"Every day, millions of Americans with substance use disorders commit to managing their health by maintaining their recovery from drug or alcohol addiction. People in recovery are not strangers: they are our family members, friends, colleagues, and neighbors. During National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, we recognize their strength and resilience. In partnership with Americans in recovery, let us rededicate ourselves to combatting prejudice surrounding addiction, removing barriers to recovery, and standing with all those seeking lives free from substance use.
"My Administration is committed to advancing evidence based recovery solutions. Over the past 3 years, we have worked to strengthen substance abuse prevention and treatment programs, and to support Americans in recovery. We have taken steps to identify and remove laws, policies, and practices that impede recovery. And as part of our 2012 National Drug Control Strategy, we are promoting early intervention and taking action to break the cycle of drug abuse and incarceration.
"Drug and alcohol abuse continue to take a tragic toll on millions of lives across our country. Yet, while more remains to be done, men and women across our country are making great strides. This month, let us encourage their progress, celebrate the transformative power of recovery, and thank the many Americans who, often strengthened by their own experiences, are working to improve the health and safety of our communities.
"NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 2012 as National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. I call upon the people of the United States to observe this month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
"IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty first day of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand twelve, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-seventh.--BARACK OBAMA"
Three Strikes Law & Drug Addiction: What Does The Science Say?
Huffington Post
But does scientific evidence about drug addiction -- particularly in cases of repeated drugconvictions -- have a place in the policy debate? To help answer that question, a better understanding is needed of what drug addiction actually does to the brain.
Drug addiction, my experience
Ghana News Agency
Tamale, Sept. 4, GNA –Growing up as a female among four other siblings was not that easy particularly being the eldest. The African concept has it that the eldest of the children, should by norm, shoulder most of the responsibilities of the home and...
Ghana News Agency
Hurtful Childhood Can Hike Risk of Impulsivity, Drug Addiction
PsychCentral.com
New research from the University of Cambridge suggests a traumatic upbringing during childhood can lead to personality traits such as impulsivity or compulsiveness. Impulsivity or compulsiveness, in turn, are linked to an increased risk of addiction.
PsychCentral.com
Merson defined by addiction
ESPN
I didn't particularly want to write about drugs and addiction when I set out to write about World Series of Poker final table competitor Greg Merson. So much that had been written about him had focused on those topics, and there was so much else to ...
ESPN
Few doctors know how to treat addiction. A new program aims to change that.
Washington Post
As dissimilar as they seem, many of these patients are also suffering from another illness — alcohol or drug abuse — that is at the root of the more obvious ailments that keep them cycling through the medical system. Even so, their addiction is ...
Prescription for Addiction Part 1: A Dealer's Story
News Talk 980 CJME
In our series “Prescription for Addiction”, News Talk Radio explores the problem of prescription drug addiction in Saskatchewan. In part one, we talk to “Dan”. To meet him, you would never know he's a drug dealer. He's middle-aged and friendly rather ...
Non-Addictive Painkiller? How Scientists Are Helping In The Fight Against ...
Huffington Post
It almost sounds too good to be true: painkillers that could be more effective in relieving pain and less likely to result in dependence and addiction. But that's what researchers from the University of Adelaide and the University of Colorado are on ...
More than 2000 celebrate addiction recovery on I-5 Bridge
The Columbian
I was always on my way to jail. Drug Court was the catalyst for my turnaround.” He began to attend Alcoholics Anonymous 12-step addiction-recovery meetings and was connected with a mentor who helped guide him through the process and empathized and ...
Caledonia family raises $2200 for drug addiction programs
Grand River Sachem
The family is donating $500 to Community Addiction and Mental Health Services (CAMHS), which will stay in the community, and the remaining to New Port Treatment Centre in Port Colborne – the same institution where Jared was suppose to go six days ...
Grand River Sachem
Sober Time Not A Big Deal.... - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug ...
By Justfor1
I feel as if I no longer fit into society because of Alcoholism. Recovering or not, I simply feel like I'm ... not drink in a responsible manner. Drinking is out of control here, most are in denial and will do or say anything to justify their drug addiction.
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