Painkiller addiction stalks teens Kennebec Journal Teens or others who have family histories of alcoholism or drug addiction are well known to be at higher risk. It's effectively the same reason heart disease, depression and some cancers can run in families, doctors say. The strong link between opiate ... | ||
CDC: Excessive drinking works out to nearly $2 per alcoholic beverage in ... Washington Post Most of that was related to binge drinking, in which four or five alcoholic beverages are consumed on one occasion. “Binge drinking results in binge spending,” said CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden. CDC officials noted that while some health benefits ... | ||
Vaccines for Addiction Gaining Momentum Medscape October 17, 2011 — Up to now, vaccines have been used effectively against a variety of infectious diseases, but what if they could be developed to treat and/or prevent addiction? Take smoking, for example. Someone who wanted to quit would go through ... | ||
Positive drug test supports Bali boy's 'addiction' defence Sydney Morning Herald Two of the charges carry prison terms for juveniles of between two and six years, while a third would allow him to be set free as an ''addict'' to continue his rehabilitation. It is this last charge for which the medical records and drug test results ... | ||
A father's alcoholic descent CNN By Mark Whitaker, CNN Mark Whitaker and his parents, Jeanne and Syl, before the couple separated and alcoholism destroyed Syl's health and career. Editor's note: Mark Whitaker is CNN's executive vice president and managing editor. ... | ||
Hazelden's New York Medical Director, Philip Gianelli, M.D., is Named ... PR Newswire (press release) NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Philip Gianelli, MD, medical director of Hazelden in New York City and director of addiction psychiatry at the West Midtown Medical Group, has been named 2011 Addiction Physician of the Year by the New ... | ||
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Innovative Sex and Love Addiction Program for Women Introduced at The Center ... PR Web (press release) In addition to its highly regarded men's sex addiction program, The Ranch now offers comprehensive and separate, gender-specific treatment for women struggling with sex, relationship and loveaddiction. The serene atmosphere on the ranch affords women ... | ||
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Hillfields drug addict spared jail after heroin sting Coventry Telegraph She has tried to turn her back on her offending behaviour and drug addiction.” Judge Peter Carr, sentencing, said: “This case is very different to a vast majority of these type of cases. Although you were passing drugs to others there was no benefit ... | ||
Gateshead coke addict jailed for attack at Three Tuns pub ChronicleLive by Rob Kennedy, Evening Chronicle A DRINKER was squirted in the eye with ammonia for mocking a drug addict who lost his false teeth. Victim Sharney Charlton and his friends had been calling crack cocaine user Lee Richardson names when he went into ... | ||
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Brother dead, man battles addiction Louisville Courier-Journal He said he stays clean with the help of his sponsor, David Greer, a recovering cocaine addict. “You can't make it without support,” Greer said. “This is about a day-to-day fight. Every day you're challenged with something.” Cory said he still sometimes ... | ||
Scots singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty's fiancee gets nothing from star's ... Scottish Daily Record At the time, Rafferty was battling alcoholism and moving from one London hotel to another. Rafferty then began sharing a flat in Dorset along with Fuschini and her mother. Finally, Rafferty asked her to key the words "Baker Street" into the internet on ... | ||
Over the counter drugs an issue Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News Codeine is a derivative of heroine, and while Alison has tried to go cold turkey several times, she has not been able to kick her addiction. “The chronic cramps, the joint aches, the night sweats, genuinely those make you feel like an addict. ... | ||
Recognizing addiction is program subject Youngstown Vindicator Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children, a program of Penn State Extension in Lawrence County, will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 pm Oct. 24 at Third Presbyterian Church, 1315 E. Washington St. Don Hawk will present a program titled ... | ||
Five Reasons to be Thankful for Addiction Treatment Professionals ... By TheWayOut Sometimes it is the treatment staff that are the only ones holding out hope, after the addict and their family have all given up. They see failure. The rate of relapse varies from program to program and among addiction types, but it can be as high ... The Way Out | ||
Lifestyle Changes as part of Recovery from Drug Addiction ... By russbarnstein Lifestyle Changes as part of Recovery from Drug Addiction include changes to people, places and things that act as triggers to substance abuse or alcoholism. ... Instead, the addict or alcoholic must learn to develop coping skills to that will permit them to repress drug craving and compulsion until they develop associations to the environment that do not include drug use. However, there are some environments that should be avoided as a rule, including anywhere that drug use is ... Recovery First | ||
A Surfing Legend Conquers Addiction, but Prison May Lie Ahead ... Anthony Ruffo, a recovering meth addict, is facing a prison term for drug possession, ... dealing after getting out of rehab but was unable to shake his addiction. ... www.nytimes.com/.../a-surfing-legend-conquers-addiction-but... |
Painkiller addiction stalks teens
