their fix." He acknowledged there was a debate over whether it could really be classified as an addiction ...

'The devil on my shoulder' - former Burnham alcoholic speaks
This is The West Country
Addiction is an illness, yes, and alcohol is the devil on my shoulder, but the reality is, I chose to listen to him. Perhaps never more so than last February when my father passed away. Holed up in my one-bed flat, falling in and out of benders, ...

Center for Prevention and Counseling and the Vernon Coalition attend National ...
NorthJersey.com (press release)
CADCA's National Leadership Forum is the nation's largest training for substance abuse prevention and treatment professionals and researchers. New Jersey's GCADA (Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse) accepting a CADCA (Community Anti-Drug ...

NorthJersey.com (press release)

Ex-school janitor and 'sex addict' jailed nine more months
Ottawa Citizen
By Andrew Seymour, Ottawa Citizen March 2, 2012 A former elementary school janitor and self-professed "sex addict" who exposed himself online and attempted to lure an undercover police officer he thought was a 13-year-old girl was sentenced Wednesday ...

Seeing The Faces Of Addiction
KDLT News
by Angela Schilling, Meteorologist "Alcoholism doesn't discriminate, it comes in all different sizes, shapes and colors,” are the words from Terri Brown, who has been in recovery for the past 14 years, fighting alcoholism.

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Sleeping pills can lead to addiction
ABC7Chicago.com
Sleep aids are providing relief, but there is concern about addiction. Alesandra Rain started taking prescription sleeping pills after a bad car wreck and failed marriage. Soon she was hooked, taking dozens of sleep medications every month, ...

ABC7Chicago.com

Regulators Urged To Take Buzz Out Of Sweet Alcoholic Drink
KWTX
Reporter: Jennifer C. Kerr, AP WASHINGTON (March 1, 2012)--A carbonated brew guzzled on college campuses is the focus of an intense write-in campaign urging federal regulators to take some buzz out of a sweet alcoholic drink sometimes referred to as ...

Lionel Ritchie reveals how he fought to save life of drug addict daughter Nicole
Scottish Daily Record
The 62-year-old Hello singer has admitted his adopted daughter's descent into heroin and cocaineaddiction was a “nightmare” until she checked into rehab in 2003. The American IT girl, 30 – who teamed up with Paris Hilton for reality show The Simple ...

Are you a cellphone addict? The symptoms might surprise you
KSL-TV
If so, you may have a problem with cellphone addiction, and you may have been experiencing withdrawals. According to addictionandrecovery.org, emotional addictionwithdrawal symptoms — regardless of the addiction — include “anxiety, restlessness,...

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Christie: Program stresses treatment, not jail
Vineland Daily Journal
Chris Christie unveiled details Thursday for a statewide mandatory drug treatment program, callingaddiction “the underlying cause of many crimes in our society.'' The Republican governor's so-called Second Chance project is ambitious — it would ...

The real sufferers of drug addiction
The News International
The adverse effects of drug addiction are not felt only by those who consume drugs; they are felt as much, if not more, by the family and loved ones of those who are addicted. One such person is Farrukh Imam. Sounding broken and desperate, she narrated ...

Somer Thompson's killer had addiction to child pornography, newly released ...
Florida Times-Union
"Harrell advised that he needed help for his addiction to child pornography," the report said. "Harrell advises that when he is looking at child pornography, it does not register that is wrong, but he is excited by the taboo aspect of it.

'Jerry Maguire' Agent Comes Clean About Alcoholism
Starpulse.com (blog)
The sports agent who inspired Tom Cruise's Jerry Maguire character has revealed all about his alcoholic hell. Leigh Steinberg admits he was "in denial" about his out-of-control boozing for years and it took the loss of his fortune and his livelihood to ...

Starpulse.com (blog)

Raiders' Janikowski Ordered To Substance Abuse, Anger ...
By carloscbs5
Oakland Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski has been ordered by a judge to undergo substance abuse and anger management classes after authorities said he shoved a woman at a nightclub.
CBS San Francisco

Stylist Brad Goreski Reveals Life-Threatening Cocaine Addiction ...
By Sophie
Your favorite stylist in a bow-tie, Brad Goreski reveals that before he was being adorable on his Bravo reality show, “It's a Brad, Brad World” he had a cocaine addiction that nearly destroyed him. Brad reveals that he tri...
Hollyscoop

Addiction, History and Historians: A Symposium | Points: The Blog of ...
By jspillane
For readers unfamiliar with the journal, Addiction is one of the oldest and most influential interdisciplinary journals focusing on issues related to substance abuse and addiction. Society for the Study of Addiction. Puzzling on Addiction Since ...
Points: The Blog of the Alcohol...

Meth Addict Burns Down World's Fifth Oldest Tree | Bossip
By daviddtss
Comments View Comments · meth addict. Wow…meth addicts get down like that? Idiots. A woman was arrested for burning down a historic Seminole County tree named The Senator, and only WFTV reporter Mary Nguyen was at the scene.
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How to Overcome Addiction: Tony Litster Interview | UnLeash Your ...
By Kris Gilbertson
Did you know that as an entrepreneur, your ability to visualize a brilliant future or vision for your company, can make you more susceptible to addiction? Tony Litster, Self Made Multi-Millionaire and Success Coach, shares incredible insight into ...
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Notice Announcing Data Harmonization for Substance Abuse and Addiction via the ... in conjunction with the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, ...
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Addiction Update: MJ and Cirque du Soleil
Mercury-Register
. . . the sublime experience of giving my wife a superb gift. It was the realization that none of it would have been possible without recovery coming first. . . Timing in the world of addiction is not a skill, it's helter-skelter madness with miscues and disappointments. It's the luck of the draw. Drugs have a way of not being there when you want or need them the most, as if they are participating in your ...

Silver Hill Opens Pain and Addiction Center
Patch.com
By Paul Devlin Chronic pain and the addiction to the drugs that help alleviate it, have become a serious problem in our society. The misuse of opioid medications like oyxcondone, vicodin, and morphine can lead to serious harm and even death.

Addict lost his battle with heroin
Eastbourne Herald
A DRUG addict who fought hard to tackle his demons died of a heroin overdose after slipping back into old habits. David Thomas was 45-years-old when his body was discovered face down in his first-floor Brodrick Road flat back on May 9 last year.

Tatum O'Neal's Younger Brother Redmond Is Paying For Her $100k Rehab Stint
Radar Online
“She isn't in a 12 step based treatment program and that is a huge problem because someone with Tatum's addiction issues needs to be at a rehab facility like Betty Ford or Cirque Lodge which adhere to the 12 step model. Tatum is essentially in denial ...

Heroin becomes fatal addiction for more area teens
STLtoday.com
And it's extremely difficult to find any inpatient drug treatment program that will accept minors with heroin addiction, even if they have good insurance. Heroin use in the greater St. Louis area rose dramatically in 2010-2011.

Substance abuse prevention publisher announces the release of parenting ...
WebWire (press release)
New Orleans, LA -- Leading substance abuse prevention publisher announces the release of their latest tool in the fight against the deadly use of synthetic drugs. All across the country, unethical businesses and chemists are creating and distributing ...

HLN Host On Lindsay Lohan's Sobriety: Every Addict Remembers Day They Hit Rock ...
Celebuzz
HLN host Jane Velez-Mitchell is quite vocal on her show about her own road to recovery when it comes to her battle with addiction. It's no wonder that she feels so strongly about Lindsay Lohan's recent quotes from her interview with TODAY show host ...

Recovered alcoholic, family praised
BVI Beacon
By Linnell M. Abbott I read with delight and some pride Bailey Penn's well-written commentary headed “'Functional alcoholic' describes kicking habit,” in your Feb. 16 issue. Because addiction of any sort has such debilitating effects on anyone so ...

Substance Abuse, Comorbid Pain Treated Simultaneously
Medscape
February 29, 2012 (Palm Springs, California) — Patients with chronic pain who are at high risk forsubstance abuse can be treated in an intensive pain rehabilitation program and achieve the same outcomes as low-risk patients, according to a study ...

Tatum O'Neal voluntarily checks back into rehab after cocaine relapse: report
New York Daily News
By Cristina Everett / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Tatum O'Neal, now reportedly in rehab, has long battled an addiction to cocaine and heroin. Tatum O'Neal's demons have come back to haunt her. The Oscar-winning actress, who has long battled anaddiction to ...

New York Daily News

Meth Addict Accidentally Burns Down World's Fifth-Oldest Tree
Gizmodo
Because Florida is running out of unique ways to embarrass itself, a 26-year old meth enthusiast set fire to and destroyed the world's fifth oldest tree last month. While she was in it. Smoking meth. Sarah Barnes had climbed the tree to smoke, ...

Graham Nash, Ralph Fiennes, a Kennedy's drug addiction and living simply ...
ABC Online
Download this mp3 file In this week's podcast, we hear from Graham Nash (that bloke who sings with Mr Crosby and Mr Stills), one of the Kennedy clan tells us about his battles against addiction, Frank Woodley celebrates his special leap year birthday ...

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The best way to Get an Addict to Rehab | Acne No More Review
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Because the addiction grows inside a individual, they start to believe in a different way. Their habits gets defensive to issues which can be occurring about them as well as the try at restricting ... In the course of this method, pals and loved ones will collect having a counselor and try to talk about with all the addict how their drug difficulties make the remainder in the loved ones really feel. This can be usually an emotional time for that loved ones as they're compelled to confront emotions ...
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Ceilings Revisited | An Epidemic of Addiction
By J.T. Junig, MD, PhD
As I have often written, it is VERY hard to stop opioids. It is a little easier to stop buprenorphine; I am convinced of that fact because I have seen opioid addicts taper off buprenorphine, but I know of no opioid addict who tapered off an agonist.
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(NaturalNews) With addictive painkiller OxyContin being phased out in Canada, health experts are calling for a national strategy to confront prescription ...
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