David Williams' Survival Through Drug Addiction Part 3/4
Alarming growth of Ky. Drug-addicted newborns
San Francisco Chronicle
(AP) — The number of newborns hospitalized for drug addiction passed on from their mothers has soared in Kentucky over the last decade. Many of the tiny babies are victims of the prescription pill epidemic in Kentucky, where hospitalizations for ...
Prescription drug abuse is a growing problem in Wyoming
Casper Star-Tribune Online
Dr. Berton Toews runs Casper's Wyoming Recovery center, a treatment facility that deals specifically with addiction. He agrees that there is a correlation between meth's scarcity and prescription drug addictions, but he also is quick to point out that ...
Drugs, death marked Denver man's relationship
Denver Post
Bradshaw, 35, and a recovering alcoholic, wanted Newson to join Alcoholics Anonymous, or another organization for addicts, go to meetings and seek the support of someone else who had pulled out of a drug-fueled tailspin, someone whose story was similar ...
There is nothing fake about addiction to synthetic pot
Chambersburg Public Opinion
Synthetic marijuana was originally created as an alternative to medicinal marijuana, according to Officer Matthew Lynch, a drug recognition expert for Chambersburg Police Department.. Typically marketed as incense or "plant food," the fake pot often ...
Sisters duscuss new book on addiction
Morganton News Herald
“Not only are we children of alcoholics,” Powell explained, “like many of the people in this room and many of the people that you work with, our family suffers from addiction.” As of 2012, six male members in Powell and Brand's family have lost their ...
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By hrich1122
Im sad, angry, resentful. When I talked to him...he even tried to make it clear that it had nothing to do with my alcoholism but he just wasnt happy and doesnt see us ever getting there. So why bother. BUT... were not in a position for a divorce.
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Drug Addiction | South China Morning Post
Lessons to learn from Houston's life. The news of Whitney Houston's death shocked the world. Many guys born in the 1990s, like me, did not realise how popular ...
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Medications to combat drug addiction
Philadelphia Inquirer
Three types of medication - two of them considered major advances in addiction treatment - may complement the behavioral therapies and support programs that help addicts. They are: Methadone, which binds to opiate receptors in the brain, mimicking the ...
Better game plan needed for addiction treatment
Philadelphia Inquirer
The big breakthroughs in addiction treatment for opioids - illicit drugs such as heroin and the far more common prescription painkillers such as Percocet and OxyContin - have been the development of medications that either suppress withdrawal symptoms ...
Philadelphia Inquirer
Traumatic childhood may up risk of drug addiction
Zee News
The scientists want to understand what makes the siblings resilient againstaddiction. A better understanding of what protected the brothers and sisters fromdrug abuse may provide vital clues for developing more effective therapeutic interventions for ...
Zee News
Incentives can help promote drug abstinence among pregnant women with ...
News-Medical.net
A "contingency management" approach—offering incentives for negative drug tests—can help promote drug abstinence among pregnant women with heroin or cocaine addiction, reports a study in the September Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment.
Anti-drug rally conducted downtown to raise awareness, allows loved ones to ...
Lancaster Eagle Gazette
LANCASTER -- As Gina Morris looked across the crowd that gathered for the Take Back Our Town anti-drug rally Friday, she fought back tears. She said she has "really struggled" during the past year as she has come to terms with her son's heroin addiction.
Backwards Intentions in the War on Drugs
Middle East Online
Governments donít know how to treat drug addiction at home as an illness, to allow people abroad the means of living full lives without participation in the drug trade, stresses Buddy Bell. Middle East Online. Iíll always remember a scene from my ...
Physician Drug Use Not Uncommon
CBS Local
If you're a drug addict, because it's the only disease you can get yelled at for having, you aren't going to go to anybody, you are going to withdraw into yourself and your addiction is going to get worse.” Steven Millette, Executive Director at CeDAR ...
CBS Local
GP calls for help to end cycle of addiction for methadone addicts
Scottish Daily Record
Dr Des Spence wants more investment in abstinence programmes, where patients learn to live drug-free lives rather than remaining “imprisoned by addiction”. The GP at Glasgow's Maryhill Health Centre said few patients manage to come off methadone.
Scottish Daily Record
Vigil For Loved Ones Lost to Drug Overdose
KMIR-TV
Jeff Cullen was 27 when he overdosed on prescription drugs after six months of sobriety from a heroin addiction. "He was gorgeous, he was funny, he was humble, he was compassionate, he was always for the underdog, he was a huge animal lover, he had ...
Millennium Labs introduces new test to detect presence of Kratom
pharmabiz.com
Millennium Laboratories, the leading research-based clinical diagnostic company dedicated to improving the lives of people suffering from pain and/or addiction, has introduced a new urine drug test designed to detect the presence of Kratom (Mitragyna ...
Help...up and down - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction ...
By sweetteewalls
I just posted this morning about how I'm doing better and somehow tonight is a horrid night. One of those nights when my thoughts are driving me crazy. I'm the good parent, here at home in bed getting ready for our mini vacation tomorrow and ...
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Presidential Proclamation -- National Alcohol and Drug Addiction ...
Every day, millions of Americans with substance use disorders commit to managing their health by maintaining their recovery from drug or alcohol addiction.
www.whitehouse.gov/.../presidential-proclamation-national-alc...
Drug Addiction Counselor - The Arbor
Drug addiction counselors are especially trained professionals with certifications in both drug addiction and counseling. It is often necessary to complete ...
www.thearbor.com/drug-addiction-counselor/
Traumatic childhood may increase the risk of drug addiction ...
This relationship is interesting because impulsive personality traits are known to increase the risk of becoming addicted to drugs but it is not an excuse for ...
www.cam.ac.uk/.../traumatic-childhood-may-increase-the-risk-...
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