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New problems in the Old World
The Economist (blog)
COCAINE-RELATED offences committed in the European Union rose 39% between 2004 and 2009, according to the latest annual report from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and DrugAddiction. But the figures looked to be stabilising in the last couple ...
Smoking an addiction, not a habit, lung association says
Vancouver Sun
"You have to realize it's not you being angry at someone; it's this horrible little addiction trying to fight its way back." And addiction, many are arguing, is exactly the word to describe chronic smoking. In recognition of Addictions Awareness Week, ...
Prescription Addiction: How A Neck Injury Made One Man's Baby Hooked On Methadone
BlissTree
What's most shocking to me about their story is that, like Karly Long, Bernie didn't start out as a crack addict looking for more ways to get high. He started out as a working class guy who had an accident that brought on a need for prescription ...
Accused admits sex addiction, denies assault
TheChronicleHerald.ca
SYDNEY — A teacher from Howie Centre told a police officer during an interrogation that he was a sex addict and admitted to using prostitutes, but he denied trying to force a woman to have sex at a school in October 2010. "I have problems; I know I ...
Addict jailed for killing pensioner
Rutland and Stamford Mercury
Mr Justice Foskett said Halstead's "moment of selfishness" was driven by his drug addiction. He told him: "The loss of a much-loved elderly parent in any circumstance is always felt keenly by the remaining family. "To lose someone such as Mrs Myers, ...
Johnny Jolly: A Tale of Addiction
YouTube
Currently suspended from the NFL and facing a potentially lengthy jail term, Jolly speaks out in an interview with Outside the Lines, coming clean about his codeine addiction, sharing some of his darkest and loneliest moments while following his team's ...
Alcoholic raided hostel to steal food
Shields Gazette
By PAUL CLIFFORD A PENNILESS alcoholic broke into the hostel next to his to steal food for his evening meal. Daniel Smith was arrested after climbing through an open window in the property in Beach Road and making off with the goods. ...
Gene impedes recovery from alcoholism
EurekAlert (press release)
In a study published recently in the journal Alcohol and Alcoholism (issue 46), the research team shows that this gene variant also appears to be associated with a higher tendency among these individuals to suffer a relapse, even if they have undergone ...
Group thinks smoking is an addiction, not habit
News1130
It is a true addiction and we need to acknowledge it as such," says the association's Tobacco Education Coordinator Veda Peters. Research shows smokers are more likely to get treatment once they start looking at smoking as an addiction rather than a ...
Addict gets 10 years for attack
CanadaEast.com
SAINT JOHN - A Saint John drug dealer who attempted to murder a weaponless man by stabbing him in the neck three times and leaving him to die has been sentenced to a decade in prison for the "vicious" crime. Nicholas Welsh, 32, appeared blank-faced ...
Frequent gamers have brain differences, study finds
Los Angeles Times
"If the striatal differences observed in the current study are indeed an effect of gaming, video gaming might post an interesting option to explore structural changes inaddiction in future studies in the absence of any neurotoxic substances," they ...
Smoking: A Strong Addiction
Patch.com
Smoking is a strong addiction but it can be beat. Here's some food for thought. By Treacy Colbert AP Photographer Paul Sakuma This knot of people standing in a parking lot smoking may be an unremarkable sight, but the specifics about the group are ...
Three-year ban on keeping animals for heroin addict who neglected dog
Scotland Courier
A heroin addict who allowed his pet dog to waste away to nothing more than skin and bone has been banned from keeping animals for three years. Buster is back to full health and in a new home after his ordeal. By Mark Mackay One-year-old boxer Buster...
Battling addiction one day at a time
Isle of Man Today
AA describes itself as 'a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism'. It has been in existence around the world for 75 ...
New Definition of Addiction: A Chronic Brain Disease
Psychiatric Times
By Michael Miller, MD | November 14, 2011 The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) recently released a new definition of addiction. 1 In this podcast, Dr Michael Miller discusses the clinical ramifications of the definition as well as the ...
Increased Alcoholism Rates Seen in Gastric Bypass Patients
General Surgery News
By David Wild Chicago—European researchers have found gastric bypass patients have an increased risk for postoperative alcohol dependence. Based on a retrospective cohort of bariatric surgery patients, the investigators are calling for clinicians to ...
High childhood IQ causes addiction?
Hindustan Times
High IQ scores in childhood may be linked to illegal drug use in later life, particularly among women, according to a new study. lifetime drug use, socioeconomic factors, and educational attainment. The IQ scores of the participants were measured at ...
Addict stole 48 hours after prison let-off
Plymouth Herald
A HEROIN addict stole from a shop two days after being released from court with a suspended prison sentence for similar offences. Anthony Stewart, aged 26, walked free from Plymouth Magistrates' Court last Tuesday, was caught shoplifting on Thursday ...
Cockroaches ruin fresh start for former addict
Reading Post
Within eight months her addiction was out of control and her four children were put into care. Miss Perrett ended up living in the Chatham Street car park and under Caversham Bridge, eating from bins and begging for change. In 2003 she went to rehab in ...
Gaming addiction destroying my brothers life and tearing the family apart.
VGChartz
Have any of you ever suffered from gaming addiction and found a way to get out of it, do you know anyone who has or what a good solution to the problem could be. I literally don't know what to do. I thank you all in advance any suggestions would be ...
Contracts awarded for coalitions to prevent addiction
MyCentralJersey.com
TRENTON — The Department of Human Services has awarded $3.65 million in addiction prevention contracts to 17 regional coalitions, including three in Central Jersey, to develop regional, evidenced-based addiction and substance-use prevention strategies ...
Coventry alcoholic jailed for 10 years after stabbing drinking pal
Coventry Telegraph
AN ALCOHOLIC who stabbed a drinking pal during a row over a bottle of sherry has been given a 10-year jail sentence for attempted murder. Homeless Jason Bevins, 45, deliberately knifed Gerard Moran three times in an attempt to kill him. ...
In and out: An addiction journey
CNN (blog)
Tracey is an addiction specialist who helps people dealing with dependency and mental health issues find meaningful employment. In her free time, she enjoys writing and exploring the Bay Area. Tracey hopes by telling her story, she can give hope to ...
Michael Jackson's Propofol Addiction Started in 1999
PopCrush
Cascio added that Jackson was on a quest for inner peace, but never achieved it. He died trying. That makes his story that much more tragic. Jackson passed away in June 2009. His battles with addiction were documented throughout his career.
Former Celtic star John Hartson joins Gamblers Anonymous in bid to beat ...
Scottish Daily Record
One day at a time, been clean for nearly 6 weeks, it's a terrible addiction. "It's only when you admit it yourself and face up to it then you can seek help. "There are places to go that help you so much. "I don't want to take any credit for going to GA ...
N-Acetylcysteine Does Not Improve Survival in Prednisolone-treated Severe ...
MedIndia
Alcoholism severely affects the liver and can lead to death. A recent published study assessed the use of a combination of steroid with N-acetylcysteine in improving survival in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis. Alcohol causes inflammation of ...
UK Research Reveals Rising Alcoholism in Working Class ...
By Pallavi Sharma
It was found by the team that nearly 24% of lawyers would resort to alcohol at some or the other point of time in their career, while there are chances that one in 15 doctors would develop an addiction to the same. ... “If you ask the man in the street what an alcoholic is, they'll generally say a down and out, but 96 per cent of people with addictions actually function quite well most of the time”, said the UK co-ordinator of health support programmes for dentists and veterinary surgeons, ...
TopNews New Zealand
Breaking the Cycle: Free Yourself from Sex Addiction, Porn ...
By Matt Stoeckel
George N. Collins, MA, and his co-writer Andrew Adleman, MA, in Breaking the Cycle: Free Yourself from Sex Addiction, Porn Obsession and Shame provide a guide. ... in addition to being about sex.” Collins, a former sex addict, is founder and director of Compulsion Solutions, an outpatient counseling service in the San Francisco Bay Area specializing in the treatment of men suffering from sexually compulsive behavior. He is recognized as an expert on sexually compulsive behavior. ...
Psych Central
Tuesday Morning Reads: Rubio, gambling addiction and Internet ...
By khaughney
The Palm Beach Post writes that Florida is taking in plenty of money to treat gambling addiction, but not spending it all on that. From the story: Although the state collected $1.75 million from pari-mutuels for gambling prevention and education ...
Central Florida Political Pulse...
I think I am a sex addict.
By Lost in Step
Sex Addiction. I have sex with people I don't love or don't even like. I just want to feel the way I felt when I made love with my ex-boyfriend and I know it won't work but I just get so depressed. Sometimes I do it because I feel like it would make ...
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Early Liver Transplantation for Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis — NEJM
Since most alcoholic hepatitis deaths occur within 2 months, early liver ... perform transplantation in patients with alcoholism is often based on the view that they ... and one fellow; second, a specialist in addiction; third, senior hepatologists; and ...
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1105703
Homeowner associations - latimes.com
Trying to remove alcoholic directors of homeowners association ... Both directors attend various support groups for their alcoholism but their actions and ... Having an addiction to alcohol does not make one a member of a protected class, nor ...
www.latimes.com/.../la-fi-associations-20111113,0,2383568.st...

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