Former Packers kicker Chester Marcol chronicles battle with drug addiction

Former Packers kicker Chester Marcol chronicles battle with drug addiction
Appleton Post Crescent
That's why this alcoholism and drug addiction takes so many because people don't believe it's going to happen to them. You've had some low points in your life with addiction, including a suicide attempt. Did you seek treatment back then? ...
Addiction Scientist Receives Presidential Early Career Award
UCSF Today
The challenge now, she said, “is to sort out which specific circuits are altered, so that we can harness neural plasticity – the ability of the brain to dynamically alter synaptic connections – to move the brain back towards a pre-addiction state. ...
Swansea heroin addict hanged in cell
South Wales Evening Post
A HEROIN addict at risk of self harm was not placed under special measures on his first day at Swansea Prison, an inquest heard. Nine hours later Peter Murphy, 21, of Mayhill, was found hanging in his cell. He had initially been arrested on May 8, ...
My gambling addiction started at age 10
Brisbane Times
You can liken it to how an alcoholic talks about the first drink – it lights them up. After that if someone asked 'do you want to have a bet?' in the school yard, I'd always willing to take a bet on. Then I turned 18 and a whole new world opened up. ...
Addiction conference impacts Rockford's economy
WREX-TV
Drug and alcohol addiction can put people in dangerous situations, but today those who help patients recover learn some new approaches. A four day training conference started Monday in Rockford, for anyone who wants to learn more about addiction, ...
Asians fighting alcoholism may benefit from new UCLA study
UC Los Angeles
In the study, 35 participants received alcohol in the laboratory through an infusion of ethanol that was the equivalent of two to three standard alcoholic drinks. They completed two alcohol sessions, one after taking naltrexone and one after taking a ...
Wives of Sex Addicts Seek Support After Suffering in Silence
ABC News
(Nacivet/Getty Images) Michele, a 57-year-old marketing professional from Colorado, suffered for years in silence and humiliation as her husband's sex addiction extended to pornography, cross-dressing and emotional affairs with other women. ...
Neuroscience and addiction recovery
Irish Medical Times
And while people often argue over whether alcoholism and addiction are actual diseases, the research Prof Erickson will present clearly shows that one type of drinking and drugging (chemical dependence) is a definitive, diagnosable, brain pathology in ...
Sly Stone: Homeless and Still an Addict
International Business Times
Sample Stone told TMZ that he is still an addict and uses cocaine and beer, but that he has every desire to become sober. Supposedly he has already chosen a rehabilitation center that he plans on entering. He claims to have not had a sip of alcohol or ...
Addiction support group debuts
Mansfield News Journal
"My daughter is a recovering drug addict. I had sent her to rehab in Texas and when I came back, we felt that we should do something." Stamper's daughter also will be involved at HOPE meetings. Veronica Cain, coordinator of Ontario's Substance Abuse ...
Marc Lewis gets personal about the neuroscience of addiction
Straight.com
With years of personal experience with all sorts of illicit substances and many more spent studying the way the brain functions, Lewis has a unique perspective onaddiction. He looks back at those tumultuous, terrible years through the lens of science ...
Addiction and Recovery Statistics
Austin News
In 2001 an estimated 20.5% of adults living in the Austin metropolitan area suffered from alcoholism, and an additional 10.7% were afflicted with drug addiction, making Austin the area with the highest per capita drug abuse rates in all of Texas. ...
Family dinner
Baltimore Sun (blog)
But a recent study from The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse reminds us of the importance of family dinners. The study found that teens who have infrequent family dinners (fewer than three per week) are almost four times likelier to use ...
FREE ADVICE with Richard: My Friend Is An Alcoholic Mom
Patch.com
Unfortunately she became an alcoholic some years ago and I didn't realize it for quite some time, until her behavior became odd and then obvious. She has been in and out of these 28-day rehabs a few times, and still continues her drinking. ...
Drug Deaths: Not Just About Overdose
Huffington Post (blog)
The rise in prescription drug abuse highlights addiction's non-discriminatory nature; people from all walks of life, from partying teens to ailing grandparents, are abusing these drugs. The primary reason that the number of traffic accidents has been ...
Addiction expert Nora Volkow to speak at Virginia Tech Carilion facility
Roanoke Times
Thursday's lecture, "What do we know about addiction?" will begin at 5:30 pm Volkow will present a second lecture at 11 am Friday geared toward scientists and students. It is also open to the public. Both lectures will be held at the Virginia Tech ...
Inmate Talks About Meth Addiction
WCYB
By Angela Yingling SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. -- One of the main focuses for many people working in law enforcement is a crackdown on methamphetamine. As we've reported, meth continues to be a problem all across our region and despite efforts to curb meth ...
People from alcoholic families more likely to drink in stressful ...
By Heather Rudow
People from alcoholic families more likely to drink in stressful situations. September 27, 2011 | CT Daily · Heather Rudow. (Photo:Flickr/lowjumpingfrog). Previous studies have shown that alcoholismcan run in families, but new research from ...
Counseling Today
Live Virtual Town Hall: How Addiction Impacts Society | Phoenix ...
By eedelman
Join our Chief Clinical Officer Deni Carise TOMORROW at 8PM EST for a Live Virtual Town Hall hosted by The Partnership at Drugfree.org, InTheRooms.com, and TheFix.com. Panelists will explore how addiction impacts different segments of ...
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Asians fighting alcoholism may benefit from study | UC Health
By alecrosenberg
New UCLA psychology research indicates that Asians who are struggling with alcoholism may benefit especially from naltrexone, one of three medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of alcoholism. Recent research has found that a gene ... In the study, 35 participants received alcohol in the laboratory through an infusion of ethanol that was the equivalent of two to three standard alcoholic drinks. They completed two alcohol sessions, one after...
UC Health
Asians fighting alcoholism may benefit from new UCLA study | PsyPost
By UCLA
New UCLA psychology research indicates that Asians who are struggling with alcoholism may benefit especially from naltrexone, one of three medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of alcoholism. ... In the study, 35 participants received alcohol in the laboratory through an infusion of ethanol that was the equivalent of two to three standard alcoholicdrinks. They completed two alcohol sessions, one after taking naltrexone and one after taking a ...
PsyPost
Heroin Addiction Special InterviewNarconon Blog
By narconon
Heroin addict recovers from heroin addiction and shares how Narconon saved his life. ... HeroinAddiction Special Interview. Posted on September 27, 2011 by narconon. Yea, I was addicted to heroin for 12 years and I found Narconon. ...
Narconon Blog
Understanding: Addict Using vs Addict Recovering - SoberRecovery ...
By ZoeLee
Hi Everyone, I'm trying to understand how it is that the addict using can completely "forget" about his feelings and his life while using. I. ... I understand this is an addict, but what happens when an addictenters recovery? Do they just wake up ...
SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug...
Addiction - Volume 106, Issue 10 - October 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Society for the Study of Addiction ... Addiction treatment outcomes, process and change: Texas Institute of Behavioral Research at Texas Christian University ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/add.2011.106.../issuetoc
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