Posts Tagged ‘Lastest’

Dual Diagnosis Anonymous of Oregon arrives in Sandy
Filed under: substance abuse dual diagnosis

The peer support program Monica developed is based on a version of the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, with five extra steps focused on dual diagnosis, or the combination of mental illness and substance abuse. For 26 years, Monica has been clean, …
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Veterans Healing Initiative Awards Grants to Provide Substance Abuse, Trauma …
Filed under: substance abuse dual diagnosis

VHI's mission is threefold: To pay for the cost of substance abuse and trauma disorder treatment to veterans who would otherwise go without care; increase the number of clinically and medically approved dual-diagnosis treatment programs for veterans; …
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Seminars offered in Brighton on teen drug use
Filed under: alcohol dependence

The Brighton Central School District is sponsoring three information sessions on drug and alcohol use among teens. The sessions will be for parents of district students in grades six through 12 and will be conducted by Jennifer Faringer, …
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Global Prevalence of Illicit Drug Use Common, Underestimated
Filed under: alcohol dependence

Australian researchers Louisa Degenhardt, PhD, and Wayne Hall, PhD, found that the disease burden is highest in high-income nations and drug-producing regions of poor countries, representing a health toll similar to alcohol abuse, but less than that …
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Why Is alcohol addictive? Study offers clues
Filed under: alcohol addiction program

Raymond F. Anton, MD, who directs the Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs at the Medical University of South Carolina, says it is likely that there are other, as-yet-unidentified regions of the brain associated with addiction. …
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Holistic Drug Rehab for the New Year is Made Available at Mountainside Drug …
Filed under: alcohol addiction program

In addition, the staff includes a Nurse Practitioner, as well as a Registered Nurse, both of whom also have specializations and experience within the field of addiction treatment and alcohol rehab. Mountainside also provides services for those …
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Group to help people affected by drink and drug abuse
Filed under: drug and alcohol treatment program

“The vast majority of people struggling with an alcohol or drug problem do not get treatment for their addiction. One of the major reasons for this is stigma. Stigma prevents people from seeking help. “By speaking publicly about the reality of recovery …
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Chief justice: Drug courts help
Filed under: drug and alcohol treatment program

Drug and alcohol courts take offenders who would otherwise go to prison and place them in programs that include treatment, intensive supervision, drug testing and frequent court appearances. Gilbertson said the Northern Hills Drug Court, …
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Ten Things To Do This Week
Filed under: amphetamines

… as well as live music performances by The Wallace Brothers (tonight), This Way to the Egress (tonight), The Big Empty (Saturday), Filter Effect (Saturday) and Adam Streicher and the Amphetamines (Sunday), among others. Hours are 4 to 11 tonight, …
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Assault linked to organised crime syndicate
Filed under: amphetamines

Police say four men believed to be from an organised crime syndicate travelled from New South Wales to assault the 43 year old after he failed to pay them a substantial figure for amphetamines. Mr Visanich remains in a critical condition in Royal Perth …
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EU drugs watchdog warns of 'legal highs' surge
Filed under: legal amphetamine

The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction said in its annual report that while cocaine use across Europe may have peaked, and that ecstasy and amphetamine use is stable or declining, new synthetic substances are continually being …
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The NYO Adderall Wire: Where You Can Fight The Drug Drought
Filed under: legal amphetamine

… York City: a shortage of Adderall, the amphetamine ostensibly used in conjunction with a diagnosis of ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder) or just plain old ADD, but is often employed as a totally legal way to do speed during the workday. …
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Number of women on ADHD meds soars
Filed under: facts on amphetamines

However, most ADHD medications (all of the amphetamines) are Schedule II Controlled Substances – just like Cocaine. It would be nice if people were prescribed these powerful stimulants by people who have made psycho-active substances their focus in …
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Marijuana "Study" Actually Anti-Pot Propaganda
Filed under: facts on amphetamines

Dr. KL Movig,3 the author of one of the nine source articles, studied the effects on driving of alcohol and other sedatives, amphetamines, opiates, cocaine, and cannabis, as well as combinations of these. What was found was the combination of drugs is …
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For Painkiller Addicts, Suboxone Means Freedom, Dependence
… and in addition to pain relief, they can produce the same feelings of euphoria and relaxation as heroin does. The study took 650 people addicted to prescription pain medications and treated them with buprenorphine and nalaxone. …
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Antidepressant could help meth addicts kick habit
Addiction treatment experts said the findings were encouraging, especially given how notoriously difficult it can be to help methamphetamine addicts kick their dependence. But they added that the results will need to be confirmed in larger studies. …
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