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Should drug addicts be paid to get sterilised? (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)...
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Heavy Web users likely to be depressed, study says
People who are addictive Internet searchers should probably browse for a phone number to the nearest therapist. Though almost everyone uses the Internet to conduct business, connect with people, pay bills or find information, the people who spend hours each day aimlessly surfing the Net appear more likely to be depressed. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)...
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Therapy Manuals for Drug Addiction - Manual 1, Page 3
National Institute on Drug Abuse Therapy Manuals for Drug Addiction A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach: (Source: About.com Mental Health)...
POSTED 02/07/2010 at 06:00 PM --
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Britain says London-area heroin may cause anthrax
British health authorities are warning contaminated heroin sold in London may cause anthrax, after one addict was hospitalized with the potentially fatal disease. (Source: CTV Health)...
POSTED 02/06/2010 at 01:50 PM --
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Table of Contents
Field Pleased With Medical Management, Other Provisions of Interim Final RuleWith Budget Favoring Broad Programs, Will Addiction Needs be Protected?SSI and SSDI - Will it be More Open to Addicts, or Less?Join Together and CASA go Separate WaysOhio Survey: Many People Don't Think Addiction is a DiseaseBriefly NotedState NewsComing up (Source: Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Weekly)...
POSTED 02/06/2010 at 12:01 PM --
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3 Million Uninsured Workers Need Addiction Treatment, SAMHSA Estimates
About 16 percent of all U.S. workers without health insurance needed addiction treatment within the past year, but only 12.6 percent were able to access services at a specialty addiction-treatment center, a new survey finds. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News)...
POSTED 02/05/2010 at 06:59 PM --
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Integrated Opioid Use Disorder and HIV Treatment: Rationale, Clinical Guidelines for Addiction Treatment, and Review of Interactions of Antiretroviral Agents and Opioid Agonist Therapies
AIDS Patient Care and STDs Jan 2010, Vol. 24, No. 1: 15-22. (Source: AIDS Patient Care and STDs)...
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Predictors of buprenorphine–naloxone dosing in a 12-week treatment trial for opioid-dependent youth: Secondary analyses from a NIDA Clinical Trials Network study
Conclusion: These data suggest that the presence of pain predicts buprenorphine–naloxone dose levels in opioid-dependent youth, and that patients with pain have comparable opioid use outcomes to those without pain, but require higher buprenorphine–naloxone doses. (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)...
POSTED 02/05/2010 at 11:17 AM --
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Cocaine or ecstasy consumption during adolescence increases risk of addiction
Exposure to ecstasy or cocaine during adolescence increases the "reinforcing effects" that make people vulnerable to developing an addiction. This is the main conclusion of a research team that has shown for the first time how these changes persist into adulthood. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)...
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Risk Of Addiction Increased By Cocaine Or Ecstasy Consumption During Adolescence
Exposure to ecstasy or cocaine during adolescence increases the "reinforcing effects" that make people vulnerable to developing an addiction. This is the main conclusion of a research team from the University of Valencia (UV), which has shown for the first time how these changes persist into adulthood... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)...
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Risk Of Addiction Increased By Cocaine Or Ecstasy Consumption During Adolescence
Exposure to ecstasy or cocaine during adolescence increases the "reinforcing effects" that make people vulnerable to developing an addiction. This is the main conclusion of a research team from the University of Valencia (UV), which has shown for the first time how these changes persist into adulthood... (Source: Psychology / Psychiatry News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 02/05/2010 at 07:00 AM --
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Statement Of Mental Health America On Regulations Implementing Wellstone-Domenici Mental Health Parity And Addiction Equity Act
Mental Health America applauds the release of the regulations implementing the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. We greatly appreciate all the thoughtful work that the staff and leaders of the three agencies charged with implementing this law put into developing these regulations. They clarify a number of key issues that will greatly help to ensure the intent of the parity law- to prohibit discriminatory treatment of mental health and substance use conditions-is fully realized and implemented... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)...
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Internet Addiction Spins Web of Depression
Title: Internet Addiction Spins Web of DepressionCategory: Health NewsCreated: 2/5/2010 10:29:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/5/2010 10:29:04 AM (Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General)...
POSTED 02/05/2010 at 01:00 AM --
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Internet Addiction Spins Web of Depression
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Internet Addiction Spins Web of Depression
Title: Internet Addiction Spins Web of DepressionCategory: Health NewsCreated: 2/5/2010 10:29:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/5/2010 10:29:04 AM (Source: MedicineNet Depression General)...
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W. Va. Bill Would Use Beer Tax Revenues to Pay for Addiction Programs
A Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates wants to raise the start's beer tax from 1 cent per bottle to 2 cents and use the expected $10 million in proceeds to pay for addiction treatment and prevention. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News)...
POSTED 02/04/2010 at 03:28 PM --
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Heavy Night At Home Or A Tipple On The Town: Does Where We Drink Affect Our Attitude To Alcohol? UK
Leading experts from across Britain's 'binge-drinking' debate will meet at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) on Wednesday 10 February to discuss whether we need to recognise the places where people drink as a significant influence on their behaviour... (Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today)...
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Cocaine or ecstasy consumption during adolescence increases risk of addiction
(FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology) Exposure to ecstasy or cocaine during adolescence increases the "reinforcing effects" that make people vulnerable to developing an addiction. This is the main conclusion of a research team from the University of Valencia, which has shown for the first time how these changes persist into adulthood. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)...
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Internet Addiction Linked to Depression
Internet users who are compulsive about going online and have more social interactions in virtual worlds than the real one may be depressed, according to a new study. (Source: WebMD Health)...
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Do You Have an Alcohol or Drug Problem?
Alcohol and drug use can progress into abuse and even addiction so insidiously that sometimes people do not realize that it has become a problem for them and those around them. The following self-assessment tests can help you determine whether or not it may be time to get help.
Alcohol Abuse Screening Quiz
Drug Abuse Screening Quiz
Could You Be Depressed?
Is Your Child Using Drugs or Alcohol?
Is Your Child Huffing Inhalants?
Questions for Families:
Are You Troubled by Someone's Drinking?
Are You Enabling an Alcoholic or Addict?
Did You Grow Up With a Problem Drinker?
Domestic Abuse Screening Quiz
Adult Child Screening Quiz
Do You Have an Alcohol or Drug Problem? originally appeared on About.com Alcoholism on Friday, February 5th, 2010 at 00:05:17.Permalink | Comment | Email this ......
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