Fox News
Two stays in prison followed for drug convictions, but now the 32-year-old mother of two is trying to get her life back on track at a Louisville substance abuse treatment center. And she urges people to avoid the temptations lurking in the bathrooms of ...
Accuser, addict in Pa. clergy-abuse case testifies
MiamiHerald.com
By MARYCLAIRE DALE AP PHILADELPHIA -- A young man told a jury in a criminal priest-abuse case Wednesday that he was sexually assaulted as an altar boy by two Philadelphia priests and that he soon turned to drugs for relief. The witness, a policeman's ...
A recovering addict runs for her mom
Philadelphia Inquirer
She did not live to see me overcome the disease of addiction,” or all the good things that followed. “She always supported me, and had faith that I would overcome my addiction and succeed. “I have lost 22 pounds,” Cynthia added, “and I am really ...
Prescription Pill Addiction Behind the Orange Curtain; OC Drug Rehab ...
Seattle Post Intelligencer
We urge people to educate themselves as to what some of the red flags of prescription pill addictionare, if not for their own family members' sake, then for the sake of friends who may be struggling with the disease." Behind the Orange Curtain was ...
Binge Eating may lead to Addiction-like Behaviors
Gant Daily
By Matthew Solovey and Andrea Messer HERSHEY – A history of binge eating — consuming large amounts of food in a short period of time — may make an individual more likely to show otheraddiction-like behaviors, including substance abuse, according to ...
Russell Brand to U.K. Parliament: Drug Addiction Is a Disease, Not a Crime
Seattle Post Intelligencer
By Lindsay Silberman, TV GUIDE Comedian Russell Brand testified before the UK Parliament Tuesday, urging politicians to treat drug addiction as a disease and a health issue rather than a criminal matter. True to his comedic style, Brand cracked jokes ...
Alcoholism fight misses some binge drinkers
Omaha World-Herald
By Rick Ruggles Alcohol-control efforts focus on addiction and treatment, but binge drinking among people who aren't alcoholics is an equally serious problem. “The challenge here is to broaden our thinking,” Dr. Bob Brewer, alcohol program leader for ...
Cumberland/Salem Regional Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition introduces ...
Today's Sunbeam - NJ.com
By Lauren T. Taniguchi/The News of Cumberland County Staff photoRebecca Alfaro, director of prevention and training with the Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, speaks at the kick-off breakfast for the Cumberland/Salem Regional Substance...
Today's Sunbeam - NJ.com
Descent Into Drug Addiction Can Begin At Home
LEX18 Lexington KY News
LOUISVILLE (AP) - For many people seeking help at a Louisville substance abuse center, the descent into drug addiction started in the medicine cabinets of relatives or friends. It began by popping painkillers found at the homes of family members or ...
Curbing Substance Abuse at Work
Human Resource Executive Online
By Kristen B. Frasch To curb on-the-job alcohol and substance abuse, supervisors and managers need to learn how to detect the abuse, according to a new study from the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions. "It's only when employees ...
Human Resource Executive Online
Russell Brand appeals for love, compassion for addicts
Mother Nature Network (blog)
The comedian testified in front of the UK's House of Commons Home Affairs Committee on April 24 on his experiences as an addict and how the current system fails to address the true problem of addiction. "It's more important that we regard people's ...
Mother Nature Network (blog)
Scientists cite biological causes for addiction
Port Times Record
Two local scientists discussed the pathology of addictions such as obesity and substance abuseand the subsequent far-reaching problems that affect society and health care. "Addiction is a disease of the brain," said Joanna Fowler, senior scientist and ...
Celebrity obsession hinders good causes
The Guardian
While I do not disagree with many of Russell Brand's views on drug addiction, I do question why he was picked to give evidence to a Commons home affairs select committee (Treat drug addicts with compassion, Brand urges MPs, 25 April).
News briefs from around Kentucky at 3:59 a.m. EDT
Lexington Herald Leader
She was hooked, and her addiction eventually spread to the powerful painkiller OxyContin and the stimulant known as meth. Two stays in prison followed for drug convictions, but now the 32-year-old mother of two is trying to get her life back on track ...
Treating alcoholism with an anti-booze drug seems like chaos waiting to happen
Digitaltrends.com
But is using drugs to cure another drug addiction really the best way to go about recovery? It's not hard to admit our culture is rather drug-dependent. Almost every sickness, from seasonal allergies to depression, wants to be treated with prescribed ...
Digitaltrends.com
Debunking David J. Ley's The Myth of Sex Addiction
PsychCentral.com (blog)
By Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT-S In David J. Ley's recently published book, The Myth of Sex Addiction, Dr. Ley argues that the concept of sexual addiction is based on questionable research and subjective moral judgments. He believes that labeling ...
PsychCentral.com (blog)
Thomas Beatie: The Pregnant Man claims his wife is a violent alcoholic
Daily Mail
By Daily Mail Reporter Thomas Beatie, known as 'The Pregnant Man', has claimed his estranged wife is a violent alcoholic who would attack him in the night - and once punched him in the crotch in front of the children. Beatie, a transgender man, ...
Daily Mail
'My Husband Turned Alcoholic'
OC Weekly
This developed into a serious problem, and he turned into a full-blown alcoholic by anyone's definition. He ended up losing his job and being forced into rehab by his professional licensing board. He has since been in rehab six times.
Victim Of Defrocked Priest Testifies of Sexual Abuse and Addiction
MyFox Philadelphia
A young man took the stand Wednesday in a clergy-sex-abuse trial involving the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, telling the jury of the sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of two priests; leading to his use of drugs. The 23-year-old testified that former ...
How Mindfulness Aids In Addiction Recovery
PsychCentral.com (blog)
Modern life is not always conducive to staying in the present moment, but as we are learning in the addiction field, the practice of mindfulness can bring greater joy into daily life and also help recovering addicts guard against relapse.
In Demarest, speaker gives personal tale on dealing with substance abuse
NorthJersey.com
Tim Rader speaks at Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest about substance abuse. His talk 'Live to Tell,' recounts his almost-fatal experience with drugs. "I was sitting in the corner," said Rader. "I was crying. I didn't have any money and ...
Substance abuse is not a victimless crime
Seacoastonline.com
Who rushes from distant towns in reaction to "officer down" calls? Cops do ... only to be shot down themselves upon arrival at that fire-zone. Cops do this because they have to battle the hazards built by our/your infamous American drug use.
Accuser, addict in Pa. clergy-abuse case testifies
STLtoday.com
AP | Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 5:34 pm | ( Loading… ) comments. A young man told a jury in a criminal priest-abuse case Wednesday that he was sexually assaulted as an altar boy by two Philadelphia priests and that he soon turned to drugs for ...
Is sex addiction a myth?
89.3 KPCC
He writes in “The Myth of Sex Addiction” that the science supporting sexualaddiction is essentially junk, based on small, self-selected samples. He also posits that every single sex addict who has sought treatment suffers from some other disorder at ...
89.3 KPCC
Cracking Into Addiction: Cocaine Abuse Accelerates Aging Of Brain, Says Study
RTT News
Of the 120 people enrolled in the study, 60 were dependent on cocaine while the other 60 had no history of substance abuse disorders. Our brains experience a loss of grey matter as we age. Grey matter is linked to functions such as memory, attention, ...
RTT News
PsychCentral.com (blog)
By Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT-S In David J. Ley's recently published book, The Myth of Sex Addiction, Dr. Ley argues that the concept of sexual addiction is based on questionable research and subjective moral judgments. He believes that labeling ...
PsychCentral.com (blog)
Thomas Beatie: The Pregnant Man claims his wife is a violent alcoholic
Daily Mail
By Daily Mail Reporter Thomas Beatie, known as 'The Pregnant Man', has claimed his estranged wife is a violent alcoholic who would attack him in the night - and once punched him in the crotch in front of the children. Beatie, a transgender man, ...
Daily Mail
'My Husband Turned Alcoholic'
OC Weekly
This developed into a serious problem, and he turned into a full-blown alcoholic by anyone's definition. He ended up losing his job and being forced into rehab by his professional licensing board. He has since been in rehab six times.
Victim Of Defrocked Priest Testifies of Sexual Abuse and Addiction
MyFox Philadelphia
A young man took the stand Wednesday in a clergy-sex-abuse trial involving the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, telling the jury of the sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of two priests; leading to his use of drugs. The 23-year-old testified that former ...
How Mindfulness Aids In Addiction Recovery
PsychCentral.com (blog)
Modern life is not always conducive to staying in the present moment, but as we are learning in the addiction field, the practice of mindfulness can bring greater joy into daily life and also help recovering addicts guard against relapse.
In Demarest, speaker gives personal tale on dealing with substance abuse
NorthJersey.com
Tim Rader speaks at Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest about substance abuse. His talk 'Live to Tell,' recounts his almost-fatal experience with drugs. "I was sitting in the corner," said Rader. "I was crying. I didn't have any money and ...
Substance abuse is not a victimless crime
Seacoastonline.com
Who rushes from distant towns in reaction to "officer down" calls? Cops do ... only to be shot down themselves upon arrival at that fire-zone. Cops do this because they have to battle the hazards built by our/your infamous American drug use.
Accuser, addict in Pa. clergy-abuse case testifies
STLtoday.com
AP | Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 5:34 pm | ( Loading… ) comments. A young man told a jury in a criminal priest-abuse case Wednesday that he was sexually assaulted as an altar boy by two Philadelphia priests and that he soon turned to drugs for ...
Is sex addiction a myth?
89.3 KPCC
He writes in “The Myth of Sex Addiction” that the science supporting sexualaddiction is essentially junk, based on small, self-selected samples. He also posits that every single sex addict who has sought treatment suffers from some other disorder at ...
89.3 KPCC
Cracking Into Addiction: Cocaine Abuse Accelerates Aging Of Brain, Says Study
RTT News
Of the 120 people enrolled in the study, 60 were dependent on cocaine while the other 60 had no history of substance abuse disorders. Our brains experience a loss of grey matter as we age. Grey matter is linked to functions such as memory, attention, ...
RTT News
PRISM Awards Honor Accurate Depiction of Substance Abuse ...
By Join Together Staff
The awards honor the accurate depiction of drug, alcohol and tobacco use and addiction, as well as mental health issues, in television, film, music, DVD and comic books. The awards are produced by the Entertainment Industries Council, Inc., ...
The Partnership at Drugfree.org
Russell Brand Speaks Out On De-Addiction Rules | TopNews United ...
By Jonathan Sanders
I'm saying that, to a drug addict, the legal aspect is irrelevant. If you need to get drugs ... It remains to be seen what the authorities have to say about this new approach towards de-addiction and whether it can lead people anywhere. » Add new ...
TopNews United States
By Join Together Staff
The awards honor the accurate depiction of drug, alcohol and tobacco use and addiction, as well as mental health issues, in television, film, music, DVD and comic books. The awards are produced by the Entertainment Industries Council, Inc., ...
The Partnership at Drugfree.org
Russell Brand Speaks Out On De-Addiction Rules | TopNews United ...
By Jonathan Sanders
I'm saying that, to a drug addict, the legal aspect is irrelevant. If you need to get drugs ... It remains to be seen what the authorities have to say about this new approach towards de-addiction and whether it can lead people anywhere. » Add new ...
TopNews United States
Flying into the Unknown: On the Limits of Addiction History | Points ...
By Joseph Gabriel
There are, of course, complex arguments about the relationship between different approaches to explaining addict behavior in the past, and this blog is probably as good a place as any to explore the complexities of these debates – the recent ...
Points: The Blog of the Alcohol...
By Joseph Gabriel
There are, of course, complex arguments about the relationship between different approaches to explaining addict behavior in the past, and this blog is probably as good a place as any to explore the complexities of these debates – the recent ...
Points: The Blog of the Alcohol...
Help I am trapped in my addiction.
By luckyducky
I am a 44year old mother and having never had a drug or drinking problem till 2 yrs ago. My DOC is adderall and pain meds. I get 2-4 weeks clean than right back. I feel like i am going to OD someday. I live in L.A. and want to join a support ...
Support Groups
Alcoholism Can Now Be Treated with Prescription Drugs - Digg
Alcoholism Can Now Be Treated with Prescription Drugs ... Great news, we've cured your alcoholaddiction, unfortunately you are now addicted to Baclofen.
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By luckyducky
I am a 44year old mother and having never had a drug or drinking problem till 2 yrs ago. My DOC is adderall and pain meds. I get 2-4 weeks clean than right back. I feel like i am going to OD someday. I live in L.A. and want to join a support ...
Support Groups
Alcoholism Can Now Be Treated with Prescription Drugs - Digg
Alcoholism Can Now Be Treated with Prescription Drugs ... Great news, we've cured your alcoholaddiction, unfortunately you are now addicted to Baclofen.
digg.com/.../alcoholism_can_now_be_treated_with_prescripti...
