Not All Serious Addictions End In Heartbreak – Just Look At John
June 3rd, 2010
The first time I spoke with John he was leaving treatment. He said his life was much better on heroin, and he had no interest going to meetings or working with a sponsor. John was adamant about not seeing a therapist because it never worked in the past, and his main goal was to finish [...]
Tags: addiction recovery, drug abuse, drug addiction, drug overdose, heroin addiction, heroine addiction, recovery support
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New Breakthrough in Addiction Treatment Focuses on Disease's Effect on Brain
June 3rd, 2010
Who would have guessed some of the newest options for treating the brain in one’s addiction would be medications already in use for things like narcolepsy or antidepressants? An article published by the Associated Press explains how drugs already in use might affect the brain’s addiction to certain substances, from cocaine to methamphetamines.
Through the use [...]
Tags: addiction, addiction recovery, addiction treatment, cocaine addiction, methamphetamine
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Gaming Addiction “Like Cocaine” According to New Article
June 2nd, 2010
Due to the overwhelming amount of studies recently released alerting society of gaming addictions and most view it as an epidemic sweeping young people. Today gaming addictions include not only the young, but also their parents and grandparents. With influences like the high rate of unemployment, the high stress situations people find themselves in every [...]
Tags: addiction consulting, addiction education, addiction prevention, adolescent addiction, child addiction, cocaine, gaming addiction, school addiction consulting, video game addiction
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New Drug Initiative Unveiled Featuring Emphasis on Prevention and Treatment
May 26th, 2010
The newest initiative in tackling the US’s drug problem offers a more educated perspective on the issue which has been at the forefront of American politics since the 1960s, even becoming a motto-worthy cause in the 1980s and has still never really fought with success.
Hoping to take a step back from what Harold Pollack’s article [...]
Tags: drug abuse, drug addiction, drug treatment expansion
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Interventions Initiate Recovery; It Takes Diligence To Complete It
May 25th, 2010
Sometimes interventions don’t go the way we initially envision. What with all the visual aids on TV regarding how they’re done, how they look and the reactions they incite, our minds are generally inhabited by a vision of the event before it happens. So, naturally, when the time, place and reactions are a bit different [...]
Tags: drug abuse, drug addiction, drug intervention, drug treatment, drugs
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Unlikely Creatures Provide Insight Into Alcoholism Treatment
May 24th, 2010
Who knew the brain of worms was similar to those of humans – similar enough to scientifically test the effects of alcohol on the human brain?
In a new study researchers initially pondered the “cure” for a hangover, but discovered more about how the brain adapts to different levels of intoxication while watching worms go through [...]
Tags: alcohol withdrawal, alcohol-related consequences, alcoholism
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Jonathan Rhys Meyers Returns To Rehab, But How Can He Make Recovery Count?
May 22nd, 2010
After an initial recovery attempt at a London treatment facility for alcoholism in 2007, The Tudors star Jonathan Rhys Meyers returns to treatment in hopes this time recovery will continue, leading to a healthier, sober lifestyle.
People.com reports Rhys Meyers’ drunken behavior landed him in both Irish and French prison in 2007 and 2009 for his [...]
Tags: alcohol, alcohol addiction treatment, alcoholism, celebrity addiction, celebrity drug addiction
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Drugs and Alcohol are Not the Only Addictions Looming Over US College Students' Heads
May 21st, 2010
In the States Internet addiction is being investigated among college students. The “24 Hours: Unplugged” experiment among many US college students reveals withdrawal symptoms among participants who have removed themselves from the grasps of technology. Cut off from the Internet, social media, cell phones and devices like iPods and TVs. Students experienced agitation, aggression, slight [...]
Tags: college addiction, gaming addiction, internet addiction, teen addiction
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Signs and Symptoms of Drug Abuse and Addiction
May 11th, 2010
How do you know when your loved-one has surpassed the point of casual drug use and ventured into the dark territory of abuse and addiction?
Determining whether someone you care about has become addicted to drugs is difficult for many, not simply because the signs aren’t obvious, but because many times it’s difficult to admit someone [...]
Tags: addiction recovery, assistance in recovery, drug abuse, drug addiction, prescription drug abuse, prescription drug overdose, recovery assistance, Recovery Assistance Program
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AiR and PCH Welcome Friends at Luncheon Before AIS Conference
May 10th, 2010
AiR and PCH welcomed 150 guests at the Rose Cafe in Venice Beach, California in the name of support and recovery in the battle against behavioral health disorders.
Held on Cinco de Mayo, this jointly sponsored three-hour event marked not only the annual AIS Conference, a three day event with leaders in the addiction industry, but [...]
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