September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month

Presidential Proclamation--National Alcohol and Drug Addiction ... By The White House Recovering from addiction to alcohol and other drugs takes strength, faith, and commitment. Men and women in recovery showcase the power each of us holds to transform ourselves, our families, and our communities. As people share their ... White House.gov Press Office Feed Depression, Addiction a One-Two Punch for Oscar de la Hoya ABC News (blog) But this week he said he's fighting his toughest opponents yet: depression and addiction. In an interview with the Spanish-language network Univision, de la Hoya, 38, revealed his recent struggles with alcohol and cocaine addiction, amitting he had ... Hazelden Study Shows Promise of Web-Based Support for Patients Leaving ... MarketWatch (press release) 1, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- September is Recovery Month: Addiction treatment works and lasting recovery is possible Web-based recovery support programming holds great promise for patients discharged from residential alcohol and other drug ... Why alcoholic housewife could drink freely CNN By Brenda Wilhelmson, Special to CNN A new author reveals how she functioned as an alcoholic housewife and mother, and how she sobered up. Editor's note: Brenda Wilhelmson is a journalist who has written for the Chicago tribune, Chicago Reader, ... Eugene man gets 4 years for $750000 in scams Houston Chronicle (AP) A Eugene man who blamed a fraud scheme on his addiction to day trading in stocks has been sentenced to four years in prison. Hussein Ali Mehdi asked a judge Wednesday to spare him from prison, the Eugene Register-Guard (http://bit.ly/q5PvvC) ... Northwest News: Engineer's addiction to day trading leads to prison time ... OregonLive.com Oregonian staff writer Bryan Denson reports this morning on an interesting case out of the US District Courthouse in Portland, where an engineer's gambling addiction has ended with prison time. Hussein Mehdi was a respected voice in mobile and wireless ... Women who marry as children at greater risk for mental illness MarketWatch (press release) 1, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- New research from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows that women who marry as adolescents have higher rates of lifetime mental illness than women who marry in adulthood. The study is published in ... Recovery Month events Juneau Empire Recovery Month in Juneau is being coordinated by a team of stakeholders – including Juneau Youth Services, Juneau Alliance for Mental Health, Inc., National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-Juneau, Gastineau Human Services, Alaska Mental ... Judge gives man chance to deal with addiction The Sudbury Star The 21-year-old's lawyer Michael Haraschuk told the court all his client's crimes are fuelled by the addiction Simpson has to the drug. Simpson pleaded guilty in the Ontario Court of Justice on Wednesday to attempted break and enter, ... Promises Addiction Treatment Center in Los Angeles Promotes Betsy Spier, MFT ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Betsy Spier is a licensed marriage and family therapist who specializes in couples counseling and addiction and co-occurring disorders. She helped open one of the first dual diagnosis programs in South Central LA in the mid-1990s and has more than 20 ... Annual Sober Fest honors those who overcome addiction Hanford Sentinel Too often, when it comes to addiction, only the stories with sad endings are told. The media seems to be saturated with stories of people succumbing to their vices, whether it be alcohol, drugs or something else. Recently, the music industry lost Amy ... Former addict shares her story with Willing Women The Star Democrat A drug addict from an abusive home, she lived for nearly two decades in a tent under a bridge or in a prison cell. Today, remarkably, only seven years removed from prison, she is a nationally renowned speaker on the devastating results of trauma and ... The Chron investigates how people are coping with the cost of alcoholism Northampton Chronicle & Echo Alcoholic beverages are nothing new in British society and, sadly, neither are the devastating images of those who have become addicted. The cause of troubled music star Amy Winehouse's death is still under discussion, but her damaging link with ... Dental problems and alcoholism linked to mental ill-health Health Insurance and Protection Magazine Interested in this topic?Set up a custom email alert and we'll tell you every time we write more like this. People with mental ill-health are more likely to suffer from poor oral health and at greater risk of developing problems with alcohol than the ... The Writing on the Wall: Addiction Science Is All Brain, No Heart TheFix.com The disease concept of addiction certainly isn't novel: the American Medical Association first defined alcoholism as a disease in 1956. Nor is the brain focus exactly groundbreaking. The former head of the National Institute on Drug Abuse during the ... Valley drug report released TheChronicleHerald.ca By GORDON DELANEY Valley Bureau KENTVILLE — Recommendations in a report on prescription drug abuse the province released Wednesday reinforce what addicts and their families have been saying all along, says an advocate for more addiction services in ... Drug addict jailed after handling stolen iPhone Leigh Journal Jailing the 42-year-old drug addict for eight months, Judge Bryn Holloway said: "I find it quite extraordinary that the prosecution could contemplate this was a sensible plea to accept and it puts me in a most difficult position sentencing on a totally ... Indio addiction center strengthens The Desert Sun Though the center is the oldest addiction recovery facility in the Coachella Valley and possibly Riverside County, it is often overshadowed by its more famous cousin to the west — The Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage — known for its celebrity ... Nicotine Addiction and Schizophrenia EmpowHer By Aimee Boyle HERWriter September 1, 2011 - 7:14am As a former music therapist with years of working with adults with mental illness, I remember distinctly the smoking ritual which took up a tremendous portion of each person's day. ... Former NFL star Leaf opens up to MSU freshmen Houston Chronicle Leaf talked openly about dealing with failure, his addiction to pain killers and his life after the NFL. Photo: Havre Daily News, Daniel Horton / AP HAVRE, Mont. (AP) — Former star football player Ryan Leaf had a simple message for Montana State ... Treating Addiction in Prison ADVANCE for Physician Assistants (blog) An article in the American Journal of Public Health, "Surviving Drug Addiction: The Effect of Treatment and Abstinence on Mortality," describes a nine-year-long longitudinal study of 1326 adults entering substance abuse treatment centers. ... The darkness of drug addiction Sunderland Echo ART student Denise Dowdeswell is painting a real picture of heroin addiction for her debut solo exhibition. Experimenting with abstract and semi-abstract painting using acrylic and oil, Denise is hoping her thought-provoking show, Devotion, ... Addiction a Brain Disease, ASAM Says Medscape August 31, 2011 — For the first time, the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) has officially recognized that addiction is not solely related to substance misuse and is, in fact, a chronic brain disease. "At its core, addiction isn't just a ... The problem with America's gambling addiction The Seattle Times Problem gambling is a serious issue that the game industry works hard to address, but I feel compelled to correct the false claims that Neal Peirce builds his argument around in his guest column, “America's gambling addiction” [Opinion, Aug. 28]. ... Luxury addiction rehab opens in Hamptons The Real Deal New York (blog) A luxury rehab center for recovering addicts called the Dunes is opening in East Hampton, Business Insider reported. Located at 201 Fort Pond Boulevard, the center is responding to "the great need," for a facility that offers "comprehensive recovery ... The Way Out