Christopher Kennedy Lawford shares his experience: "treatment works"

Kennedy brings addiction fight
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Kennedy brings addiction fight. Posted by: 4bc.com.au | 28 February, 2012 - 8:05 AM. 2. 4BC Breakfast: Christopher Kennedy Lawford battled substance recovery and alcoholism recovery for much of his early life. In recovery for more than 24 years, Kennedy shares his experience and treatment ...(audio)
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Homeless drug addict sentenced 10 years for manslaughter
Victoria Times Colonist
“It was a drug addict and drug pusher who came up with the idea of robbing Mr. Rouxel. It was a drug addict who committed the crime against him. It was drug addiction that put Mr. Rouxel in harm's way. The offender's own childhood was also marked by ...

'High:' an unflinching look at addiction
MiamiHerald.com
Lombardo's tough play about addiction, with Kathleen Turner in the starring role, begins a five-day run at Fort Lauderdale's Parker Playhouse on Wednesday. That's just one day less than the play lasted when it opened Broadway's Booth Theater almost a ...

Danniella Westbrook says drug addiction ruined her looks
Daily Mail
She told Closer said: 'I couldn't have gone through all those years of drug addiction and come out of it unscathed. It's aged me and it's done things to my face, but I'm lucky to be alive.' However, the former Dancing On Ice contestant doesn't appear ...

Daily Mail

JAM study highlights emerging problem in addiction therapy
News-Medical.net
A Journal of Addiction Medicine (JAM) study was cited in a recent Center for Substance AbuseResearch (CESAR) series highlighting an emerging problem in addiction therapy: the diversion and misuse of the medication buprenorphine.

Dealing with addiction in McDowell
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
By KATE COIL Bluefield Daily Telegraph WELCH — McDowell County officials met with state legislators and Governor Earl Ray Tomblin Monday to discuss the possibility of opening a drug-treatment clinic in the area. According to McDowell County Commission ...

Drunk driver who killed 2 back in custody after alcoholic relapse
Windsor Star
By Sam Cooper, Postmedia News February 27, 2012 Brian Craig Irving, a chronic alcoholic who suffered a brain injury prior to the crash, smashed his truck through the entrance of Halu Sushi restaurant in 2008. VANCOUVER — The man who plowed his pickup ...

Delray faces suit over denial of substance-abuse residence
Orlando Sentinel
By Peter Franceschina, Sun Sentinel A drug- and alcohol-addiction treatment provider is suing the city of Delray Beach for allegedly discriminating against people with disabilities, after being denied permission to house clients in a tony beach ...

Surgeons at higher risk of alcoholism
Chicago Tribune
The researchers also found that surgeons who showed signs of alcoholism were 45 percent more likely to admit that they had made a major medical error in the past three months. The researchers, led by Dr. Michael Oreskovich at the University of ...

Police: teen's drug addiction may have fueled bank robberies
KSL-TV
"My understanding is that this poor young man has a drug addiction and that's probably what sparked his need or want for money," said Martinez. But regardless of age or motive, police said robbery is a crime that never pays. "The money is very minimal ...
 
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Substance abuse group endorses Schneiderman's plan
Legal News Line
The TCA includes the major substance abuse treatment organization, Phoenix House. "Arguments that suggest only slight improvements in our current approaches and systems are well-intended, but insufficient," the TCA said. "The current system is not ...

Birmingham Maple Clinic Reports on SAMHSA Findings on Children and Alcohol
Midland Daily News
Birmingham Maple Clinic, providers of professional mental health services in Michigan, recently reported on research from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which found that 7.5 million children in the US live with ...

Meth takes over lives in Northern Colorado, too
The Coloradoan
This oil painting by Fort Collins High School senior Angela Natraseveschi, 17, depicts one of the most common physical ailments associated with meth addiction: meth mouth. When she was a young teenager, Natraseveschi learned of her older cousin's ...

Addicts need support, not judgment
Temple News
Craig argues that society should do a better job of understanding substance abuse before passing judgment on those who suffer from it. Not that it's something to laugh at – unless you're on something – then it might make you a little giggly.

Drunk driver who killed 2, injured 6, ordered back into custody after ...
The Province
Irving, a chronic alcoholic who suffered a brain injury prior to the crash, was charged with two counts of criminal negligence causing death, and seven counts of criminal negligence causing bodily harm. He was found not criminally responsible in Oct.

9 signs you may be an alcoholic (and what to do)
Guyism
According to them, we're all alcoholics and since we've already been judged guilty I thought I'd take this time to let you know just what the warning signs of alcoholism actually are. That way, you can know what to do in order to overcome them and keep ...

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Community gathers to discuss addiction
Sarnia Observer
Ivan Skinn of the Sarnia Police speaks about drug addiction at a community meeting held Thursday at Central United Church. Skinn said painkiller addiction has become the largest policing issue in Sarnia. DANIEL PUNCH/ THE OBSERVER / QMI AGENCY By ...

Whitney, Josh and their disease
OpEdNews
By Bob Gaydos (about the author) In a week filled with sometimes lurid,often fawning stories about the death of Whitney Houston, it was once again evident how little most Americans know about addiction or, in fact, how little they seem to care to know.

Families urge students to speak up about substance abuse
Tbo.com
Nick Kerkes, 18, far right, a student at Steinbrenner High School ,listens with fellow students during a Narcotics Overdose Prevention Education presentation. Steinbrenner High School senior Kara Saunders, 18, holds her hand to her head while students ...

Children's welfare must come first
Marion Star
He got a girl pregnant at 17, has been in jail a few times and is an alcoholic. His 15-year-old daughter is immature for her age and constantly getting into trouble at school. Their mother is an alcoholic and a drug user.

Brains Wired for Addiction (No Kidding) and What This Says About ...
By Lynn E. O'Connor, Ph.D.
Addiction Is in the news again.. By Lynn E. O'Connor, Ph.D.... ... or should I say a recovering addict. Addiction, once it gets going, is a "chronic disease" as spelled out by the folk wisdom of 12-step self-help programs, and it doesn't go away, it just goes in remission when the addict stops taking drugs entirely. ... Years later, after they were flagrantly, actively alcoholic, they changed their stories, and suggested that they were somehow traumatized by childhood experiences. This then ...
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Addiction and Performance: the New Normal? | Arts and Health
By communications@encatc.org
Addiction and Performance: the New Normal? brings together world-leading research and cutting-edge arts practice, in an interdisciplinary, international conference that explores the connections between addiction and performance.
Arts and Health

Labelled as an Alcoholic and Discrminated - Ecademy
If you have ever been an alcoholic or labelled as one, what are the chances of loosing your job? Stereotyping is on most employers mind, are you one of them? The fact is that today alcohol is classed under mental health, and if you have ever ...
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Big Book Quote - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help ...
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... that I may better do Thy will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of life. May I do Thy will always!" ~Alcoholics Anonymous, How It Works, pg. 63~ ...
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Counselor To Heroin Addicts: There Is Hope; Winehouse Trust Donates To Rehab Charity

Counselor To Heroin Addicts:There Is Hope
CBS Local
Chestnut Health Systems, Adult Substance Abuse Services Director Susan Taylor says they have seen the addiction take hold, but they've also seen people recover and live full, productive lives. Taylor says they're seeing heroin users from 17 to ...

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Amy Winehouse - Winehouse Trust Donates To Substance Abuse Charity
Contactmusic.com
Amy Winehouse's father Mitch has given a UK substance abuse charity a boost by making a $48000 (£30000) donation in the tragic singer's name. Mitch and his wife Jane visited the drug and alcohol rehabilitation charity Focus12 in Suffolk, ...

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OxyContin delisting not the answer to opioid addiction, experts say
Globe and Mail
The decision by some provinces to remove public funding for OxyContin and its newer harder-to-abuse formulation, OxyNEO, is being cast by many politicians and health professionals as a significant victory in the battle against the scourge of painkiller ...

Globe and Mail

Confessions of a recovering addict
Sun.Star
As the addiction progressed, getting and using drugs became more and more important and the ability to stop using them was compromised. Moloy is a man without any stable job, but he gives his best shot at cleaning the motorcycles of his neighbors for ...

Chronic pain patients at high-risk for comorbid substance abuse benefit from 3 ...
News-Medical.net
The study addressed substance use in chronic pain patients, and the researchers aimed to determine the efficacy of a 3-week interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation treatment for patients with chronic pain who have an increased risk of substance abuse.

'Families should not be ashamed because a loved one has been drawn into addiction'
This is Hull and East Riding
With his life firmly in the grip of addiction, social services have forced Mandy to ask her son, now 18, to leave the family home because of fears over the safety of her daughter. It was the hardest thing she has ever had to do.

Pediatricians to help adolescents fight malnutrition, substance abuse
Times of India
Dr Rajkumar Kiratkar, who is the new secretary of the academy, said a similar methodology would be used for tackling substance abuse. "This problem can have its roots in various things like psychological deprivation, peer pressure and wrong company, ...

Workshops on Substance Abuse and Drug-Free Workplaces are This Week
Sheridan Media (press release)
By Ron Richter on Mon 02/27/2012 06:10 The Workforce Development Committee of the Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce is hosting two workshops this week for supervisors' training for identifying substance use and abuse in the workplace.

Minsk Department of Internal Affairs: There are 200 Thousand Chronic ...
Telegraf.by
In Minsk, registered 40.5 thousand people are suffering from alcoholism. Among them, 7.72 million women and 4.57 thousand teenagers, reported in Minsk city executive committee. Last year, 903 chronic alcoholics, of whom 160 - women, were sent to the ...

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Writer Presents Book on Alcoholism
AllAfrica.com
Lubango — The Angolan writer, Isaura Maria da Conceição panda presented on Saturday her book entitled "Memórias de uma alcoólica" in Lubango city, southern Huíla province. The referred book comprises 39 pages and portrays stories based on the author's ...

Mexican researchers patent heroin vaccine
Sydney Morning Herald
Maria Elena Medina speaks about the patent of a new vaccine that could reduceaddiction to heroin. Photo: Reuters While Mexico grapples with relentless drug-related violence, a group of Mexican scientists is working on a vaccine that could reduce ...

Sydney Morning Herald

Working program to fight dependency
Visalia Times-Delta
That letter reveals while you are now in treatment, you are making amends and working steps four, five and nine of Alcoholic Anonymous. Congratulations. This is not an easy task.Alcoholism is a powerful, controlling genetic disease.

Addicted women learn to become sober, better moms at recovery center
Springfield News-Leader
“Oh, your mom's an alcoholic? My mom's an alcoholic too.” Carol Jones is run by Alternative Opportunities, a nonprofit. Some of the women have their children live with them while they're in treatment. In 2011, the program did substance abuse assesments ...

researchers patent heroin vaccine
Sydney Morning Herald
While Mexico grapples with relentless drug-related violence, a group of Mexican scientists is working on a vaccine that could reduce addiction to one of the world's most notorious narcotics: heroin. Researchers at the country's National Institute of ...

Life Management Inc. Merges with Magnolia Creek Treatment Center for Eating ...
PR Web (press release)
Life Management Inc., a leading provider of outpatient substance abuse treatment and mental health counseling is pleased to announce its merger with Magnolia Creek Treatment Center for Eating Disorders. We have programs for virtually anyone struggling ...

'How to Cope' aids families of the addicted
Ridgefield Press
Midwestern Connecticut Council of Alcoholism (MCCA) is launching March 5 How To Cope, a nationally recognized program for family members and friends impacted by addiction. Manyaddiction professionals believe that loved ones and family members may ...

Pakistan school strives to beat the Taliban trap
Seattle Post Intelligencer
14, 2012 photo, a drug addict leans on a wall after injecting himself with a dose of heroin on a street in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. The flourishing opium production in Afghanistan has resulted in more than 4 million addicts in Pakistan.

Rehab Surges In Bad Economy With Executives Who Won't Stop Working
Huffington Post
That, in turn, seems to be causing a spike in the number of people seeking treatment for substance abuse. "In bad times, people tend to medicate themselves," said William Moyers, vice president of public affairs at Hazelden, a Minnesota-based treatment ...

Ginnie Graham: Tired of celebrity 'exhaustion'
Tulsa World
Some of the famous, including the late singers Whitney Houston and Amy Winehouse, later spoke of their addiction battles after their publicists originally claimed exhaustion. The ill-use of the E-word just perpetuates the stigma surrounding mental ...

Heroin death inspires message
Palladium-Item
Matthew suffered from a heroin addiction that dated back two-plus years. His family helped him clean up in recent months, but a recent relapse ended with his death at Reid Hospital in Richmond. The family is sharing their grief in the hopes area young ...

Jazz trumpeter pastor uses music to connect to people
Coshocton Tribune
He started playing the trumpet as a teenager but says he got involved with drugs and wrestled with addiction for almost two decades before recovering. Turner said he felt a need to give back and do more than "be here, experience drug addiction, ...

Medical sensors could phone for help
Boston Globe
By Carolyn Y. Johnson A man struggling with drug addiction feels a craving coming on, but his next therapy appointment is not for another week. Right away, his cellphone buzzes, offering a breathing exercise, a motivational message, or even just a ...

Boston Globe

Spouse of addict seeking support - Sex Addiction Support Groups
By emdee21
My husband and I have a different situation; we are in a long distance relationship and have been for three years now. He lives in the US and I live in Canada.
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Are We Medicating Our Feelings Away | Self-Medication and ...
By David Sack, M.D.
The easy accessibility and perceived safety of prescription drugs have intensified the risks ofaddiction. Ordinary ... In most cases, the drug of choice is not chosen at random, but based on the specific feelings the addict is trying to relieve.
Addiction Recovery

Women – Overcoming Your Alcohol Abuse, Dependence or Addiction
By admin
Alcohol rehabilitation treatment providers are nearly universally wedded to the outdated 12-Stepmodel that only works for approximately ten percent of the men they were designed for, much less for women. Women, and their usually differing ...
Drug Rehabilitation

CBT for Drug Addiction and PTSD via Wearable Sensor Platform ...
By Cognitive Behavior Therapy News | Beck Institute Blog
Researchers from the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) are currently examining the effects of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) delivered via mobile device to patients suffering from drug-addiction and post-traumatic stress ...
Beck Institute Blog

UNH Counseling Center: Children of Parents with Alcoholism
By Counseling Center
In 1983, Dr. Jan Woititz wrote a book describing the common elements of Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA), individuals who were raised in families that were affected by alcoholism. Dr. Woititz indicated that these qualities also occur in ...
UNH Counseling Center

Substance Abuse Treatment for Women Offenders
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Center for Substance Abuse ...Chapter 1 — Women Offenders and Addiction: Research Findings.
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Anti-abuse, addiction forum on the cards
Independent Online
Picture: Gcina Ndwalane Pushers and drug lords can expect to see their profits shrink with the news that KwaZulu-Natal Premier Zweli Mkhize is setting up a forum to tackle abuse andaddiction in the province. Popular drugs, including woonga and kuber, ...

Hope for children addicted to gaming
The Age
Once their gaming is back to normal levels, their psychological problems shift, and their mood and school work improves, says Douglas Gentile, a lead researcher on two studies of video game addiction. Dr Gentile, an associate professor in psychology at ...

The Age

She The People
Washington Post (blog)
And it's simply untrue that alcoholism can be outgrown, like a food allergy, or Justin Bieber. Yeardley Love discussion that went on inside the jury room. Not surprisingly, jurors did not buy the defense team's unlikely narrative, and held Huguely ...

Translational research in addiction conference to take place in Texas
News-Medical.net
Young people starting out in addiction research will get a turbo-boost to their careers March 3-4 at an annual conference that puts them face to face with internationally recognized addiction researchers and clinicians. The conference, "Behavior ...

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Alcoholism not uncommon among surgeons

Alcoholism not uncommon among surgeons | Reuters
The researchers also found that surgeons who showed signs of alcoholism were ...go into rehabilitation show very low relapse rates back into substance abuse.
www.reuters.com/.../us-alcoholism-surgeons-idUSTRE81L1V... 

Chris Herren finds therapy in talking about addiction
Turn to 10.com
"I'm a recovering drug addict. Extremely grateful, grateful for one day at a time," Herren said. In a basketball town like Fall River, Herren was the answer to all those who dreamed of making it. A 2000-point scorer at BMC Durfee High School, ...

Dealing With Alcoholism in America
Huffington Post (blog)
Whitney Houston's death has reignited the conversation about the prevalence and dangers ofsubstance abuse. In 2009, drugs and alcohol accounted for at least 60684 deaths around the country -- one death every 9 minutes. Last year, the World Health ...

  

Canzano: A twist in the tale causes heroin addict to tune into a deeper issue
By John Canzano, The Oregonian --Former NBA player Chris Herren will be in Eugene on Sunday to talk with the University of Oregon football team about his addiction to heroin and crack cocaine. I typed the last few sentences of my column ...

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From meth addict to Del Norte County DA, Jon Alexander has courted trouble
On his redemptive journey from meth addict to district attorney, Jon Alexander carried one constant companion: a magnet for trouble. After a methamphetamine habit nearly destroyed him, Alexander resurrected his career and devoted himself to helping ...

Substance abuse experts oppose medical pot bill
"We want to rally the cry, 'No way do we want legal marijuana in Mississippi,'" said Carolyn Anderson, the executive director of the Gulf Coast Substance Abuse Task Force. The task force is hoping state leaders will hear their plea.

Slate Belt addiction treatment center offers alternative to St. Patrick's Day ...
By Andrew George | The Express-Times For those recovering from addictions, holidays pose an even greater threat of relapse, says Jana Morris, founder and director of the Bangor-based addiction treatment center Recovery Revolution.

Steinberg: Braun has work to do
He gave a passionate defense in his press conference when he pointed out that his strength and speed had not improved since the alleged substance abuse and that he had tested negative multiple times. But talk radio and other media are still debating ...

Annie: Daughter unsure how to help alcoholic mother
DEAR ANNIE: As a child, I remember my mother as a heavily abusive alcoholic. She has been sober for 11 years, but she has slowly started drinking again. When she's drunk, she makes vulgar and belittling comments, which she never does otherwise.

Bees' Leavold rebounding after battling addiction
He was fighting a burgeoning heroin addiction spawned by years of abusing Oxycontin, a synthetic version of the drug. His engagement to fiancé Brittany was gone, he was trying to maintain his relationship with his three-year-old daughter Brooklyn and ...

Addiction is not hopeless - CNN.com

Addiction is now known to be a chronic illness that affects the brain, says Adam Brooks. ... Substance abuse is a pervasive problem in America; it is made worse by ...of peers" such as Alcoholics Anonymous or other self-help organizations.
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Home » New England Institute of Addiction Studies
The New England Institute of Addiction Studies has been in existence for over ... who provide services for substance abuse prevention, intervention, treatment and ... and best clinical practice in alcoholism and substance abuse treatment in an ...
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Child addiction to video gaming not 'just a phase'
Once their gaming is back to normal levels, their psychological problems shift, and their mood and school work improves, Douglas Gentile, a lead researcher on two studies of video game addiction, says. Dr Gentile, an associate professor in psychology ...

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Tips for dealing with substance abuse problems in the workplace; Chris Herren's struggle with drugs

Tips for dealing with substance abuse problems in the workplace ...
How can you tell if a co-worker might have a substance abuse problem, and what should you do about it? Here are tips from experts: Watch for signs: According ... For information on how a small business can set a policy, see http://www.dol.gov/elaws/asp/drugfree/drugs/screen2.asp.
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Former NBA player recounts struggle with drug addiction
CNN
Tune to HLN's "Dr. Drew" weeknights at 9 ET for an in-depth look at the power of addiction and how people struggle with it. Boston (CNN) -- In the 14 years he lived as a drug addict, former NBA player Chris Herren had no shortage of moments that could ...

Canzano: Ex-NBA player recovering from addiction has important message for ...
OregonLive.com
"People's vision of a heroin addict is a guy sleeping, drooling, dirty," Herren said, "but that's his last day. Mine was with the Celtics. I couldn't function without it. I wasn't getting out of bed without it. I wasn't going to bed without it.

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Gerard Butler Admitted To Rehab For Substance Abuse
MTV UK
Actor Gerard Butler has reportedly been admitted to rehab to receive help with hissubstance abuse problem. According to TMZ, the PS I Love You star entered the Betty Ford Centre three weeks ago after apparently feeling that he was too dependant on ...

MTV UK

Gerard Butler being treated for substance abuse at rehab clinic
New York Post
Butler also has issues with cocaine but mainly wanted to ensure he did not develop a full-blownaddiction to the prescription drugs, a source said. He is due to leave the facility Friday. The star fell off his board and was trapped underwater by waves ...

Gerard Butler checks into rehab
New York Daily News
Gerard Butler is reportedly seeking treatment for substance abuse at the Betty Ford Center in California. The Scottish actor checked into the well-known facility three weeks ago after he became too reliant on prescription drugs, TMZ.com reports.

New York Daily News

Banstead man jailed after stealing £1.8m to feed gambling addiction
Your Local Guardian
A financial director who plundered £1.8m from a firm of top chartered surveyors to feed his gambling addiction has been jailed. Andrew Stubbs, 41, from Roundwood Way in Banstead was jailed for four years at Southwark Crown Court on Wednesday, ...

Cracked: John Cheese On Dark Comedy, Addiction And Pen Names
Forbes
If writing candidly about his own poverty and addiction were not enough, he vlogged his path to sobriety, including the night he decided to start and the day he reached two years sober. Now he is vlogging his efforts to quit smoking.

A Prescribed Addiction, Part 3
WCAX
His opiate addiction almost killed him. John, who asked that we not use his real name, is one of the roughly 3500 Vermonters from teens to pain patients to seniors who find themselves in treatment for opiate addiction every year.

Extreme alcoholic trades Listerine for rum
Vancouver Courier
By Cheryl Rossi, Vancouver Courier February 23, 2012 Evan Nagy has ripped containers of hand sanitizer off a wall in St. Paul's Hospital and been chased by security guards to Nelson Park where he hoped to drink the antiseptic for its heavy hit of ...

Great Falls Teenager's Recovery From Drug Addiction an Inspiration to Others
KFBB NewsChannel 5
Tonight we bring you the conclusion of 16 year old Chris Casson's journey through addiction to recovery. Chris' father, Doug Casson, explains the worry he felt during Chris' addiction, "We were scared that we would wake up one day and he'd be dead, ...

Drug Addict Turns Pastor
Peace FM Online
REV. JAMES NANA Ofori-Atta, head pastor, Action Chapel International for the northern sector of the country, has openly confessed that he was once a drug user. He said it was through the Almighty God who has power over everything on the surface of ...

Peace FM Online

Sex addiction on the rise, more women than ever affected
Global Regina
In her book, “Love Junkie”, she recounts in vivid details her experience with sex addiction. “I wanted more and more sex and I wanted that affirmation,” she said. “[I wanted] what I thought was real connection, what I thought was love.

Mexican researchers patent heroin vaccine
DAWN.com
National Institute of Psychiatry's Director Maria Elena Medina speaks about the patent of a new vaccine that could reduce addiction to heroin, during a news conference at the institute in Mexico City February 23, 2012. – Reuters Photo MEXICO CITY: ...

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Help! I'm Dating an Alcoholic | Madame Noire | Black Women's ...
By admin
Help! I'm Dating an Alcoholic. February 23rd, 2012 - By admin. Are you dating or married to someone who has a problem with alcohol or substance abuse? Are you tired of the negative affects this problem has had on your relationship and ...
Madame Noire | Black Women's...

I Was An Alcoholic During The Best Years Of My Career
By Meredith Lepore
But as you grow older and understand more, you realize that being an alcoholic isn't as simple as a TV movie that is trying to scare kids about the dangers of substance abuse. People can be very high-functioning alcoholics. In fact, they can be ...
TheGrindstone

Alcoholism
By admin
In addition to explaining and analysing important national and international issues, as a matter of editorial policy and in the interest of spreading awareness and educating our readers, we have been exploring topics that address the many ...
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Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Centers – Find Local Rehab ...
Addiction treatment can help a drug or alcohol addict recover from addiction and ... to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, people with an addiction to ... Some people have trouble recognizing their substance abuse problem or ... After detoxification is complete, the recovering alcoholic enters long -term ...
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My life with drugs, rock 'n' roll and addiction

My life with drugs, rock 'n' roll and addiction
CNN
Alcoholism and drug addiction had rendered me into what the "Big Book" of Alcoholics Anonymous refers to as "pitiful and incomprehensible demoralization." The choice seemed simple. Choose life or death. Do I acknowledge I have a problem, ... 

Alcoholism not uncommon among surgeons
Fox News
The researchers also found that surgeons who showed signs of alcoholism were 45 percent more likely to admit that they had a major medical error in the past three months. "Surgery is a stressful business. There are people who turn to alcohol to help ...

Addiction is not a choice
The Snapper
Speculations circulated that her death was at the hands of addiction, which she battled with for years. Whitney confessed to Oprah Winfrey in an interview that throughout the course of her life she has struggled with addictions to marijuana, cocaine, ...

Dr. Gupta Talks About Prescription Addiction
KMGH Denver
In the study, patients receiving intensive addiction counseling did no better than those who didn't. Naltrexone -- sold under the brand names Revia and Vivitrol, an injectable, long-acting formulation -- has also been used for prescription painkiller ...

Nolan Ryan Says These Rangers Are His Best Team
ABC News
At a packed news conference Wednesday, the Hall of Fame pitcher spoke of how impressed he is with the team's expensive addition from Japan, right-hander Yu Darvish, then talked of the addiction struggles of outfielder Josh Hamilton and his high ...

ABC News

Ryan: Rangers have tabled contract talks with Josh Hamilton
USA TODAY
"Obviously, us who don't have an addiction don't truly understand the challenges that Josh has. So we're concerned with him, obviously. And, as an organization, we try to do everything we can to help in any way we can.'' Hamilton, who has battled a...

USA TODAY

Addiction is not hopeless
CNN
By Adam C. Brooks, Special to CNN Addiction is now known to be a chronic illness that affects the brain, says Adam Brooks. Editor's note: Adam C. Brooks is a research scientist at the Treatment Research Institute, a nonprofit research and development ...

Definitions to increase alcoholism
Sydney Morning Herald
A research article she wrote, published in the journal Addiction, used data from nearly 8000 drinkers aged over 18, applying the new criteria to the answers they had given when the survey was conducted. Under the current manual, about 2 per cent met ...

Religion can be powerful ally in fight against substance abuse
Orlando Sentinel
By Joel Wells | Guest columnists Another entertainer died prematurely due to substance abuse, this time the beloved Whitney Houston. I always imagined that she was exactly like the role she played in "The Preachers Wife," and I believe that is how the ...

Local professionals share experiences at Substance Abuse Fair
Maryville Daily Times
Both individuals have successful careers that could have ended dramatically if they had not overcome their struggles with substance abuse. Bailey and Gourley shared their experiences and how they conquered their past addictions during Prescription Drug ...

Probing How Chronic Alcoholism Alters Cellular Signaling of Heart Muscle
Newswise (press release)
Beyond the personal tragedy of chronic alcoholism there is heartbreak in the biological sense, too. Scientists know severe alcoholism stresses the heart and that mitochondria, the cellular energy factories, are especially vulnerable to dysfunction.

Senate approves bill to aid regional jails and substance abuse programs
Huntington Herald Dispatch
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Senate approved a bill Wednesday that will help counties with their regional jail bills and build a fund for substance abuse treatment. Senate Bill 526, which is similar to House Bill 4117, would give county clerk ...

THE PEOPLE'S CLINIC, ''PREVENTING SUBSTANCE ABUSE: CREATING A HEALTHIER FUTURE ...
Wilmington Journal
by MAYA ANGELOU RESEARCH CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH Each year, it seems we can name more well-known individuals are added to the list of those who die due to substance abuse, however, 1000s more people, in every town and community are affected by ...

Alcoholism being studied in three distinct life areas
The Desert Sun
Research has shown that the lack of these skills may not be the direct cause for addiction, but that without the skills the development of drug and alcohol dependence is almost inevitable in the genetically susceptible. Dr. James West is a retired ...

Addict jailed 35 years for killing teen
Scotsman
A COCAINE-ADDICTED former nightclub bouncer has been jailed for at least 35 years for the rape and murder of heavily-pregnant teenager Nikitta Grender. Carl Andrew Whant appeared to yawn as he was found guilty by a jury of raping the 19-year-old before ...

How tweaking a gene 'could stop cocaine addiction'
Daily Mail
By Daily Mail Reporter Teenagers are more susceptible to cocaine addiction than adults because of how their brains are wired, scientists say. A team from Yale University said those who started abusing the Class A drug when they were young were far more ...

Daily Mail

Bath Salts: What addiction can do
UpperMichigansSource.com
by Nikki Davidson MARQUETTE COUNTY -- After just one use, some have reported an addiction to the substance known as 'Bath Salts.' They're a synthetic designer drug made by illegal street chemists. The drug was formerly sold legally in UP head shops in ...

Local ER doctor explains dangers of non-alcoholic energy drinks
Oak Ridger
By Anonymous Non-alcoholic energy drinks are a serious and growing problem, according to Peter Kah, MD, medical director of Methodist Medical Center's Emergency Department. “We are seeing increasing numbers of otherwise young healthy people come to the ... Nearly half of the emergency room visits occurred after the beverages were mixed with alcohol or other drugs. Young adults ages 18 to 25 accounted for more than half of those cases. . . .

Local woman tells tale of her heroin addiction
Belleville News Democrat
Jamie told her tale of heroin addiction as part of a drug awareness forum held Wednesday night at O'Fallon Township High School. A crowd of hundreds nearly filled the Smiley Campus Auditorium to hear about the horrors of heroin.

Josh Hamilton focused on recovery
ESPN
"I think we're all concerned with Josh in that us who don't have an addiction don't truly understand the challenges that Josh has," Ryan said. "So we're concerned for him, and as an organization we try to do everything we can to help in any way we can.

Porn addiction treatment center set to open
KSL-TV
By ksl.com SALT LAKE CITY — Utah could soon have its first residential treatment center dedicated to treating pornography addiction. The American Psychiatric Association doesn't classify excessive use of pornography as an addiction.

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Sheen's ex tries to shake off addiction
Independent Online
Brooke Mueller is to undergo an "aggressive" outpatient programme as part of her drug addiction treatment. The real estate agent - who has two-year-old twins Bob and Max with ex-husband Charlie Sheen - has spent two months in a rehabilitation clinic ...

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A Prescribed Addiction, Part 2
WCAX
"There's a lot more dangerous stuff that will kill you deader than dead or lead to a lifetime of addiction right at your fingertips." It's a warning the state's federal prosecutor says is supported by the numbers: 3 percent of Vermont high school kids ...

Alcoholism not uncommon among surgeons | The Raw Story
By Reuters
The researchers also found that surgeons who showed signs of alcoholism were 45 percent more likely to admit that they had a major medical error in the past three months. “Surgery is a stressful business. There are people who turn to ...
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta: The truth about prescription medication addiction ...
By Jacque Wilson
painkillers are a miracle for many people in chronic pain. not everyone is an addict. its unfortunate many doctors dont want to prescribe extremely beneficial medication because some people abuse it. i say we treat the population as intelligent ...

Scientists Continue to Unlock the Pathology of Addiction | The ...
By lcruzada
Researchers and advocates have known for decades from epidemiological studies that smoking cigarettes is where addiction and substance abuse usually to illicit drugs begins. People also usually regard Marijuana or Alcohol as potential ...
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Father, recovering alcoholic, changed his life, now counsels others ...
By jonhale
He first came to the George Privett Recovery Center as an addict himself, desperate for help to stay sober and out of jail. But now, he comes back to the center each week by choice, to share his story and inspire hope in others struggling with addiction. “I took that crazy, insane way I was living, and it's turned into my greatest asset,” Whitlock said. “There's nothing more powerful than an alcoholic helping other alcoholics.” Whitlock didn't come to hold this perspective quickly or easily, ...
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Alcoholism not uncommon among surgeons -Alcoholism and ...
About 15 percent of surgeons have alcohol abuse or dependency problems, a rate that is somewhat higher than the rest of the population, according to a new survey. The researchers also found that surgeons who showed signs of alcoholism ...
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Life coaches with a history of addiction tackle reoffending | Society ...
Coaches whose past experiences must include addiction or imprisonment are ... The ex-offender and former drug addict, 35, is describing himself when he first ...
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Addiction. Treatment effectiveness. They have concluded that treatment is ... that AddictionTreatment actually saves money by. .... Synthesis, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment,Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration. .... Report funded by The Association ofAlcoholism & Drug Abuse Counselors of Oregon, ...
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Can Exercise Help Treat Addiction?

Can Exercise Help Treat Addiction?
Huffington Post
By Kristine Lockwood Addiction can come in any shape and form, from shopping and sex to alcohol and nicotine. And while most people won't make the cut for "My Strange Addiction," treating addictions of any kind can be incredibly complex.

Addiction booming in baby boomers
KSDK
A real mess," said Peggy, a recovering addict. She is 58 years old and in drug rehab for the first time. "I was in a total black out from the sixth of October to the 17th. They did a blood alcohol on me it was .43. I should have been dead then," said ...

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Why Fighting Addiction Can Feel Like a Game of Whac-a-Mole ...
By David Sack, M.D.
Recovery from addiction can feel like a game of whac-a-mole™, that classic carnival game where you mallet a mole as it pops up from its hidey hole, only to have one pop up from another hole. Whack away ... We're not just talking about hitting the plate of cookies at a 12-step meeting, but binge eating as a way to compensate for changes in how you feel now that you don't have drugs or alcohol. ... The recovering addict wants to feel better, which often means they want to feel less.
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Bobbi Kristina Brown Addiction Issues? Whitney Houston's Mom Says No
Gather Celebs News Channel
Does Bobbi Kristina Brown have addiction issues? That's the major questions fans have been pondering since Whitney's Houston's death. Whitney's funeral was even cloudy with rumors that Bobbi Kristina may have been under the influence of drugs at the ...

TRY TO PICTURE A TYPICAL ADDICT. OK, NOW: YOUR PICTURE'S WRONG.
Philadelphia Inquirer
BY GERALD K. McOSCAR ASK THE average person to describe the typical young drug addict or alcoholic, and odds are he will describe a poor, inner-city high-school dropout from a single-parent household, usually a racial minority.

'Alcoholic' RCMP officer who fled collision denies charges
CBC.ca
An RCMP officer who struck and killed a motorcyclist, then left the scene to drink vodka, testified in his self-defence Tuesday, one day after his own lawyer told BC Supreme Court the officer is an alcoholic. Cpl. Benjamin Monty Robinson is facing...

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MSU addiction series to start Thursday
Beckley Register-Herald
By Sarah Plummer Register-Herald Reporter Mountain State University will begin its 2012 Symposium Series “Addressing Substance Abuse in West Virginia” on Thursday. Thursday's guest speaker will be Becky Neal, director of intergovernmental affairs for ...

Mountie in fatal crash addicted to alcohol, substance abuse expert testifies
Vancouver Sun
Cpl. Benjamin (Monty) Robin-son's behaviour following the 2008 crash that killed a South Delta man was the result of a "severe" alcohol addiction, a substance abuse expert testified in BC Supreme Court in New Westminster. Dr. Paul Sobey was retained by ...

Addiction drives many to commit crimes: Bangalore top cop
Daily News & Analysis
Youth group Terapanth Yuvak Parishad held an anti-addiction awareness drive at Surana College. The event, which was attended by commissioner of police, BG Jyothiprakash Mirji, was flagged off at Madhavan Park on Tuesday morning.

Gomez tells story of abuse and addiction
ESPN
Racing fans and pundits know a little of Gomez's personal history -- that he battled addiction and returned triumphant in 2005 after missing 21 months of racing for personal reasons that included substance abuse -- but until now, published accounts of ...

A Prescribed Addiction, Part 1
WCAX
John, like thousands of Vermonters hooked on prescription opiates, never dreamed it would lead to a life of addiction. But quickly experimentation with Vicodin and Percocet wasn't enough. Before he finished high school John graduated to snorting ...

Treatment Solutions Network and Rockers in Recovery Join Forces with the ITC ...
MarketWatch (press release)
"What an honor it is to be working with Rockers In Recovery and the ITC to raise awareness about addiction and the wonders of recovery. Treatment Solutions Network has always been committed to spreading the word about addiction; however, ...

Experts see painful cutting addiction spreading to urban girls
KHOU
HOUSTON—The addiction known as “cutting” is becoming so popular that some health experts are calling it the new anorexia. Most of the victims are girls and now doctors are spotting another trend. The girls use razors and pencil erasers to purposely ...

Kennedy kin takes addiction fight to NZ
New Zealand Herald
The United Nations Goodwill Ambassador on drug dependence and treatment is here as a guest of the NZ Drug Foundation, spreading the word about the dangers of addiction. "I was a pig at the gate. I basically took anything and everything.

Addiction charity seeks 10k entrants
Drogheda Independent
NEW LOCAL charity Action Against Addiction is looking for runners or walkers to do the Boyne 10K on May 6 to raise funds for their project. The charity was set up early last year and currently helps five local men who have suffered from drug addiction ...

Saskatchewan joins crackdown on oxycodone prescriptions
Globe and Mail
Saskatchewan is joining at least four other provinces in cracking down on oxycodone prescriptions in the face of rising addiction rates. In an announcement Tuesday afternoon, Saskatchewan's health ministry said that, starting at the end of the month, ...

Globe and Mail

Leadership Cheatham hosting addiction summit
The Tennessean
Leadership Cheatham County Alumni is hosting a summit on addiction issues on Monday, March 5 at the Cheatham County School Board Annex in Ashland City. “Cheatham County is no exception when it comes to addiction issues,” said Debbie Martin, ...

Cocaine as a Performance Enhancing Drug Among Athletes
Yahoo! Sports
Contributor Network 10 hours, 44 minutes ago Many individuals, athletes and non-athletes alike suffer from an addiction to cocaine. Some athletes, however, develop an addiction to cocaine after beginning use in hopes of improving athletic performance ...

Cop's addiction 'severe,' court hears
Surrey Now
NEW WESTMINSTER - Corporal Monty Robinson's behaviour following the 2008 crash that killed a South Delta man was the result of a "severe" alcohol addiction, an expert on substance abusetestified Monday morning in New Westminster Supreme Court.

From Alcoholism to Food Addiction - It's All About the Feelings
Huffington Post UK
In his BBC Panorama programme Britain's Hidden Alcoholics on Monday evening, Alastair Campbell suggested he probably traded one addiction for another when he put down alcohol and picked up running. From my experience with addiction, I'd say he probably ...

Addiction is complex
Edmonton Journal
The reason was to stop these addicted souls from consuming worse products like Lysol spray. This latest move is a step in the right direction, but addiction is a far more complex problem in our poorer neighbourhoods. Bob Wilson, Edmonton © Copyright ...

Smartphones to prevent substance abuse
Health24.com
Individuals with a history of substance abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder were asked to wear an iHeal sensor band around their wrist that measures the electrical activity of the skin, body motion, skin temperature and heart rate – all indicators ...

Utah residential facility to offer treatment for porn 'addicts'
Salt Lake Tribune
By Mark Havnes A St. George couple hopes to open what they believe would be Utah's first residential treatment center for pornography “addiction.” Mark Jorgensen and his wife, Jerri, are seeking state approval to open the 5-acre Desert Solace for up to ...

New Site Answers Hard Questions about Addiction
PR Web (press release)
Evalyn Smith, the Knowledge Manager of ProjectKnow.com, spoke about the goals of the new website: "ProjectKnow.com is about more than just providing information about drug and alcohol addiction and substance abuse treatment,” she said.

Heroin Users Seeking Addiction Help From County Increases 57 Percent Over Five ...
San Diego 6
She said treatment is available throughout the county, regardless of a patient's ability to pay. Parents who believe their child might have a drug problem and adults with substance abuseissues can call the county's Access and Crisis Line at (888) ...

Addiction Inbox: Interview with Michael Farrell of Australia's National ...
By Dirk Hanson
Addiction Inbox. The Science of Substance Abuse. Dirk Hanson. Articles and health studies about drugs, addiction and alcoholism, including the most recent scientific and medical findings.
Addiction Inbox

family feels I am a prescription drug addict
By julisgramma
Now my family thinks I a prescription med addict. I in turn have ... I am a prescription drug addict and am used to many of the bipolar … user avatar ... Help, I am an alcohlic/addict with bipolar disorder and generalized anxiety disorder! I would ...
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Entertainment news reports during the past week have centered the Nation's attention on substance abuse, addiction, and the vital need for recovery by millions ...
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